Young Hellboy: The Hidden Land by Mike Mignola / Thomas Sniekgoski / Craig Rousseau
Ever consider the childhood antics of a hellspawn? Ever consider the antics of a hellspawn groomed / raised / created to be an action-based avatar protecting humanity and the Nether Realms from all manners of diabolical forces? No? Me neither.
Luckily for comic fans, Mike Mignola considered the childhood antics of an action-based avatar hell-spawn’s childhood then took the extra time to turn it into a comic!
Mike Mignola, legendary comic writer and artist, and creator of the iconic character Hellboy, has co-scripted Young Hellboy:The Hidden Land with Thomas Sniekgoski (The Fallen) a four part miniseries glimpsing into Hellboy’s early adventures.
Young Hellboy: The Hidden Land follows the adventure of Hellboy, and his “parental guardian” Professor Bruttenholm, who find themselves stranded on a mysterious island – after their plane crashes during a flight to South American archeological dig – fending off giant creatures, escaping perilous quicksand, and encountering other 1940s adventure movie tropes!
The story moves at a quick pace with a classic action / adventure movie feel combined with clean, cartoony, 1970s Saturday morning cartoon artwork; imagine Johnny Quest meets the original King Kong on Jurassic Park. With that in mind, Young Hellboy would be a great Errol Flynn-era inspired George Lucas / Steve Spielberg joint with Guillermo del Toro directing, just putting that out into the universe….
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Not seeing Mignola’s distinct art style rendering his famous character’s signature aesthetic may seem unusual at first glance. For Young Hellboy’s classic adventure tone, Craig Rousseau‘s art is a great contribution to giving Hellboy a younger “childlike” sense while increasing the improbable action stakes!
For a fun adventure read with surprising twists, check out Young Hellboy: The Hidden Land and have your unconsidered questions answered! .
Written by Brennan, aka The Riz, aka Major Party, who holds down the fort every new comic book day aka Wednesdays at Amazing Stories.