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Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #2 Kindle & comiXology

by John Byrne (Author), Mike Mignola (Author, Artist) Format: Kindle Edition

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Things continue to get weirder for Hellboy in Seed of Destruction #2. The World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator continues his search for clues to the mystery of the lost arctic expedition and the secret behind the strange vampire frog creature he battled in his first issue. The mystery deepens inside the crumbling walls of an ancient mansion where we meet Hellboy's partners, Abe Sapien and Liz Sherman.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01661DYG8
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dark Horse (October 6, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 6, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 45511 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 26 pages

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John Lindley Byrne (born July 6, 1950) is a British-born American comic-book writer and artist. Since the mid-1970s, Byrne has worked on many major American superheroes. Byrne's better-known work has been on Marvel Comics’ X-Men and Fantastic Four and the 1986 relaunch of DC Comics’ Superman franchise, the first issue of which featured comics' first variant cover. Coming into the comics profession exclusively as a penciler, Byrne began co-plotting the X-Men comics during his tenure on them, and launched his writing career in earnest with Fantastic Four (where he started inking his own pencils). During the 1990s he produced a number of creator-owned works, including Next Men and Danger Unlimited. He scripted the first issues of Mike Mignola's Hellboy series and produced a number of Star Trek comics for IDW Publishing. In 2015, Byrne and his longtime X-Men collaborator Chris Claremont were inducted into the comic book hall of fame.

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Brittany

Hellboy is Awesome!

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2020

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Love Hellboy! Wish they would make a good tv show for it.

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Pop Bop

A Sweet Deal for A Great Tale - Issue #2

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2017

The four issue Hellboy mini-series "Seed of Destruction" came out over the course of 1994. Those four issues were ultimately collected and released in hardback and paperback omnibus form, but those omnibus editions are hard to find and pricey. Now, (or at least as of the date of this review), each of the four comics, which were reissued by the publisher in 2015, is available as a free kindleunlimited download. (I'm posting this on the sites for all four issues, mainly to encourage people to borrow the whole set and create their own omnibus.)

As to the the series, we start with a flashback intro to the Hellboy origin story. That's about half of the first comic. Then we set up the ongoing story. It's fifty years later and the last survivor from the original Hellboy discovery team, Hellboy's beloved Dr. Bruttenholm, (aka "Broom"), is telling Hellboy about a tragic and doomed expedition to the Arctic in search of some ancient, mystic artifacts. At that point everything hits the fan and we're off to the races. NO SPOILERS, but we have vampire frogs, a creepy mansion on a dead lake, a creepy family, tentacles, curses, an evil villain set on world domination, and a vaguely Lovecraftian feel that works well enough for this opening frame. On top of that we are introduced to Abe Sapien and Liz Sherman and the BPRD, and we get a little more on Hellboy's Nazi occultist backstory, so this really does set many of the pieces in motion for the entire continuing Hellboy saga. And beside all that, it's just smart, fast-paced, fun.

This mini-series introduced Hellboy to the world and it is the place to start if you are new to Hellboy, and a great memory piece for those who have followed Hellboy's adventures and elaborate story ever since. Note that in Issue #1 the character is just getting up to speed; he isn't the tough talking, wise cracking, engagingly conflicted and yet witty guy we've come to know. This Hellboy starts out as a more traditional general purpose hero. (Issue #1 wasn't even written by Mignola.) That said, by the end of the series we have been introduced to many major characters and we begin to see the outlines of the Hellboy to come.

What is there, right from the beginning, is Mignola's gorgeous art. Heavy black lines, a few detailed background scene setting pages, many spare but atmospheric panels, sometimes just a suggestion of action - this work was often impressionistic but was never confusing or unclear. The Hellboy look is unique and compelling.

I was curious about how comics would appear as downloads. I downloaded these four issues to a Kindle Fire and they worked fine. An entire page comes up on the screen. You can read it, but the print is very small. You can double tap the first panel on a page and then cycle through each panel from the page, with each panel being the size of the screen. Once you go through the four to six panels the next thing up is the next full page. You follow the same procedure there. This is a little cumbersome, but it's a price I'm willing to pay to read this full mini-series for free.

So, bottom line, this is an excellent and accessible Hellboy and a good deal. If you've ever wondered about this character, or if you'd like to take a trip down memory lane, this is a great find.

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Bec T

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Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2017

Okay, so this one starts picking up. There's some repeated information, but that's understandable even for such a short read. I look forward to finishing the four part series.

Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2022

This is beautifully illustrated and written. Reminds me of the film, in a very off the cuff way. Very cool.

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2020

I have to start with the art style, it's unique, colorful, and really gives a combination of noir and graphic novel. I love it so much! Although the story is on the short side "it just works" because you can't help but want more of the escalating story.

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2020

It Was A Lot Of Fun To Read It’s Awesome That I Can Read All Four Issues Well Time To Read Issue 3

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2019

This was a good continuation from the first and introduces Abe and Liz. I wish these were in one big omnibus rather than broken up.