Hellboy, Vol. 1

Hellboy is one of the most celebrated comics series in recent years. Mike Mignola is the ultimate artists' artist and a great storyteller, whose work is in turns haunting, hilarious, and spellbinding. He has won numerous awards in the comics industry and beyond. When strangeness threatens to engulf the world, a strange man will come to save it. Sent to investigate a mystery with supernatural overtones, Hellboy discovers the secrets of his own origins, and his link to the Nazi occultists who promised Hitler a final solution in the form of a demonic avatar.

Endorsements

"... Hellboy is a brilliant example of how to elevate the comic of the future to a higher literary level while achieving a higher pitch of excitement." — Robert Bloch, from his introduction