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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
More plot points escaped me than usual but I finally got the longer, team-based story I'd been waiting on. Not even mad at the ending since it promises to pull Hellboy's reckoning with his backstory to the forefront.
Rodger the homonculus grows from the seeds of a personality we witnessed at the end of the last volume to a lovely soul who I was really rooting to make it through. Fun to see HB operate alongside someone he doesn't have to protect as well! I would say he stole scenes, but it seemed more like an intentional, gracious sharing.
I did mistake Rasputin for Lobster Johnson when he showed up unexpectedly in silhouette form but for the most part it's incredible how much clarity and the impression of detail Mignola gets out of his stark shapes and near-flat colours. Nothing looks like Hellboy.
Rodger the homonculus grows from the seeds of a personality we witnessed at the end of the last volume to a lovely soul who I was really rooting to make it through. Fun to see HB operate alongside someone he doesn't have to protect as well! I would say he stole scenes, but it seemed more like an intentional, gracious sharing.
I did mistake Rasputin for Lobster Johnson when he showed up unexpectedly in silhouette form but for the most part it's incredible how much clarity and the impression of detail Mignola gets out of his stark shapes and near-flat colours. Nothing looks like Hellboy.
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Possibly my favourite volume of the ones I've read so far (up to volume 8). The plot's great and the artwork is particularly beautiful. I think this is the first one where I noticed the use of colour and how great it makes some of the pages look.