Welcome to Mignolaversity News Update, your monthly recap of Mignolaverse-related news. The solicitations are out, so let’s check ’em out…
“Rise of the Black Flame” #5 (of 5)Written by Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson
Illustrated by Christopher Mitten
Colored by Dave Stewart
Cover by Laurence CampbellOn sale January 4, 2017
The heroes’ search finally ends at the temple of the Black Flame cult, but they don’t arrive in time to stop what they find there.
• The final issue!
“Lobster Johnson: Garden of Bones”Written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Illustrated by Stephen Green
Colored by Dave Stewart
Cover by Tonci ZonjicOn sale January 11, 2017
When an undead hit man goes after the NYPD, the Lobster steps in to figure out if it’s a zombie—or something worse.
“In a world currently obsessed with Capes and Cowls, it’s refreshing to have a pulp sci-fi book where the hero isn’t perfect, and doesn’t always win.” —Big Comic Page
“Hellboy Winter Special 2017”Written by Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Scott Allie
Illustrated by Paul Grist, Christopher Mitten, Sebastián Fiumara
Colored by Dave Stewart, Bill Crabtree
Cover by Sebastián FiumaraOn sale January 25, 2017
Three weird tales show the world of Hellboy through the years, with Edward Grey appearing alongside Sarah Jewell, hero of the recent Rise of the Black Flame series in 1890s London. In 1980s New England, Hellboy, Abe Sapien, and Liz Sherman set out on a simple search for some missing kids and encounter a tormented spirit seeking to share its pain.
And Paul Grist (Kane, Jack Staff) joins the team for a 1950s Hellboy story providing a glimpse of the next new title to debut in the Mignolaverse.
And a trade paperback…
The final arc of Hell on Earth!
“B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth – Volume 15: Cometh the Hour”Written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Illustrated by Laurence Campbell
Colored by Dave Stewart
Cover by Laurence CampbellOn sale March 22, 2017
The BPRD struggles to keep the massive Ogdru Jahad and the dozens of monsters it looses every hour from destroying headquarters and the world, and desperate times lead Russian occult bureau director Nichayko to ask a demon for help. This volume collects B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth #143–#147.
And that’s it for solicitations. On to the news!
• Intrada have released a two-disc edition of the Hellboy film’s soundtrack by Marco Beltrami. This remastered edition not only includes all cues from the film, but also removes audio artifacts that were in the original single-disc release.
• Fariboles Productions is a releasing a statuette of Hellboy “from the other side of the mirror.”
• “Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1954—Black Sun” artist Stephen Green now has pages available to buy.
• Our very own Chris Thompson talked to Duncan Fegredo on the latest episode of Pop Culture Hound. Check it out here.
• And on Monday Fegredo will be releasing “Brush & Ink”, a collection of Hellboy-related brush and ink drawings.
• Mohlomi’s Bell, which we revealed in last month’s Mignolaversity News Update, is now available for pre-order, but only for the month of October. Don’t miss out on this one.
• Thought Bubble will be hosting a discussion with Mike Mignola in early November. Tickets can be bought here.
• Hellboy’s returned to the bottle again, this time for his own brand of Pinto Noir. You can order it now.
• Hardcover Reviews ran a video on their Hellboy Reading Order.
Continued below• If you’re not up to date with “Witchfinder,” but you want to get in on the fun of “City of the Dead,” Dark Horse has put together a quick primer…
• In case you missed it, I did a series of interviews with Chris Roberson on the various stories he’s working on along with the artists that brought them to life:
—“Witchfinder: City of the Dead” with Ben Stenbeck
—“Rise of the Black Flame” with Christopher Mitten
—“Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1954—Black Sun” with Stephen Green
• As always, Patric Reynolds has been posting some beautiful inks on Instagram.
• And Tonci Zonjic is drawing visually fascinating supporting characters as always.
