Mignolaversity Exclusive: May 2017 Solicitations

This just in, the solicitations for Mignola titles coming out in May 2017. Plus, we’ll also cover all the Mignolaverse-related news from the last month. But first, let’s start with the solicitations…

BALTIMORE
THE RED KINGDOM #4 (of 5)

Cover by Ben Stenbeck

Written by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden
Art by Peter Bergting
Color by Michelle Madsen

On sale May 3
Full color, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries

The allied armies battle their way through the Vatican on Coronation Day and lose lives along the way, but defeating the Red King will not be as simple as they suspected.

LOBSTER JOHNSON
THE PIRATE’S GHOST #3 (of 3)

Cover by Tonci Zonjic

Written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Art and color by Tonci Zonjic

On sale May 24
Full color, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries

The Lobster’s search for a missing reporter comes to an explosive end aboard a pirate ship.

JOE GOLEM, OCCULT DETECTIVE
THE OUTER DARK #1 (of 3)

Cover by Dave Palumbo

Written by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden
Art by Patric Reynolds
Color by Dave Stewart

On sale May 31
Full color, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries

Two years after he killed a child-snatching monster and stopped an undead takeover in the Drowning City, occult detective Joe Golem searches for a man with superhuman strength who is attacking citizens under orders from the otherworldly voices in his head. But Joe has his own demons to wrestle with…

“Joe Golem continues to be everything you could possibly want it to be. Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden are a heck of a team, and Patric Reynolds continues to complement them perfectly by bringing unique worlds to life stunningly with his art.”—Big Comic Page

THE VISITOR
HOW AND WHY HE STAYED #4 (of 5)

Cover by Paul Grist

Written by Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson
Art by Paul Grist
Color by Bill Crabtree

On sale May 31
Full color, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries

The Visitor alerts the BPRD as increasing numbers of Ogdru Hem attack, and the challenges of being an alien on Earth take a toll.

• Jack Staff creator Paul Grist presents the strangest Hellboy spinoff yet!

OK, that’s it for solicitations. On to the news!

• ComicsPRO will be releasing an exclusive cover by Mike Mignola for “The Visitor: How and Why He Stayed” #1.

• As you’ve no doubt already noticed, there’s a new “Joe Golem” arc on the way, “The Outer Dark.” It will be followed by a two-issue arc.

• If you’re headed to Emerald City Comic Con next month, be sure to swing by Artists’ Alley and say hi to Mike Mignola.

• With the final arc of “Baltimore: The Red Kingdom” beginning earlier this month, Christopher Golden has been doing the rounds in interviews. He spoke to Dread Central and Hollywood SOAPBOX. I’ll be sad to see the end of this one.

• Super7 released a collection of Hellboy figures.

Tonci Zonjic’s cover for “Lobster Johnson: Garden of Bones” is currently being auctioned on ebay for charity. Proceeds go to ACLU of Washington. Tonci’s even talking of throwing in this Hellboy drawing too.

• Chris Roberson discusses “The Visitor: How and Why He Stayed” with Blastr.

• Mike Mignola has been sharing some fantastic art on his Twitter account, including his life drawings and a preliminary image for “Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea” by Gary Gianni.