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zare_i's review against another edition
4.0
Unlike 1956 issue which was rather slim and not that interesting (story of Hellboy in Mexico was told so many times) this volume gives us new adventures more in vein with X-Files and Indiana Jones adventures.
We follow Hellboy as BPRD special agent on missions across the world. First story takes place in the deserted parts of Arctic after mysterious creature starts killing people off in remote science station. What they come across is completely unexpected and Hellboy will need to use all of his wits to overcome his old enemies.
Second story looks like adventure that came off Edgar Alan Poe's pages. This was most X-File-like story in the volume. To say more is to spoil it so will leave it at that.
Final story is Ghost Moon. This brings in British occult investigation agency and search for a mysterious urn that has devastating effect on the population around it. This one has some of that Indiana Jones vibe to it.
All in all interesting volume. Art is great as it is case with all Hellboy comics so far.
Recommended to fans of paranormal and Hellboy in particular.
We follow Hellboy as BPRD special agent on missions across the world. First story takes place in the deserted parts of Arctic after mysterious creature starts killing people off in remote science station. What they come across is completely unexpected and Hellboy will need to use all of his wits to overcome his old enemies.
Second story looks like adventure that came off Edgar Alan Poe's pages. This was most X-File-like story in the volume. To say more is to spoil it so will leave it at that.
Final story is Ghost Moon. This brings in British occult investigation agency and search for a mysterious urn that has devastating effect on the population around it. This one has some of that Indiana Jones vibe to it.
All in all interesting volume. Art is great as it is case with all Hellboy comics so far.
Recommended to fans of paranormal and Hellboy in particular.
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
3.0
One of the frustrating things about reading Hellboy is that most of the main collections are not organized chronologically or thematically. It's just that the writers decided to tell a particular story or set of stories, and in order to release them to the trade paperback/hardcover market, they package them as the five or six issues that came out around the same time, whether or not they make sense as a single story.
With the Hellboy & The BPRD stuff, everything is arranged chronologically, even giving the year the stories took place on the cover, which is a nice change of pace.
Because I didn't invest myself in the Hellboy universe when it started, and I read more traditionally narrative comic series, I'm not used to the "Now we're over here! Now we're over here!" nature of some of these collections. I tend to find some of the short stories paced strangely. And that's very true for this volume. Until I got to the main story, I thought this was going to be a two star review. [a:Ben Stenbeck|385052|Ben Stenbeck|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png], and [a:Paolo Rivera|6518797|Paolo Rivera|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s art is top of the line Hellboy, and Michael Walsh's art is less detailed than I enjoy but not distractingly so, but I just wasn't invested in any of the first five stories.
The sixth story, "Beyond The Fences" brings it up to three stars by having the story take a little more time to breathe, and tying it into BPRD 1948. It also has some fun misdirects.
I would recommend this to Hellboy enthusiasts, Mike Mignola fanboys, people who enjoy incredibly short stories about haunted dismembered limbs, people who never trusted Mr. Ed, people who think Bojack Horseman should commit more murder, and people who like snappy action movie patter to go with their demon hunting.
With the Hellboy & The BPRD stuff, everything is arranged chronologically, even giving the year the stories took place on the cover, which is a nice change of pace.
Because I didn't invest myself in the Hellboy universe when it started, and I read more traditionally narrative comic series, I'm not used to the "Now we're over here! Now we're over here!" nature of some of these collections. I tend to find some of the short stories paced strangely. And that's very true for this volume. Until I got to the main story, I thought this was going to be a two star review. [a:Ben Stenbeck|385052|Ben Stenbeck|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png], and [a:Paolo Rivera|6518797|Paolo Rivera|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s art is top of the line Hellboy, and Michael Walsh's art is less detailed than I enjoy but not distractingly so, but I just wasn't invested in any of the first five stories.
The sixth story, "Beyond The Fences" brings it up to three stars by having the story take a little more time to breathe, and tying it into BPRD 1948. It also has some fun misdirects.
I would recommend this to Hellboy enthusiasts, Mike Mignola fanboys, people who enjoy incredibly short stories about haunted dismembered limbs, people who never trusted Mr. Ed, people who think Bojack Horseman should commit more murder, and people who like snappy action movie patter to go with their demon hunting.
inferiorwit's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
jakekilroy's review
4.0
Everything about Hellboy is a blast, even the chill outings. These are all dope stories that take place in the '50s, from America to Antarctica. There's nothing specifically different about these tales. They're just as rad as the others.
cemeterygates's review
2.0
Read it for the Richard Corben-drawn THE MIRROR in the back, but skip the rest
lacee's review
4.0
1954 was my least favorite in this series so far but it was still pretty entertaining. Much like with 1953 this trade was a collection of shorter stories. For me the art was a little off at times and not every story landed. There's more good here than bad however and I would still recommend checking this out if you're a Hellboy fan.
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