‘Hellboy’ to Don Purple Robe

July 21, 2010
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The new Hellboy graphic novel arc hits the newsstands August 4, and the story takes an amusing turn: the title character is revealed to be the rightful king of England. Hilarity ensues, one suspects. Story here.

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3 Responses to ‘Hellboy’ to Don Purple Robe

  1. Daniel Crandall on July 21, 2010 at 9:44 pm

    I have to confess to being a big fan of Hellboy and its spin-offs: B.P.R.D., Abe Sapien, Lobster Johnson, and Witchfinder.

    I can connect with, as Mike Mignola describes the character Hellboy, in the linked article, a hero that is a ” “working stiff, regular guy.” I also like the fact that Hellboy has to constantly fight his nature, just like anyone who pursues a moral path.

    Another factor, was that this presented a government agency that actively fought to keep people safe from the world’s evil. As the movies describes it, “There are things that go bump in the night. We’re the one’s that bump back.”

    A troubling development in the latest issues of B.P.R.D. is that the paranormal agency is being taken over by the U.N. I’m not certain of the exact nature of the relationship, so it will be interesting to see how this development shakes out.

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  3. S. T. Karnick on July 22, 2010 at 10:23 am

    I really like the Hellboy movies, Daniel, though I haven’t read the gn’s. I think that the things you cite here are indeed a good part of the character’s appeal. It will be interesting to see how the UN takeover affects the story lines. John O’Sullivan has a principle noting that “everything not explicitly conservative moves consistently toward the left.” Let’s hope that doesn’t happen in this case.

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