Abe Sapien #34

[Junior Wormwood]

Holy... I don't think ANYone saw THAT coming! What an issue! This changes things in a major way, and Mark did a great write up over at Mignolaversity. Looking forward to the discussion and conjecture to come.

[Junior Wormwood]

Also... It's been a while since I've re-read the entire Mignolaverse epic start to finish, but after HiH 10 I couldn't resist. I finished Seed of Destruction last night, and was overwhelmed by the resemblance between the mysterious aliens in that story and Abe's current appearance. And with what we've just learned in Abe Sapien 34, I'm excited to see if these characters will finally step onto the stage.

[Kees_L]

Also... It's been a while since I've re-read the entire Mignolaverse epic start to finish, but after HiH 10 I couldn't resist. I finished Seed of Destruction last night, and was overwhelmed by the resemblance between the mysterious aliens in that story and Abe's current appearance. And with what we've just learned in Abe Sapien 34, I'm excited to see if these characters will finally step onto the stage.

I have to read up on Abe with collecting all the issues, but my bet is that eversince ancient times these aliens have had a distinct interest in the potential "Ragnarok" part to the World's 'apocalypse' and so with Hellboy's destiny as such.
Either that or they really like *eggs* for breakfast it must be .

[Junior Wormwood]

Either that or they really like *eggs* for breakfast it must be .

Haha! Perhaps

My point mainly being that it seems the aliens may just be evolved shamans, and after 'Hell On Earth' they might have a much more important role in the story. Which would be such a great payoff in the 20+ year continuity of the larger tale.

[Kees_L]

Haha! Perhaps

My point mainly being that it seems the aliens may just be evolved shamans, and after 'Hell On Earth' they might have a much more important role in the story. Which would be such a great payoff in the 20+ year continuity of the larger tale.

Yeah. I suspect that with the latter parts to the main story as having come full circle more and more, the reading experience to for instance "Hellboy: Seed Of Destruction" is gonna have a whole lot more mass to it. Like for the aliens, or the weird mummy heads with the ciphers/symbols, or other chapters to the 'secret history of the world' so to speak.

[topfueluhl]

The issue was really great. I'm excited to see how the last 2 issues wrap up the series and tie into B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth.

[thwhtGuardian]

Haha! Perhaps

My point mainly being that it seems the aliens may just be evolved shamans, and after 'Hell On Earth' they might have a much more important role in the story. Which would be such a great payoff in the 20+ year continuity of the larger tale.

That's my feeling as well, the Aliens are the Shamans who ascended and as we learned here those are the ones who trapped the Ogdru Jahad so it would connect with the way the Aliens were seen watching over the prison in space.

[LobsterJohnson]

I think it's pretty cool that the aliens are finally being explained more than 20 years after they first appeared. The long term mysteries are a big part of why I like Hellboy comics.