HELLBOY IN THE CHAPEL OF MOLOCH ONE SHOT
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My favorite Hellboy trade so far is “The Chained Coffin and Other Stories”. I think Mignola is the master of the one-shot story. He handles myth so well, and does an excellent job of making it feel contemporary, even though he’s writing about the mid-twentieth century adventures involving myths that date back to the beginnings of written storytelling.
That said, I didn’t like this issue. The art felt…rusty. And the story was predictable, and not very fun or creepy. I just don’t think it holds up to the best Hellboy stories, or even the recent “Crooked Man” storyline. I’m hoping Mignola writes another Hellboy story soon, so I can go back to praising what a genius he is.
Art: 1 - Poor
Phoned in mignola pages are still better than 99 percent of whatever else is out there. i personally enjoyed the shit outta this. Was it his best? no, not at all but that’s a damn high watermark to hit.
And you can still praise mignola for being a genius. after all it’s not like a medicore issue cancels out all of his previous work.
Wow. I thought this was excellent on every level.