Reviews

Hellboy: The Bones of Giants by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden

bigfatraindrops's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

enbylievable's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this!! I am gripped by an intense urge to read every single Hellboy novel. This guy will always be my favourite character and, after having read all of the comics and graphic novels, I would love to read all the novels too in order to complete my psychological collection.

temptershell's review

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

 

„Hellboy: The Bones of Giants” przenosi nas w chłodne, tajemnicze krainy Skandynawii, gdzie Hellboy i Abe Sapien stają naprzeciw nordyckim legendom i mitycznym istotom. Scenariusz bazuje na ilustrowanej powieści Mignoli i Goldena, a komiks oferuje zarówno przygodę, jak i małe, wizualne arcydzieło dzięki świetnej pracy artystycznej Matta Smitha i kolorów Chrisa O’Hallorana.

Przygoda zaczyna się, gdy nasz bohater napotyka martwego Thora i jego młot Mjolnir, co nieuchronnie prowadzi do serii wydarzeń zmieniających bieg historii. Hellboy, częściowo opętany przez Thora, uzyskuje nowe moce, które są równie imponujące, co niebezpieczne. Fabuła jest szybka i pełna akcji, co jest typowe dla przygód Hellboya, jednak momentami obfituje w zbyt dużą ilość tekstu, co może nieco zmęczyć czytelnika i uproszczeniami czy dodatkowymi opisami odrzeć fabułę z tajemnicy.

Artystyczna strona komiksu to czysta przyjemność dla oka. Styl Matta Smitha doskonale oddaje mroczny klimat serii, a kolorystyka Chrisa O’Hallorana dodaje głębi. Chociaż komiks nie wnosi niczego rewolucyjnego do serii, fani Hellboya z pewnością znajdą w nim wiele dobrego.

Przyjemność 4,4/5 
Styl: 4,1/5 
Historia: 4,3/5 

Ocena 4,27/5 

inferiorwit's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

3.0

brandonadaniels's review against another edition

4.0

I haven’t read a Hellboy book in a few years, but I want to try and get back into them. This was a great book to do so, and it would be a good first Hellboy story for anyone curious. Matt Smith’s art is great, and I forgot I wasn’t looking at Mignola a few times.

ogreart's review against another edition

4.0

A fun romp. Some tasty brain candy. Lots of action.

akrajkow87's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

reickel's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 rounded up. Pretty art (classically good Hellboy art) and a fine story. Anyone who likes Hellboy/BPRD, this is a solid story, and anyone who's tickled by Norse mythology, this has fun takes. Loved the colors throughout -- the wintry vistas were treated beautifully. It's a pretty short book but tells a satisfyingly complete story and the back-matter is likewise short but satisfying.

nickkimball's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

jexjthomas's review against another edition

3.0

I don't have much to say about Hellboy: The Lost Army. It's about what you'd expect. Maybe a little less than, since I was expecting the writing to be a little stronger than it ended up being. Not that it needed to be a literary masterpiece--I just thought that some of the prose felt a little silly at times. The story is good enough, pretty gripping especially as you get to the end. The book poses some interesting questions about the Hellboy mythos, given that it's considered more or less canon, and getting a close third-person view of Hellboy both gives us a better understanding of the character and undermines some of what's special about him. I enjoyed the book, and might check out more of the Hellboy novels if I need something light and easy, but I would say this is for die-hards only.

The illustrations from Mignola are fantastic.