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Review: ‘Hellboy In Hell’ #2
Dark Horse Comics dropped one of their most anticipated titles prior to the New Year, Hellboy In Hell, bringing their most infamous characters back from the grave…sort of. Issue #1 caught us up on events surrounding Hellboy’s demise. This issue takes a different route as it focuses is on hell itself, its denizens, and its prime city but most importantly Hellboy’s true origin.
WRITTEN BY: Mike Mignola
ART BY: Mike Mignola
PUBLISHER: Dark Horse Comics
PRICE: 2.99
RELEASE DATE: January 2nd, 2013
Hellboy is in for one hell of a ride, literally, as he is taken to the main city and former seat of his father’s throne; Pandemonium. As this book progresses we are reminded of the role Hellboy was designed to take in hell, as the rightful King. Throughout both “B.P.R.D.” and “Hellboy” there have been continuous references to Hellboy’s past. Hellboy is under constant pressure to take up his father’s mantel and though he continues to refuse to do so it seems to me only a matter of time before our hero becomes a villain.
Mike Mignola has an amazing writing style; his dialogue has a philosophical air to it, continuously delivering a sense of foreboding. What I like most about his writing are his references to classic literature like Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” in the first issue and to William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” in this one. This gives the story an epic grandeur, in turn giving me the tingles.
Where Mignola’s writing is intricate and delicate, his artistic style is anything but. Very rough look which Mignola is famous for, giving the art at first glance an unfinished look but on close inspection, it is obvious that every pump in the line or overly shaded area is intended to be exactly that way. Mignola puts great amount of effort and detail into his work to give it such a rough elegance. Many other artists for “B.P.R.D.” use a similar style but no one can imitate this man’s masterful rustic precision.
Dave Stewart also plays his part to a “T” as this book would lack a lot of its life without his colouring. Stewart uses darker tones for the bulk of the art but when it comes to the fire, monsters, and other hellish elements his use of bright reds, yellows, and oranges are a not so subtle.
This book is already turning heads and its only on its second issue, the story will no doubt increase in pace and scope as we journey alongside Hellboy through Hell.
4.5/5 Skulls
Reviewed by – GreenBastard
Comics
‘You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive’ – IDW Dark’s Next Horror Comic Will Make You Question Reality
Five friends. Four houses. One perfect life. Bloody Disgusting is excited to exclusively announce You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive, a brand new horror comic from IDW Dark.
From Eisner-Nominated writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, and rising horror artist Heather Vaughan, You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive is described as a “paranoia-laced, socially-conscious, horror mystery that will leave you questioning reality, and reveal that this crafted world is more of a nightmare than the idealistic dream they were expecting.”
Phoebe Joplin has never questioned the world her parents built: a secluded community where she and her friends were raised to be smarter, stronger, and better than anyone else. No distractions. No dangers. No secrets. Until the night of their graduation.
When one of them dies under impossible circumstances, Phee starts to pull at the edges of her perfect life—and what she finds is something far more terrifying than she ever imagined.
Because this place isn’t a sanctuary. It’s a cage. And no one who discovers the truth ever leaves it alive.
Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing (Batman – One Bad Day: Clayface, Star Trek: The Last Starship) co-write the upcoming IDW Dark horror comic, featuring art by Heather Vaughan.
Jackson Lanzing said in a statement to Bloody Disgusting, “You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive is in many ways a spiritual successor to our last creator-owned horror, The Principles of Necromancy – a dive into the promise and consequence of playing god with the blood of innocents. But the Hivemind book this reminds me of most is Clayface: One Bad Day. This is a deeply human story with intensely raw emotions – five best friends and their five mysterious parents, tearing one another apart for the promise of some impossible glory that’s waiting just beyond their darkest actions. We’re thrilled to be bringing this story to life with our long-time partner in crime, editor Heather Antos, at IDW Dark – and we’re particularly excited to give our Clayface fans a new, brutal and emotional horror made just for them.”
Adds Collin Kelly, “We’re deconstructing a feeling that seems universal these days; our elders have a death grip on their power, without any intention of giving it up to the generations that come next. YNLTPA is about growing up with the limitless potential of the future… and realizing how much it’s a lie we’ve been fed to keep us under the yoke of the past. Bringing this brutal experience to life is our artist and co-creator, Heather Vaughan, who brings an incredible amount of humanity to our cast. But it’s in our youthful leads that Heather’s art really shines – you are going to fall in love with these young people, even as they go through the worst experience of their lives. What we’ve all crafted together is going to be tragic, painful, but above all else, sincere – with a future so uncertain, there’s only one thing we can trust: you’ll never leave this place alive.”
“Some horror stories are about monsters in the dark. YNLTPA is about realizing the monsters raised you,” previews Senior Group Editor Heather Antos. “Working with Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly on this series has been a dream in the darkest possible way. They’ve built a story that’s layered, brutal, and deeply emotional, and every issue gives artist Heather Vaughan opportunities to push the art into places that feel both haunting and deeply personal. Some horror comics will keep you up at night…this is one that will stick with you for years to come.”
The first issue of You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive goes on sale October 14, 2026! Make sure to pre-order at your local comic shop by September to guarantee a copy.
Exclusively check out the various covers for Issue #1 down below.
IDW Publishing’s horror imprint IDW DARK features comics like A Quiet Place: Storm Warning, Smile: For the Camera, The Exorcism at 1600 Penn, Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees, The Twilight Zone, Event Horizon: Dark Descent & Event Horizon: Inferno, and more.
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