Hello all,
I am just getting into Hellboy because it ended, I was just curious do the books address any other pantheon at all? For example, like the Norse, Greek, Hindu, Aztec, or others? Or it only Abrahamic faiths?
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Hello all,
I am just getting into Hellboy because it ended, I was just curious do the books address any other pantheon at all? For example, like the Norse, Greek, Hindu, Aztec, or others? Or it only Abrahamic faiths?
Yes, all of those you listed and more.
I think of all the pantheons you listed there, the actual Abrahamic God is featured the least, although there is plenty of God adjacent stuff (with devils and priests in abundance.) As you read, this will become more clear, but the existence of God is kind of an underlying and very unspoken question in the Hellboy canon. It's a question I'd like to see explored more. As you read more we should discuss further.
[QUOTE=middenway;4413252]Yes, all of those you listed and more.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=zerodemon;4413855]I think of all the pantheons you listed there, the actual Abrahamic God is featured the least, although there is plenty of God adjacent stuff (with devils and priests in abundance.) As you read, this will become more clear, but the existence of God is kind of an underlying and very unspoken question in the Hellboy canon. It's a question I'd like to see explored more. As you read more we should discuss further.[/QUOTE]
Amazing! Thank you! I am so happy they decided to release everything into giant omnibuses it makes it so much easier to get through. I look forward to being on these boards especially since my interest in the big two have been waining.
Hi all, I didn't want to create a new thread so I thought I'd ask in my previous thread.
So I just began reading Hellboy Omnibus volume 1 (which I am loving!), my question to you is if I only read the 4 Hellboy Omnibuses, BPRD Omnibuses (Plague of Frogs & Hell on Earth), and the 3 TPB of Hellboy & The BPRD will I be getting the full story of Hellboy's saga?
[QUOTE=charliehustle415;4435114]Hi all, I didn't want to create a new thread so I thought I'd ask in my previous thread.
So I just began reading Hellboy Omnibus volume 1 (which I am loving!), my question to you is if I only read the 4 Hellboy Omnibuses, BPRD Omnibuses (Plague of Frogs & Hell on Earth), and the 3 TPB of Hellboy & The BPRD will I be getting the full story of Hellboy's saga?[/QUOTE]
You should really pick up the two omnibuses of [I]Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories[/I] as well. There's a few stories in there that start becoming pretty important by the time you get to the third [I]Hellboy[/I] omnibus. The [I]Abe Sapien[/I] series ties in with [I]B.P.R.D.[/I], but that's more about getting the complete [I]B.P.R.D.[/I] story than it is about getting the complete [I]Hellboy[/I] story.
[QUOTE=middenway;4435169]You should really pick up the two omnibuses of [I]Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories[/I] as well. There's a few stories in there that start becoming pretty important by the time you get to the third [I]Hellboy[/I] omnibus. The [I]Abe Sapien[/I] series ties in with [I]B.P.R.D.[/I], but that's more about getting the complete [I]B.P.R.D.[/I] story than it is about getting the complete [I]Hellboy[/I] story.[/QUOTE]
Ah, I see. So with the Short Storie Omnibuses, that would give a pretty holistic view on the Hellboy mythos?
I think so. By the time you get to [I]B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth[/I], you may find yourself so caught up in the story you'll want to pick up [I]Abe Sapien[/I], but that's entirely up to you. [I]Abe Sapien[/I] certainly delves into areas of the mythology that other titles don't. Oh, and I completely forgot, you'll want to get [I]Koshchei the Deathless[/I] to read in between [I]Hellboy in Hell[/I] and [I]B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know[/I]. It's really fantastic. You'll love it.
[QUOTE=middenway;4435277]I think so. By the time you get to [I]B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth[/I], you may find yourself so caught up in the story you'll want to pick up [I]Abe Sapien[/I], but that's entirely up to you. [I]Abe Sapien[/I] certainly delves into areas of the mythology that other titles don't. Oh, and I completely forgot, you'll want to get [I]Koshchei the Deathless[/I] to read in between [I]Hellboy in Hell[/I] and [I]B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know[/I]. It's really fantastic. You'll love it.[/QUOTE]
Awesome! Thank you, I wish that the Mignolaverse had volume numbers or a official reading order it make things easier to follow.
Thanks for all the help!
[QUOTE=charliehustle415;4435377]Awesome! Thank you, I wish that the Mignolaverse had volume numbers or a official reading order it make things easier to follow.
Thanks for all the help![/QUOTE]
They've always resisted an "official" reading order, because there's so many entry points to the world and none are really wrong. But Scott Allie and I put together a reading order back in 2014 which I revisit annually to update. These days I revise it with notes from editor Katii O'Brien.
[url]http://www.multiversitycomics.com/annotations/hellboy-reading-order-2019/[/url]
It includes links to other reading orders too down the bottom.
[QUOTE=middenway;4435383]They've always resisted an "official" reading order, because there's so many entry points to the world and none are really wrong. But Scott Allie and I put together a reading order back in 2014 which I revisit annually to update. These days I revise it with notes from editor Katii O'Brien.
[url]http://www.multiversitycomics.com/annotations/hellboy-reading-order-2019/[/url]
It includes links to other reading orders too down the bottom.[/QUOTE]
Ah, I see; I can understand that.
The Multiversity reading order is cool but it is so confusing because it has everything ever, so it makes it hard to follow a singular path. Nevertheless, I will continue on; I feel like I want to spend an entire weekend binging through everything.
[QUOTE=charliehustle415;4435397]The Multiversity reading order is cool but it is so confusing because it has everything ever, so it makes it hard to follow a singular path. Nevertheless, I will continue on; I feel like I want to spend an entire weekend binging through everything.[/QUOTE]
There's the simplified order near the top for the core material.
