Hellboy Winter Special 2017 and Lobster Johnson: Garden of Bones

[timbolton]

Hellboy Winter Special 2017

Writers: Mike Mignola, Scott Allie, Paul Grist
Artists: Christopher Mitten, Sebastián Fiumara, Dave Stewart, Bill Crabtree
Publisher: Dark Horse
Three weird tales show the world of Hellboy through the years, with Edward Grey appearing alongside Sarah Jewell, hero of the recent Rise of the Black Flame series in 1890s London. In 1980s New England, Hellboy, Abe Sapien, and Liz Sherman set out on a simple search for some missing kids and encounter a tormented spirit seeking to share its pain.

And Paul Grist (Kane, Jack Staff) joins the team for a 1950s Hellboy story providing a glimpse of the next new title to debut in the Mignolaverse.



Lobster Johnson: Garden of Bones

Writers: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi
Artists: Stephen Green, Dave Stewart, Tonci Zonjic

When an undead hit man goes after the NYPD, the Lobster steps in to figure out if it’s a zombie—or something worse.



https://www.pastemagazine.com/articl...pecial-20.html

[MajorHoy]

Both of those sound great.

Now, when do they ship?

[topfueluhl]

It says Jan 11th for LoJo. I didn't see a date for the Winter Special.

[Gerry]

Paul Grist said the story is set in the 60's ( unless he made a huge mistake reading the script).

[The Lobster]

I'm guessing Green's doing the interior and Zonjic's just on the cover?

[middenway]

I'm guessing Green's doing the interior and Zonjic's just on the cover?

Yeah. Tonci Zonjic always does the covers for the LoJo guest artists unless it's Kevin Nowlan.

[LobsterJohnson]

After being really busy for a couple months, I finally had a chance to catch up on a bunch of Hellboy comics and news. Great to see a new LoJo announced, and The Visitor looks amazing!

[topfueluhl]

Did anyone read Garden of Bones? I thought it was a fun little LoJo story featuring Harry McTell.

[Joker]

Gonna pick it up today.

[MajorHoy]

Did anyone read Garden of Bones? I thought it was a fun little LoJo story featuring Harry McTell.

I'm hoping to pick up a copy tomorrow.
(Diamond screwed up on getting comics to the store I go to for Wednesday, and I couldn't head down there today.)

[thwhtGuardian]

I loved Garden of Bones, especially the art. i loved the look of the loas.

[MajorHoy]

Did anyone read Garden of Bones? I thought it was a fun little LoJo story featuring Harry McTell.

Finally got it and read it.

It was an entertaining one-and-done story, though I'm not sure how good it might be if this was a person's first encounter with the series.

[Kirby101]

Good one shot.I don't know if it was a combination os the setting and the art, but has a Will Eisner feel for me.

[MajorHoy]

The 2017 Winter Special is due out today.

[Joker]

So... this was alright. Just alright.

I liked all the art, and I liked the ideas behind the stories, and I liked the follow up of Vic. A nice easter egg, of sorts.

However, I am getting worried about the writing in the Mignolaverse. Roberson has yet to really impress me, and that continues here, unfortunately. I haven't read Abe, but I also haven't heard much good about Allie's writing in the series. Fiumara did a beautiful job, which sadly only made the writing feel even worse.

Ultimately it was a fine one shot anthology, but "fine" isn't a word I'm used to using when talking about the Mignolaverse. A little disheartening.