Reviews

Hellboy: Masks and Monsters by Mike Mignola, Jasen Rodriguez, Scott Benefiel, James Robinson

bowienerd_82's review

3.0

It was really fun to see Hellboy hanging with Batman, and I only wish that there had been more to that part of the first story. I'm not very familiar with Starman, and had never even heard of Ghost, so that probably took away from my experience.

I could tell this was early-ish Mignola, and it wasn't really his best work, but it was still fun to read.

jakekilroy's review

3.0

Apparently, Hellboy stories only work when they're old school horror pulp or new wave dark fantasy craziness. The whole teamwork action-adventure tales don't really go all that smoothly. And Batman's in the first story! But he's not really Batman. He's some kind of lazy impression of Batman. Bogus. It could've been really awesome, but, then again, doing a classic superhero (especially one as cold and detailed as the Dark Knight) is tough. Eh. Sometimes, crossovers work. Sometimes, they don't. Hellboy stayed true though. He always does.

peyjturner's review

3.0

It's a fun read, but otherwise formulaic. Nazis do bad things, so Hellboy must team up with, uh--*spins roulette wheel*-- ah, Batman and uh,--*throws darts at dartboard*-- yeah, Starman to save Starman's dad from said Nazis doing bad things. Oh, and in the second story,--*rolls bingo cage*--Ghost is trying to get Hellboy into another dimension to awaken something with HB's right hand of exposition.

Fun, but mildly boring.