Bosco685 Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 I really wish Hellboy books were consecutively numbered. You mean all the little series that pop up all over the place? I guess Mignola likes to do short stories, and plugged them in where he could. I really wish the old hellboy.com site would put the content back up that clearly showed each appearance, and outlined the details of the story. I guess the web designer was getting burned out maintaining the site, so he turned it over to someone else and pulled all his content down. That wasn't helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lebowski Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 I really wish Hellboy books were consecutively numbered. You mean all the little series that pop up all over the place? Yes. All the miniseries could have been handled as story arcs under a single Hellboy moniker. For anyone trying to figure out what order to read them, they are forced to go with the trades. I defy you to tell me what order to read the floppies in without looking it up. Also, on the secondary market aspect, if it were a single ongoing, I think there's an argument there for the back issues being worth more than they currently are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanfingh Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Also, on the secondary market aspect, if it were a single ongoing, I think there's an argument there for the back issues being worth more than they currently are. I absolutely believe this to be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 I have to admit, it is a continuity killer. Without the old pages of Hellboy.com, I didn't know if "Seed of Destruction" or "Wolves of Saint August" occurred first when it came to story sequence. It's all most as bad as all those Goon 1st appearances/previews/tag - you're it issues and figuring out which is which. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lebowski Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 I have to admit, it is a continuity killer. Without the old pages of Hellboy.com, I didn't know if "Seed of Destruction" or "Wolves of Saint August" occurred first when it came to story sequence. It's all most as bad as all those Goon 1st appearances/previews/tag - you're it issues and figuring out which is which. Terrible analogy. And painfully transparent in its intent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lebowski Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 AND, FER CHRISSAKES, IT'S "ALMOST" NOT "ALL MOST!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bosco685 Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 Terrible analogy. And painfully transparent in its intent. It really is a pain in the butt to figure it out what issues are considered first appearance versus preview material with The Goon. But of course, having Avatar Illustrated 98, Dreamwalker 0 and Goon 1 Avatar fixes all those concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lebowski Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Terrible analogy. And painfully transparent in its intent. It really is a pain in the butt to figure it out what issues are considered first appearance versus preview material with The Goon. But of course, having Avatar Illustrated 98, Dreamwalker 0 and Goon 1 Avatar fixes all those concerns. Here's Lebowski's judgment: Avatar Illustrated '98 - First Goon preview/ad DreamWalker #0 - First Goon appearance Avatar Goon #1 - First Goon in his own series Sorta like Hellboy, Mr. "I'm pretending to be frightened by Goon books to get under T.J.'s skin when in reality my precious Hellboy comes from the same cluttered and confusing background." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 Sorta like Hellboy, Mr. "I'm pretending to be frightened by Goon books to get under T.J.'s skin when in reality my precious Hellboy comes from the same cluttered and confusing background." I still ya, baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lebowski Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Sorta like Hellboy, Mr. "I'm pretending to be frightened by Goon books to get under T.J.'s skin when in reality my precious Hellboy comes from the same cluttered and confusing background." I still ya, baby. You still what me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 Sorta like Hellboy, Mr. "I'm pretending to be frightened by Goon books to get under T.J.'s skin when in reality my precious Hellboy comes from the same cluttered and confusing background." I still ya, baby. You still what me? Dang smilies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanfingh Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Get a room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AGGIEZ Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Awesome stuff Nick! You've inspired me to do something similar for my 2 boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 Awesome stuff Nick! You've inspired me to do something similar for my 2 boys. Thanks Charlie! It was definitely a work of love tracking down all these books in 9.8, and especially the Dark Horse Presents books that had some horrible paper quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanfingh Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Awesome stuff Nick! You've inspired me to do something similar for my 2 boys. Thanks Charlie! It was definitely a work of love tracking down all these books in 9.8, and especially the Dark Horse Presents books that had some horrible paper quality. QFT. I looked at a half dozen of each of the Hellboy DHPs two weekends ago from a typically very good warehouse-type source of books. They all were wrecked. On a better note, my DHP 29 is coming back 9.8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 On a better note, my DHP 29 is coming back 9.8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanfingh Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 On a better note, my DHP 29 is coming back 9.8. Thanks, Nick. Every one I get is dragging me closer to wanting to get either 1-51 or *gasp* 1-100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatOneGuy Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Dude...Is it too late to be adopted??? Those are some sweet books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
