2010 Reading #26: Hellboy: The Wild Hunt
Books 1-10.
Books 11-20.
21. And Now We are Going to Have a Party by Nicola Griffith.
22. A Black Explorer at the North Pole by Matthew Henson.
23. Cinnamon Kiss by Walter Mosley.
24. Killdozer!: Volume III: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, by Theodore Sturgeon.
25. Justice League of America, Volume 1 by Gardner Fox, Mike Sekowsky, et al.
26. Hellboy: The Wild Hunt by Mike Mignola and Duncan Fegredo. This is number 9 in the collected Hellboy stories, which doesn't include the BPRD series, Lobster Johnson, the non-Mignola Hellboy stories, etc. It's a strange thing about this series--it's successful, and well-regarded, and yet I almost think that people don't talk about it that much because it feels unfair to those who haven't yet read it. It'd be like spoiling the cameo in "Zombieland" or something. It's just too good to be diminished by fanboyish ranting. Another odd thing, this time about Mignola's writing, is that sometimes these stories feel like they're all buildup, all prologue . . . and I don't care. There are medium-sized payoffs all along the way, but I trust that the big one is coming. In the meantime, this series has the best atmosphere going, and side stories like that of Mignola's Gruagach, which practically had me in tears. Dear Mike Mignola, please take very good care of yourself, because if anything happens to you before this story is finished I will weep for days. (P.S. Yes Kristin, you can borrow it.)
Books 11-20.
21. And Now We are Going to Have a Party by Nicola Griffith.
22. A Black Explorer at the North Pole by Matthew Henson.
23. Cinnamon Kiss by Walter Mosley.
24. Killdozer!: Volume III: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, by Theodore Sturgeon.
25. Justice League of America, Volume 1 by Gardner Fox, Mike Sekowsky, et al.
26. Hellboy: The Wild Hunt by Mike Mignola and Duncan Fegredo. This is number 9 in the collected Hellboy stories, which doesn't include the BPRD series, Lobster Johnson, the non-Mignola Hellboy stories, etc. It's a strange thing about this series--it's successful, and well-regarded, and yet I almost think that people don't talk about it that much because it feels unfair to those who haven't yet read it. It'd be like spoiling the cameo in "Zombieland" or something. It's just too good to be diminished by fanboyish ranting. Another odd thing, this time about Mignola's writing, is that sometimes these stories feel like they're all buildup, all prologue . . . and I don't care. There are medium-sized payoffs all along the way, but I trust that the big one is coming. In the meantime, this series has the best atmosphere going, and side stories like that of Mignola's Gruagach, which practically had me in tears. Dear Mike Mignola, please take very good care of yourself, because if anything happens to you before this story is finished I will weep for days. (P.S. Yes Kristin, you can borrow it.)