Made hugely popular by a legion of brilliant graphic novels, Hellboy is now a massive movie star, attracting critical acclaim and drawing in a whole new audience to the paranormal pantheon of characters created by legendary artist/writer Mike Mignola. This new collection features all-new short stories written by a host of talented writers and filmmakers that includes Hellboy director Guillermo Del Toro and Frank Darabont (director of The Shawshank Redemption). Edited by Buffy the Vampire Slayer writer Christopher Golden, this extraordinary new collection delves deep into the Hellboy universe created by Mike Mignola, whose illustrations are the icing on this darkly delicious cake!
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Ottakar's Outland Magazine Issue 31, Autumn 2004 : "Rather like an X'-File' investigating the 'X-files', the lantern chinned, wisecracking Hellboy is one of the most endearing heroes to have emerged in comics for a long time, coming across as fresh, inventive, and, above all, highly entertaining."
About the Author
Mike Mignola is the acclaimed creator of Hellboy and Zombieworld, and has drawn Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, Aliens and Cloak and Dagger. Christopher Golden is a prolific horror author, best known for his best-selling range of Buffy and Angel novels and Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics series. Guillermo Del Toro is the director of The Devil's Backbone, Chronos and Blade 2. Frank Darabont directed The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile.
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This is a must read for any Hellboy fan, and Fiction fans alike. The stories are short but all are superb.
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I read these books awhile ago but thought I'd go back and give them a quick review. I like all 3 books and I think most Hellboy fans will enjoy them. Like the comics these books have a great blend of Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy and Humor. Here are a few of favorite and least favorite stories in the books.ODD JOBS: Jigsaw is dark, creepy and just weird enough to be great. I actually recommend reading that one last because it was my favorite in all 3 books. Delivered is the lightest and funniest story of all 3 books. ODDER JOBS: I only remember wanting to skip one story in this book, Water Music. I found the story boring and I didn't understand why it was happening. I actually skipped the end which I never do. However this is the best book of the 3, because it's got so many good stories in it, even though my two favorite stories are in Odd Jobs. ODDEST JOBS: I only remember wanting to skip one story in this one as well, Second Honeymoon. I found that story confusing and boring. I liked the first 2 books better but this one still has enough good stories in it to be worth picking up.
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Great read,
This review is from: Hellboy: Odder Jobs (Paperback)
Odder Jobs is, like the other Hellboy collections of short stories, an extremley absorbing read. I loved this collection. The stories are varied in their use of myth and legends which i one of the things that drew me to the Hellboy series in the first place.
The only down to this book is that the first story, "Brotherhood of the Gun," is the best story in the book. It should've been the last story in the book. After reading it the following stories seem dull by comparison, even though they are very good stories by themselves. I highly recomend this book for Hellboy fans, or fans of science fiction.
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