{"product_id":"hellboy-omnibus-volume-1-seed-of-destruction-paperback","title":"Hellboy Omnibus Volume 1: Seed of Destruction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Mignola\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Byrne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMike Mignola\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e saga begins--with over 300 pages drawn by Mignola! For the first time, Hellboy's complete story is presented in chronological order for the ultimate reading experience. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story jumps from Hellboy's mysterious World War II origin to his 1994 confrontation with the man who summoned him to earth, and the earliest signs of the plague of frogs. Avoiding his supposed fate as the herald of the end of the world, Hellboy continues with the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, fighting alongside Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman, and drafting Roger Homunculus into his own ill-fated service with the B.P.R.D. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe four volume \u003ci\u003eHellboy Omnibus\u003c\/i\u003e series along with the two volumes of \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e collect all of Mignola's award-winning Hellboy stories in chronological order for a definitive reading experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 368-page volume covers Hellboy's adventures from 1994 to 1997, reprinting \u003ci\u003eSeed of Destruction, Wake the Devil\u003c\/i\u003e, and \"Wolves of St August,\" \"The Chained Coffin,\" and \"Almost Colossus,\" from \u003ci\u003eThe Chained Coffin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Right Hand of Doom\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e''Mignola, Byrne, and Chiarello have created a perfect introduction to Mignola's Hellboy, his mysterious surroundings, and the unanswered questions that surround his origin.''--Comics Authority\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMike Mignola's fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age; reading \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e at age twelve introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore, from which he has never recovered. Starting in 1982 as a bad inker for Marvel Comics, he swiftly evolved into a not-so-bad artist. By the late 1980s, he had begun to develop his own unique graphic style, with mainstream projects like \u003ci\u003eCosmic Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBatman: Gotham by Gaslight\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1994, he published the first \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e series through Dark Horse, and several spin-off titles (\u003ci\u003eB.P.R.D., Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapien, and Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder\u003c\/i\u003e), prose books, animated films, and two live-action films starring Ron Perlman. Along the way he worked on Francis Ford Coppola's film \u003ci\u003eBram Stoker's Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), was a production designer for Disney's \u003ci\u003eAtlantis: The Lost Empire\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), and was the visual consultant to director Guillermo del Toro on \u003ci\u003eBlade II\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and \u003ci\u003eHellboy II: The Golden Army\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), and the upcoming \u003ci\u003eHellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen \u003c\/i\u003e. Mike's books have earned numerous awards and are published in a great many countries. Mike lives in Southern California with his wife, daughter, and cat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 10.1 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379717632102,"sku":"9781506706665","price":38.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/MZv2HwJi4l9781506706665.webp?v=1768924651","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/hellboy-omnibus-volume-1-seed-of-destruction-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}