[url]http://multiversitystatic.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/06/Simple-Reading-Order-2018-v2.jpg[/url]
[QUOTE=middenway;4436078]There's the simplified order near the top for the core material.
[url]http://multiversitystatic.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/06/Simple-Reading-Order-2018-v2.jpg[/url][/QUOTE]
Yes! Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks for the help!
This is how I've read them, in chronological order, and it was fun as hell!
Hellboy: Weird Tales (How Koshchei Became Deathless, Baba Yaga's Feast)
Witchfinder Volume 1: In the Service of Angels
Witchfinder Volume 2: Lost and Gone Forever
Witchfinder Volume 3: The Mysteries of Unland
Witchfinder Volume 4: City of the Dead
Witchfinder Volume 5: The Gates of Heaven
Crimson Lotus
Rise of the Black Flame
Lobster Johnson Volume 2: The Burning Hand
Lobster Johnson Volume 3: Satan Smells a Rat
Lobster Johnson Volume 4: Get the Lobster!
Lobster Johnson Volume 6: A Chain Forged in Life
Lobster Johnson Volume 5: The Pirate’s Ghost and Metal Monsters of Midtown
Lobster Johnson Volume 1: The Iron Prometheus
Rasputin: The Voice of the Dragon
Sledgehammer 44
B.P.R.D.: 1946-1948 Omnibus
B.P.R.D.: Vampire
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1952
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1953
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1954
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1955
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1956
Hellboy vs. Lobster Johnson: The Ring of Death (Uncollected)
Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories Omnibus 1
Frankenstein Underground
Hellboy Winter Special 2018 (Uncollected)
Playboy May/June 2018 (Uncollected)
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Beast of Vargu (Uncollected)
Archie vs. Predator #1 (Uncollected)
Hellboy: Krampusnacht (Uncollected)
Hellboy Winter Special 2016 (Uncollected)
Hellboy Winter Special 2017 (Uncollected)
Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories Omnibus 2
Abe Sapien: The Drowning and Other Stories Omnibus
Hellboy Omnibus 1: Seed of Destruction
Hellboy Omnibus 2: Strange Places
The Visitor: How and Why He Stayed
B.P.R.D.: Being Human
B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Omnibus 1
B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Omnibus 2
B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Omnibus 3
B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Omnibus 4
Hellboy Omnibus 3: The Wild Hunt
B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth Omnibus 1
B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth Omnibus 2
Hellboy Omnibus 4: Hellboy in Hell
B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth Omnibus 3
Abe Sapien: Dark and Terrible Omnibus 1
B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth Omnibus 4
Abe Sapien: Dark and Terrible Omnibus 2
B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth Omnibus 5
Koshchei the Deathless
B.P.R.D. The Devil You Know - Volume 1: Messiah
B.P.R.D. The Devil You Know - Volume 2: Pandemonium
B.P.R.D. The Devil You Know - Volume 3: Ragna Rock
[QUOTE=Morsoth;4436652]This is how I've read them, in chronological order, and it was fun as hell!
Hellboy: Weird Tales (How Koshchei Became Deathless, Baba Yaga's Feast)
Witchfinder Volume 1: In the Service of Angels
Witchfinder Volume 2: Lost and Gone Forever
Witchfinder Volume 3: The Mysteries of Unland
Witchfinder Volume 4: City of the Dead
Witchfinder Volume 5: The Gates of Heaven
Crimson Lotus
Rise of the Black Flame
Lobster Johnson Volume 2: The Burning Hand
Lobster Johnson Volume 3: Satan Smells a Rat
Lobster Johnson Volume 4: Get the Lobster!
Lobster Johnson Volume 6: A Chain Forged in Life
Lobster Johnson Volume 5: The Pirate’s Ghost and Metal Monsters of Midtown
Lobster Johnson Volume 1: The Iron Prometheus
Rasputin: The Voice of the Dragon
Sledgehammer 44
B.P.R.D.: 1946-1948 Omnibus
B.P.R.D.: Vampire
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1952
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1953
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1954
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1955
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1956
Hellboy vs. Lobster Johnson: The Ring of Death (Uncollected)
Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories Omnibus 1
Frankenstein Underground
Hellboy Winter Special 2018 (Uncollected)
Playboy May/June 2018 (Uncollected)
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Beast of Vargu (Uncollected)
Archie vs. Predator #1 (Uncollected)
Hellboy: Krampusnacht (Uncollected)
Hellboy Winter Special 2016 (Uncollected)
Hellboy Winter Special 2017 (Uncollected)
Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories Omnibus 2
Abe Sapien: The Drowning and Other Stories Omnibus
Hellboy Omnibus 1: Seed of Destruction
Hellboy Omnibus 2: Strange Places
The Visitor: How and Why He Stayed
B.P.R.D.: Being Human
B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Omnibus 1
B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Omnibus 2
B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Omnibus 3
B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Omnibus 4
Hellboy Omnibus 3: The Wild Hunt
B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth Omnibus 1
B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth Omnibus 2
Hellboy Omnibus 4: Hellboy in Hell
B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth Omnibus 3
Abe Sapien: Dark and Terrible Omnibus 1
B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth Omnibus 4
Abe Sapien: Dark and Terrible Omnibus 2
B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth Omnibus 5
Koshchei the Deathless
B.P.R.D. The Devil You Know - Volume 1: Messiah
B.P.R.D. The Devil You Know - Volume 2: Pandemonium
B.P.R.D. The Devil You Know - Volume 3: Ragna Rock[/QUOTE]
This is going to be my expert run, once I finish it at least once then I might tackle this behemoth