Hellboy Comics - Good Stories End
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- It’s here! Was it worth the wait? We sure hope so! We take an exhaustive look at Ryan’s favorite comic book, Hellboy, and why ending the series is what makes it one of the best comic books. We go over everything up to and including Hellboy in Hell, so know that going in if you have not read the series. BUT, knowing what happens isn’t the end-all. It’s the journey sometimes. Also, I LOVE THE GOON! IT WAS JUST A PROP!
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"good stories end"
i really love this line, a good story deserve an end, and in order to make a good story it must end
That's a good point "Good stories ends", that's why i'm always reluctant to start comics that seem to never end like marvel and dc.
Billi L'avventuriero
The fact that they never end is the smsllest problem in my opinion.
I think it's even worse that there already are about a million comics you have to read/buy to be up to date ... :D
Good comics that end from DC is Red Robin and the Robin series. That's some really good stuff.
It's why I eventually stopped reading monthly issues and instead took to graphic novels. Even with characters designed to go on forever, like batman, these graphic novels at least tend to be focused on one specific story or ark. So while yes there's stories that come later, at least I'm getting to read a story with a beginning, middle, and end.
Hellboy is an adventure you can finish.
Welcome to my world. That and all the progressive thuggery that they are both pushing.
When I finish "Hellboy in Hell" I felt weird, but not in a bad way but the opposite. I didn't want Hellboy end like that but at the same time I totally understood why he must end the way he did because of the good of the story.
For years I saw "Mr. Boy" fighting against his own kind for the good of humanity, he deserves somekind of retribution for his efforts, suffering and loyalty and in his adventures we saw glintches or prophecies that warn us the thing was not going to end well for the big red guy.
I think the end was perfect because you really feel bad about Hellboy destiny.
Don't worry, he is alive again.
@@RJ-xh4xb how?
And where did you get that information?
@@louisekenway3455 the new comics, Hellboy and B.R.P.D., I'm still in the first Hell on Earth comics so I can't say much about it.
😥
B.P.R.D has a slightly more upbeat ending
"Incidentally, you guys have ruined us. We're getting out of comics and going into show biz." - Stan Lee. SAVAGE.
I remembered that it was said to Todd Mcfarlend too lol
I constantly tell people who read comics to give hellboy a chance, for that exact point you made in the beginning. It has an ending. Granted, there are 2 graphic novels after the "end", but those end too, in a more so Stephen King sort of fashion. To be able to read and understand the scope of a character in a series, from beginning to end, without dragging it on with endless side stories, reincarnations, re-adaptations and story arcs, you can really connect with the main character and remember almost every detail of his life shown to you from start to finish.
wym Stephen King sort of fashion?
Yes
You get Hellboy as well as anyone on this planet. You get all the reasons why I love Hellboy; and what others, director who will remain unmentioned, completely miss. Hellboy is the ultimate anti-hero underdog. You can't get more anti-hero underdog than the half human offspring of a duke of hell.
Except he's not a antihero, he really is a hero, demon or not, all thanks to his real father Broom
He's not an anti hero, he's a demon, but so what? He's a cool guy, a reading made by a Brazilian is perfect: "There are a lot of people saying that he is a herald of the end of the world, but he is don't give a damn about that"
If you have to destroy a world. The best you can do is destroy a bad one
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At the beginning I was like "oh man cringey humor..." but then it kept going and going and I was dying laughing by the time you actually started your commentary haha
I got introduced to Hellboy through the Ron Perlman movies (I fell so in love with it that I dressed as Hellboy for Halloween for multiple years) and I recently started getting the “library editions” (I’m only on volume 3 rn) but I absolutely love it so far
Probably one of the most underrated channels on UA-cam. Love your guy's content and always keen to see more
This and ImperiusRex, show em some love👌🏾
A line from Margaret Thatcher comes to mind.
"We shall go on and on and on..."
I never liked Margaret Thatcher.
Funny that, bringing up Margaret Thatcher in regards to a character named *Hell* Boy
@umjammerlammy9993 so in the words of frankie boyle "we can hand her to satan personally"
The reason I loved Hellboy so much was because right when I read the first few comics, it was clear that the whole point of the story was that the world was going to end one way or another.
Good comment.
I also think that Hellboy is one of my favorites. I couldn't decide between Hellboy, Sandman and Lucifer. And they also end. The stories have impacted and have left a mark on what I expect and what I think a story could be.
godman you guys really stepped up on the production this time nice work
The very first time I read The Magician and the Snake I cried SO much... watching the recapitulation in here just brought tears to me again...
