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Hell for the holidays: Dark Horse announces ‘Hellboy in Hell: Parade of Horrors’ for December

Mike Mignola and Márk László reunite for a two-issue series that sends Hellboy to the Devil’s funeral.

Dark Horse Comics has announced Hellboy in Hell: Parade of Horrors, a new two-issue series by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and artist Márk László, with colors by Dave Stewart and letters by Clem Robins. The series launches in December and immediately follows Hellboy in Hell: Nothing But Blood, which kicks off in October.

The series reunites Mignola with László, who previously worked with the creator on Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: Time is a River.

“I hadn’t planned to return to Hellboy’s HELL — I certainly didn’t think I’d ever let anyone else in there. But I love Márk’s work, and when we met he said he wanted to do a story set there. Well, how could I say no?” Mignola said. “Fortunately, there were a couple big holes between the chapters I’d drawn and I thought Márk would have fun with those two dead soldiers we meet in ‘The Three Gold Whips’ — and he did! I only gave him a rough outline for a story, and he took it from there. And as things took shape, we found a place to introduce a bit more of the history of the place. Every time I think we are done with this thing it seems we find there are just a few more bits and pieces to explore, which I guess is a good thing.”

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John Arcudi, Mark Buckingham + Dave Stewart will bring Kull back to comics next year

Titan Comics revealed the creative team for the new title at San Diego Comic-Con last week.

Sometimes Comic-Con news can slip through the cracks amidst the huge wave of announcements that are made during the week. But hey, that’s what follow-up press releases are for. Case in point — at their panel last Saturday, Titan Comics announced the creative team for their upcoming Kull reboot.

Writer John Arcudi, artist Mark Buckingham and colorist Dave Stewart will bring the King of Atlantis back to comics in “early” 2027. Titan also shared a look at some art by Buckingham:

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James Harren unleashes ‘The Demon’ in DC’s latest Next Level series

Jason Blood wrestles with the Demon Etrigan bound to his soul as Hell’s monsters feast on humanity in the shadows.

And here’s another Next Level series that joins DC’s growing line: Ultramega creator James Harren will give us all hell in The Demon, which he will both write and draw. He’ll be joined by colorist Dave Stewart and letterer Clayton Cowles.

It joins other recent Next Level launches like Batwoman, Lobo, Deathstroke: The Terminator, The Fury of Firestorm and Jonah Hex and the Shadow of Death, which I just finished posting about.

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Mike Mignola returns to ‘Hellboy in Hell’ with artist Cyrille Pomès

The two-issue miniseries begins in October and revisits the period following Satan’s death in the underworld.

Dark Horse Comics has announced Hellboy in Hell: Nothing But Blood, a two-issue miniseries from Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and French artist Cyrille Pomès, with colors by longtime Mignola collaborator Dave Stewart. The series marks Pomès’ debut in the Hellboy Universe.

The story is set after the death of Satan and the fall of Pandemonium, as chronicled in Hellboy in Hell #8, with Hellboy intervening when he sees a young woman being chased by winged beasts amid a demonic uprising.

“Yes, I too thought Hellboy in Hell was a closed book—But a while back I discovered the work of Cyrille Pomés and instantly fell in love with it,” Mignola said. “We actually met and when he said he’d like to do a Hellboy story, well, how could I say no to that? I still had half an idea for a Hell story rattling around in my head and invited him to flesh that out, so now what you have is a true collaboration on the story and his absolutely wonderful art and storytelling. I’m so happy to introduce this guy to the American comic book audience.”

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Mike Mignola wins Bram Stoker Award for ‘Bowling With Corpses and Other Strange Tales From Lands Unknown’

The Hellboy creator’s Dark Horse graphic novel beat out four other nominees at the Horror Writers Association’s annual gala in Pittsburgh.

Mike Mignola’s first project in his shared universe with Ben Stenbeck has won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel. Bowling With Corpses and Other Strange Tales From Lands Unknown, which was published by Dark Horse in January of 2025, took home the award Saturday night at StokerCon in Pittsburgh.

