Ghost Hellboy

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Summary: One of My Top Ten Reasons to Avoid Falling Through Walls
Review: In 1939, Arcadia bore witness to a murder carried out by a crimeboss and his pet ax because of pilferage form his almighty coffers. The only problem was that death didn't stop poor Vinnie from mocking the "boss," and his laughter echoed on even past the thresholds of demise. To help remedy this little predicament, the "boss" enlisted the aid of a Dr. Herbert Izzo to make it stop. Well, after Herbert's job was done in a most Lovecraftian fashion, he was repaid in the most special of ways, joining the man he could still hear laughing inside a brick-and-mortar encased tomb left inside an apartment building. Fast forward to the present, where Hellboy investigates the presence of ex-reporter turned vengeful spirit, Elisa Cameron, and the two stumble on this scene of the past that has never been laid to rest. And that's when the oddities that only Mike Mignola can create are truly brought spectacularly to the surface, meshing the woes of Hellboy with the plight of the Ghost in memorable fashion.

Returning to his Arcadian home away from home, Mike Mignola paints something that his Will to Power days could never conceive; a portrait of Hellboy spawned perfection in the minimalist light and shadow play that soaks all of his Hellboy projects in both art and story. Originally a two comic series, it has the luxury of not continuing on too long or ending too soon, giving you something that is memorable because of the mind behind it and because of the way its presented by his support cast.

Yes, Hellboy and the hand are back for a nice one-two you wouldn't want to miss. For older fans, its something worth embracing and for newer readers its a good read after starting in the collected Hellboy TPB sagas.