Examiner.com: The universe created around the character Hellboy is vast tapestry of real-world folklore and mythology seamlessly blended with supernatural mystery and noir detective fiction. Created by legendary writer/artist Mike Mignola and published by Dark Horse Comics, Hellboy is a comic genre unto itself. Throughout his publication history, Hellboy has been thrust into epic battles and esoteric mysteries from interpretations of traditional folklores from almost every continent on the planet.

 Hellboy, himself, is steeped in mythological lore while at the same time creating an entirely new tradition of stories. In a joint venture between World War II Nazi occultists and the mad monk Rasputin, an infant Hellboy is summoned to earth from an unknown, hellish realm.

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I have been a fan of Hellboy for years and years. He’s such a great character; so stubborn, smart and sarcastic. The books are chock full of cool supernatural and occult stuff. And Mike Mignola is such a great writer, I would love to read more of his work. If you haven’t read Hellboy, I strongly suggest you go out and grab a couple books. I promise you will get hooked!

Do you read Hellboy?