“It all started with an Italian Folktale about a boy who goes bowling with corpses,” Mignola said about the story back when it was announced. “I fell in love with the story as soon as I discovered it but I wanted to play fast and loose when adapting it, so I created a whole new world. Not TOO different than our world a few centuries ago, but with a lot more gods and monsters. Once I created that world new characters and stories just started pouring out of it. There is a whole lot to play with here and I expect to be at it for a very long time.”

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Dark Horse reveals Mike Mignola’s next graphic novel, ‘Uri Tupka and the Devils,’ will arrive in November

The follow-up to ‘Uri Tupka and the Gods’ continues the character’s search for the secrets of the universe.

On the heels of the release of Uri Tupka and the Gods, Mike Mignola’s latest foray into the Lands Unknown universe he’s created with Ben Stenbeck, Dark Horse has announced that its sequel, Uri Tupka and the Devils, will arrive in November.

Mignola will once again team up with colorist Dave Stewart and letterer Clem Robins for the graphic novel, which follows Uri’s quest to discover the secret history of this “strange new shared universe.”

“Uri has found the gods but he still has questions and so he’s gone to look for the answers — in a nightmare castle full of devils!” Mignola said, “See Uri change shape, tumble through his own inner workings and take a pretty savage beating. I put the poor guy through the wringer in this one and I feel a little bad about that, but you gotta do what you gotta do, and these ‘Lands Unknown’ are not all sunshine and flowers.”

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Leonide the Vampyr returns in a miniseries by Mike Mignola + Rachele Aragno

The creators will reveal more of the young vampyr’s backstory in March.

Hellboy creator Mike Mignola is reuniting with artist Rachele Aragno for Leonide The Vampyr: The House of Yonda, a new two-part horror series launching in March from Dark Horse Comics. They’ll be joined by colorist Dave Stewart and letter Clem Robins.

The creators first introduced readers to the young vampyr Leonide in two one-shots released in 2022: Leonide The Vampyr: Miracle at the Crow’s Head and Leonide The Vampyr: A Christmas for Crows. Those initial stories followed the charming, yet terrifying, Leonide as she bewitched unsuspecting villagers while being pursued by an undead priest determined to stop her bloodthirsty schemes. The character originated from one of Aragno’s sketches posted on social media in 2021, which captured Mignola’s attention and sparked their collaboration.

“I’m madly in love with Leonide and her story,” Aragno said. “When Mike and I created her, I didn’t believe she could have such a vast world behind her, filled with stories, ancestors and a gothic castle. I could draw her for hours, guided by Mike’s words, which gives power to everything he does. These two comics will reveal a new backstory for this little vampire that will help us understand and love her even better.”

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Dark Horse announces a new original graphic novel by Mike Mignola

‘Uri Tupka and the Gods’ is the first of two graphic novels Mignola has planned as part of his ‘Lands Unknown’ universe.

Mike Mignola is expanding the Lands Unknown universe with Uri Tupka and the Gods, a new graphic novel that Dark Horse Comics will publish next year.

“This is the first of two books tracing the life of Uri Tupka, former Doctor of Theology but now heretic, on the run as he looks for the truth about the gods,” Mignola said. “See Uri barely escape one disaster after another—pirates, bandits, witches and demons, giants and monsters. There is also a talking cat and a queen of the vegetables because, of course, why wouldn’t there be?”

The OGN follows Bowling With Corpses and Other Strange Tales From Lands Unknown, and like that volume, Mignola will work with colorist Dave Stewart on the art.

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Smash Pages Q&A | Corinna Bechko on EC Comics’ ‘Blood Type’

The accomplished writer talks about writing the first-ever continuation of an EC Comics anthology short, which gets a preview this weekend on Free Comic Book Day.

The revival of EC Comics has been one of the most interesting and fun things to happen in comics this past year. Oni Press has done a tremendous job of paying tribute to the notorious publisher while also making it feel fresh and different.

Speaking of which, their revival will take another turn this summer as they debut Blood Type. Following the various anthologies Oni has released under the EC Comics banner this past year, Blood Type is the first-ever continuation of an EC Comics anthology short, “picking up the thread of how one lone vampire lost at sea will soon wash ashore on a tropical isle, where she is not the only creature with a taste for flesh and blood,” according to Oni Publisher Hunter Gorinson.

