I picked up the comics that the Hellboy movie was based on. I’m happy to report the comic books are good stuff. Mignola’s work on Hellboy has the same spirit that Jack Kirby maintained in the bulk of his work. If you don’t know who Kirby is, you will just have to trust me.

Thankfully the movie does uphold the vision of the comic book. While it is not a direct translation (and that would be hard), it is very faithful to the important plot points of the comic. Dark Horse Comics has five books collecting the comic Hellboy. I’ve only read the first two volumes are were the movie gets most of it’s inspiration. Seed of Destruction and Wake the Devil which are available to buy at your local comic book store. I would highly recommend anyone who liked the movie and hasn’t read the original comics to pick these up.