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Hellboy Volume 9: The Wild Hunt (2010)

by Mike Mignola(Favorite Author)

4.44 of 5 Votes: 3

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English

genre

Horror

publisher

Dark Horse Comics

series

Hellboy

review 1: Hellboy comes out of hiding to take part in the Wild Hunt where giants are hunted and beheaded. This leads to a bigger story where his life's purpose is brought up, his heritage is revealed, and his destiny is presented to him. A new enemy, a dead blood witch, is raising an army to slaughter England and Hellboy needs to take up his mantle and raise an army to fight them. Duncan Fegredo once again takes over the art with Mike Mignola scripting the story. Fegredo is, I'm convinced, one of the best, if not arguably the best, comics artist around at the moment. All of the scenes he draws are utterly beautiful and more than once I was stunned to see a page size illustration of awe-inspiring brilliance. A room of dead knights was so well illustrated I wished it was poster sized ... moreso I could put it up on my walls. Morgan le Fay's castle is fantastic and his various depictions of faerie land, Hell, rural Ireland, and Avalon were top quality. I love Mignola's art but Fegredo's is a fantastic substitute. "The Wild Hunt" sets the stage for a larger story that'll take place in a future book. Meanwhile the story features giants, ghosts, witches, demons, a Duke of Hell, faeries, spirits, bird women, Morgan le Fay, and lots of references to Arthurian legend. It all adds up to an incredible story, one of Mignola's best and a fantastic read. The ending really makes you wishing you had to the next book to hand as it's ended at such a tantalising point. I can't wait for the next installment!
review 2: Wow. I've been waiting to read this one for months now and I am so glad I waited for the fall. The story already evokes the cool, strange evenings and the change in the air. This series has gotten so good I simply couldn't put this book down. I wanted to read The Wild Hunt over the course of a couple weeks but by the third part I could not stop.As much as I love Mignola drawing Hellboy, I think this is the best possible incarnation of this series. Fegredo's art is simply great throughout. He manages to nail Mignola's minimalist style while lavishing the pages with gorgeous detail. At times, I even forget that Mignola isn't drawing until I notice how much line and detail there are on these pages.And then there's the story. Since releasing the artistic reigns to Fegredo and Corbin, Mignola's writing has finally caught up with his graphic brilliance. Having an artist like Fegredo who can draw anything has allowed him to expand the epic scope of the story as well as using very quiet, subtle moments to add a depth of emotion that just wasn't there before.I am honestly impressed, and I only wish that this had been longer. I can't wait to read The Storm & The Fury. less

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