Welcome to Mignolaversity News Update, your monthly recap of all the Mignolaverse-related news from the past month. Newsarama ran the December solicitations for Mike Mignola’s titles, so let’s dive in to those first… (Like last month, Please note, the solicitation for “B.P.R.D. The Devil You Know” #5 has a major spoiler for “B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth” if you aren’t up to date.)
RASPUTIN
THE VOICE OF THE DRAGON #2 (of 5)
Written by Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson
Illustrated by Christopher Mitten
Color by Dave StewartOn sale December 6, 2017
Full color, 32 pages
$3.99
OngoingA séance reveals that Bruttenholm’s mission may be more than he bargained for when the stakes become more dangerous but the enemy only more mysterious.
B.P.R.D.
THE DEVIL YOU KNOW #5
Written by Mike Mignola and Scott Allie
Illustrated by Laurence Campbell
Color by Dave StewartOn sale December 13, 2017
Full color, 32 pages
$3.99
OngoingA return to the demolished headquarters, the site of Kate’s death, reunites old team members as Abe pursues a demon and Varvara reveals her terrifying plans.
JENNY FINN #2 (of 4)
Written by Mike Mignola and Troy Nixey
Illustrated by Troy Nixey
Color by Dave StewartOn sale December 13, 2017
Full color, 32 pages
$3.99
MiniseriesLondon’s murderer has been executed… but they caught the wrong man. Desperate for answers, a group of Londoners holds a séance to contact the supposed killer, but his story of a young girl born of the sea who has arrived in London with a terrible curse only brings them more questions.
• Mike Mignola and Troy Nixey’s acclaimed series, in color for the first time by Eisner Award-winner Dave Stewart!
JOE GOLEM, OCCULT DETECTIVE
FLESH AND BLOOD #1 (of 2)
Written by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden
Illustrated by Patric Reynolds
Color by Dave StewartOn sale December 20, 2017
Full color, 32 pages
$3.99
MiniseriesOccult detective Joe Golem continues to protect New York City from supernatural danger when he investigates a home that has become a hotbed of paranormal activity, but the real danger may be from the person he least suspects.
• First issue in a new arc!
HELLBOY: KRAMPUSNACHT
Written by Mike Mignola
Illustrated by Adam Hughes
Color by Dave StewartOn sale December 20, 2017
Full color, 36 pages
$3.99
One-shotThe only thing more exciting than pitting Hellboy against this Satanic spin on Santa is the team-up of Mike Mignola and Adam Hughes.
Now, on to the news…
• Yesterday the “Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea” (Studio Edition) Kickstarter launched. We’ll be talking a little more about this book later this month, so keep your eyes open.
• Crave Online has a look at the final “Baltimore” collection coming out next month. It looks like it’s going to have an absolutely fantastic sketchbook section, complete with “Li’l Baltimore.”
• Hellboy is getting a line of Pop! vinyl figures from Funko. Best of all, these will be based on the comics, not the films.
• There were a bunch of interviews following the release of Hellboy: An Assortment of Horrors: Editor Christopher Golden talked to Cemetery Dance, “Her Red Right Hand” author Paul Tremblay talked to Comicon, and “The Promised Smile” author Rio Youers talked Horror News Network.
Continued below• Shawn Martinbrough talked to the Washington Post about his one-shot issue of “Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.”
• Previews World spoke to Troy Nixey about the upcoming rerelease of “Jenny Finn.”
• And Laurence Campbell talked to Horror News Network about “B.P.R.D. The Devil You Know.”
• Hellboy paperback omnibuses are on the way, recollecting all the Hellboy stories in chronological order. The first one comes out Summer 2018. One of the covers was also sold as a print at the Rose City Comic Con.
• Also, if you love process pieces, check out Pablo Rivera’s blog to see his cover work on “Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.:1955—Occult Intelligence” #1.
• Right, it’s time for film news. Penelope Mitchell has joined the film as Ganeida, a witch for seen briefly in “The Wild Hunt” and “The Fury.”
• Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably heard that Ed Skrein was cast as Ben Daimio, then a week later exited the film due to whitewashing concerns, and now it appears that Daniel Dae Kim will be taking up the role.
• After all that drama, you probably need a palette cleanser. So enjoy Happy Sad Confused talking to David Harbour about the upcoming Hellboy film among other things.
