Welcome to July’s Mignolaversity News Update, bringing you the latest solicitations and news from the past month.
• It’s almost time for San Diego Comic-Con again. This year’s kind of a special one for “Hellboy” as it marks the 25th Anniversary of the series’ debut in “San Diego Comic Con Comics” #2 (which is why Hellboy’s on the front cover of the events guide this year). There’s going to be a print available (pictured left) limited to 200. Mike Mignola will also have 100 signed copies of “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” at the IDW booth available on Thursday 2:00–3:00 PM at the IDW booth #2743. You’ll be able to find Mike at his booth (#4901) during the convention. He’ll be signing on the Dark Horse Hellboy signing stage (obviously) on Friday at 4:30–5:15 PM, and there will be a panel, “Spotlight on Mike Mignola,” at 2:30–3:30 PM in Room 24ABC.
• This October 27 one of the Halloween ComicFest comics is “Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1953—The Phantom Hand and The Kelpie.”
• Mike spoke to CBR about the end for the B.P.R.D. and Hellboy in “B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know.”
• Chris Roberson spoke to Hollywood Soapbox about “Witchfinder: The Gates of Heaven.”
• Fariboles Productions teased something. They’ve worked on Hellboy figures in the past, like this one and this one. Expect to see figures from both “Hellboy” and “B.P.R.D.” in the collection. The first figure gets revealed tomorrow…
• In art, Mike Mignola shared a few drawings…
• If you haven’t picked up the “Abe Sapien: The Drowning and Other Stories” omnibus yet, you should pick it up and check it out. Not only does it collect ‘The Calm Before the Storm,’ which debuted here, it also adds an extra two pages to Alise Gluškova’s ‘Icthyo Sapien.’ Readers of “B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know” will like this particular addition…
• Christopher Mitten did a Liz Sherman piece.
• Like last month, Ben Stenbeck’s been sharing a bunch of commissions on Instagram…
• Stephen Green shared a commission on Twitter.
• Brian Churilla’s been sharing a bunch of process pictures on Instagram. He’s also revamped his website.
• Sebastián Fiumara’s been sharing his inks on Instagram.
• And Max Fiumara has been sharing his cover process.
• Duncan Fegredo’s been sharing a bunch of Hellboys on Twitter.
In solicitations news, we’ve got a single issue heading our way in October…
JOE GOLEM: OCCULT DETECTIVE
THE DROWNING CITY #2 (of 5)
Continued belowWritten by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden
Illustrated by Peter Bergting
Color by Michelle MadsenOn sale October 10, 2018
Full color, 32 pages
$3.99
MiniseriesAs a madman’s plot to pierce the veil between worlds brings the Drowning City ever closer to doom, Simon Church and Joe Golem race against time to find an ancient artifact before its power is used for evil. But even a golem may not be able to withstand the menace of the mysterious gas-men…
No “B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know” this month, but it’ll return in November. There’s also a new omnibus on the way in December…
B.P.R.D.
HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 4
—OMNIBUS EDITION—
Written by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, Cameron Stewart, and Chris Roberson
Illustrated by Laurence Campbell, Joe Querio, Tyler Crook, James Harren, Cameron Stewart, and Mike Norton
Colored by Dave StewartOn sale December 26, 2018
Full color, 408 pages
$34.99
Hardcover, 7″ x 10″The B.P.R.D. continues to lead the defense against the apocalyptic Ogdru Hem from Japan to America, as the team splits up and Kate is possessed. Howards and a team of agents find themselves attempting to liberate a small town that holds secrets from Howards’ hyperborean past.
Elsewhere, B.P.R.D. field agent Ashley Strode attempts to purge a demon from a 100-year-old exorcist, utilizing a deadly rite that sends both of them into a spiritual hell and setting her on a path to battling a demon who is kidnapping and eating children.
This hardcover edition collects B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth volumes 10–11, and 14, plus bonus material.