Ada, the lone vampire in question, made her debut in Epitaphs from the Abyss #3, in a story by Corinna Bechko and Jonathan Case. That story will appear in EC Comics Presents Blood Type #0, a Free Comic Book Day offering that’ll be available this Saturday. Bechko, in fact, has a store signing at Collector’s Paradise in Winnetka, California on May 3, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., signing alongside creators Rodney Barnes (Killadelphia) and Patrick Horvath (Free For All, Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees).

For the miniseries, Bechko is working with artist Andrea Sorrentino and colorist Dave Stewart to continue the story of Ada. It will kick off on June 18.

I spoke with Bechko about the new series, its historical significance, her love for the horror genre and more.

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SDCC | Mignola + Stenbeck return to the Hellboy-verse for ‘The Serpent in the Garden: Ed Grey and the Last Battle for England’

The three-issue miniseries begins in November.

With SDCC on the horizon AND it being the 30th anniversary of Hellboy, it only makes sense we’d get some news from Mike Mignola this week. And now we have, in the form of The Serpent in the Garden: Ed Grey and the Last Battle for England, a new miniseries by Mignola, artist Ben Stenbeck, colorist Dave Stewart and letterer Clem Robins.

The series stars paranormal investigator Ed Grey, who first appeared in Hellboy: Wake the Devil and went on to star in Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder. This new series finds him going up against famed sorceress Morgan Le Fay in a battle for England.

“Ed Grey feels to me like he took off like a rocket,” said Mignola. “He was my ‘regular guy’ occult detective but then just kept going. Being dismembered and stitched back together didn’t even slow him down. He became a magician and flew around doing stuff. He decided to take on some of Hellboy’s curse and everything just kept beating him and he just kept getting up, and before too long, I just felt bad for him and wanted to give him a quiet place to sit down – retire in peace. BUT he had just one more (I hope) thing to do and then not only could he retire but he could retire another of my favorite characters. Let’s hope both of them can finally relax after this one last battle for England.”

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Jeph Loeb + Tim Sale’s most beloved Batman story gets a sequel in September

Loeb will team with Eduardo Risso, Klaus Janson and more for ‘The Last Halloween.’

Prior to his death, Tim Sale was working with his frequent collaborator Jeph Loeb on a sequel to their career-defining Batman maxi-series, The Long Halloween. That sequel will continue on, according to DC, who officially announced The Last Halloween at MCM London last month.

Loeb will write the 10-issue series and will be joined by a different artist on each issue, starting with 100 Bullets artist Eduardo Risso. Klaus Janson, known for his work on books like Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Daredevil, will draw the second issue, while Mark Chiarello, the former art director for DC, will draw the third issue. They’ll be joined by letterer Richard Starkings, who worked on the original series, and colorist Dave Stewart.

“Batman The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween is Tim Sale’s parting gift to me,” Loeb said. “Tim and I had already decided to tell this last chapter following Batman: The Long Halloween Special, which will serve as the prologue to this 10-part action-packed mystery.”

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Mike Mignola + Ben Stenbeck team up for a new shared universe called ‘Lands Unknown’

‘Bowling With Corpses & Other Strange Tales From Lands Unknown’ will debut from Mignola’s new imprint at Dark Horse in December.

Dark Horse Comics today announced Bowling With Corpses & Other Strange Tales From Lands Unknown, the first publication in a new shared universe, called “Lands Unknown,” created by Mike Mignola and Ben Stenbeck.

It’ll also be the first publication to carry the name of Mignola’s new imprint at Dark Horse, Curious Objects. In recent years everyone from Stan Sakai to Brian Michael Bendis has launched an imprint with the publisher as a part of moving there — or moving back there, in Sakai’s case. So it seems only fair that the longtime Dark Horse creator, whose Hellboy is celebrating 30 years this year, would have one as well.

The release doesn’t say much more about what to expect from Curious Objects, but Mignola did share more about the Lands Unknown shared universe.

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