Mission accomplished.
The 4 arms suggest it is Kali the destroyer. Shiva's lover. She goes on a rampage to destroy the world and Shiva stops her by pretending to have been killed by her rage. He plays dead with a little smile/smirk on his face, knowing he bested her by understanding how do handle her emotional outrage with love and humor.
OMG this video was amazing! plz make another one. also I subscribed!
Thank you for watching and subscribing!
no problem! :)
Pretty good summation of one of my favorite comics ever. Hellboy is such a perfect blend of obscure folklore, a dark gothic atmosphere, pulpy comic book action and deep, human tragedy, with a beautiful, almost mythical overall story arc that is so tragic yet satisfying to follow to its inevitable conclusion.
Mignola has an amazing writing style, he encapsulates the reality of personalities, yet builds it all up with unique beautiful artwork and mythos, Hellboy is one of the few comic characters I have an almost spiritual connection with, it's a dream like book, yet has such an honest feel, the story can be picked up at any point in the series and still feel satisfying, that is one of the many reasons I find Hellboy to be a true hero and will go down as an incredibly timeless story and character, Mike is also a super chill dude and I'm really glad to have met him, great video, I'm glad other people can have these long length enjoyments of comic characters, especially Hellboy, good stuff man!!!
It's B.S that this only got 65k views. You deserved a god damn million at the LEAST! Good job
The fact that it even has 65 thousand is amazing to be honest. Thanks for the awesome words!
These are the kind of stories that I aspire to write. This video really helped me understand that stories can be better if they didn’t feel the need to repeat itself. It can work, but that all depends on what comes naturally to the writer. Thank you for making this; it was thanks to this that I picked up Hellboy!!!
Question:
How Good is the Story?
How Well is it paced?
Most People:
It's pretty good, well paced and stuff.
Me(an intellectual):
Yes.
I'm staking my claim on this statement; Hellboy is the Breaking Bad of comics. It is such a fantastic piece of storytelling, that it had to end where it did.
Breaking Bad is an amazing show. I was shocked to see it end. But looking back, yeah, I'm glad it did. Imagine if it were to continue on for 3-4 more seasons. You'd have a show that had an amazing first half seasons, but a lackluster last half. But since it ended at 5 seasons, you have overall an amazing show.
Hellboy would've been the same. It would've started out amazing, but for all we know would still be going. And yeah, it might be good, but would've been starting to drag, admittedly.
But it ended. And it ended gloriously.
Hellboy in Hell is one of my favourite if not favourite comic book of all time. Hellboy introduced me to the awosemness of indie comics and as a kid who mostly read Marvel and Zagor and Dylan Dog (italian comics popular in my country) It also made me want to make comics which is something I want to do to this day. Anyway to make it short Hellboy blew my dumb baby brain, Mignola is up there with Moebius among my favourite artists and made me love this beautiful art form.
I know Dylan Dog, but not Zagor. Mignola actually did a cover for a trade collection of Dylan Dog here in the states. Unfortunately I've not read any Dylan Dog yet, but I do love Dellamorte Dellamore which I believe is heavily inspired by Dylan Dog? Thanks for watching.
Yeah Dellamorte Dellamore was meant to be a Dylan Dog movie but they couldn't get the rights. If you like Hellboy you will probably enjoy Dylan Dog. Zagor is more of a pulp comic book about this guy who was respected by Native Americans and fought outlaw cowboys, monsters, wizards. It's alright.
What did you think of the actual Dylan Dog movie, starring one the seven best on-screen Supermen, Brandon Routh?
I thought it was ok, but i've no knowledge of the source material.
OK If you saw that movie without knowing anything about Dylan Dog you will enjoy it. I even think Brandon Routh could be a great Dylan Dog but the movie does that thing where the protagonist is someone who is special by making him the protector of sorts of the normal and the paranormal while in the comics he isn't special except the fact that he bones a girl in every comic. He is just a paranormal investigator who is damaged beyond repair but is strong enough to hold himself together. The movie is fun but like the Hellboy movies he makes things more complicated than the comics for no reason.
Thank you so much for the recommendation. I'm not a super big comic guy but I had to check it out. It turned out that Hellboy was everything I ever wanted in a series. I watched this some months back and today I finished Hellboy in Hell. Still digesting it, but the series cemented itself as one of my favorite pieces of media, period. And now it has me wanting to read B.P.R.D. and all sorts of other stuff too. Thanks for the conversion
Beautiful comment.
Hellboy is my favorite piece of media, and all of its spin offs ive read are surprisingly consistent in quality even when mignola himself is barely involved in some
"I Hate those Comics. They never get the eyes right." Hellboy 2004
Im six minuets in and i cant agree more with you. I grew up reading comics. I love comics but holy shit the stories dont carry any weight for me. Oh no this character died? Who cares? Look at what there doing with wolverine currently. I havnt picked up a single issue of that shit. I dont care how hell come back because we all know he will. Whatever. I have read very little of hellboy but just knowing thay they end and there are real consequences to the stories already tell me its better them the endless stories dc and marvel are going to have to churn out till the end of time
One of the reasons why I've stopped doing american comics and started doing manga.
What always kept me away from comics was this parallel universe reboot shit. I want to know *the* story of a character, not 50 versions of it.
As someone who just got through the main hellboy comics I love this video
Not my proudest fap
You earned that sub
One of my favorite Hellboy comic book moments was in a short piece that focused on a black metal band that wished to summon a demon while playing a show.
Is there a better way to wake up than by finding out there is new video of a channel that doesnt upload often??? There is is finding that the content is 47 minutes long!!
Was really concerned about the length. Happy to see people are excited about it!
"this video probably won't get many views anyway"
*37k views*
Just went and read all the comics because of this video. Best decision ive ever made. Thank you so much for sharing this world with me
Love the humor and production in this, good job guys!
So glad this video finally came to be, looking forward to more hellboy universe content. You introduced me to hellboy years ago in Culver City and I am still so grateful, this series still sits on my shelf as my most prized comics I own to this day!
Thanks for watching dude! More to come.
The first 5-7 issues of Hellboy in Hell were beautiful, I find it kind of sad that the last few issues felt rushed. I knew he'd eventually return to earth (based on Liz's vision in the final arc of BPRD: Plague of Frigs), but I wish he could have put out 3-5 more issues in Hell to flesh it out
I just finished reading the main omnibus for Hellboy, it really hit hard. I was sad at the end of Hellboy in Hell, but it’s true that everything has to end at SOME point. That being said, I’m excited to read more Hellboy stories, and even the B.P.R.D. Issues as well!
Im currently going through bprd, its really good, also I love all the short and side stories from hellboy ive read
An hour well spent :) Great work!
This is such a good video!! I’m gonna share this around for sure
I'm a little late to the party here but I just saw this video and, wow, just wow!
I've always been a big fan of Hell-boy as a comic/character/ and film series, and this video was an awesome in-depth analysis and overview of his journey.
You did a great job!
(side-note)
my only critique would be the pacing of the skit at the beginning, it was a great idea and I loved it,
but I think tighter editing would have helped it land better. great job though! keep up the good work!
It feels like you valued the unique story telling of Hellboy more than other, traditional comics due to the amount of life and independence it had. Its story isnt driven by the artist. Rather, Hellboy drove the story as if he himself were real and we, the readers, came along for the ride. That's pretty cool.
Also, holy shit this was a 1 year long video?
That's the gist of it. Im glad my rambling made some sense! Were being dramatic about it taking a year but yeah it's easily the hardest thing we've done. Both in terms of technical stuff and just sheer length. But also lots of life stuff too. I think it came together though.
Alpha Rookie i thoroughly enjoyed the content
This just popped into my recommendations... You've earned a sub. Keep up the good work
I’d love to see more in depth looks at comics like this from ya’ll.
Man, this video is the reasons why I bought the omnibus to read the stories for myself. I really want the plague of frogs tpb
A long form, wonderfully entertaining and informative video, your channel and content is awesome, and one of the longer videos that is worth the watch from start to finish
Because it ends is such a great thing to note. I was saying this about Indie comics the other day, I hate that some of the stories end. But like would I remember The Wicked + The Divine if it went on forever. Graphic Novels should be Like Novels plan out the story and if its time for it to end, end it.
Stan lee said “you guys ruined us we cut comics and are going into show business”
I already loved Hellboy to begin with, but this video made love him more than I already had. Fantastic video.
I'm really feeling the love here. Thanks for watching!
I’m glad to be an owner of The Corpse & the 4 complete omnibus volumes!
Can’t wait to get the rest of this series & this universe in the time coming!
I fell in love with Hellboy after I moved to Japan in 2005 and discovered a comic shop that had English TPBs. Before that I had only read manga... but Hellboy really sucked me in. Before I knew it, I had bought all the books, including all of B.P.R.D, and devoured them all. And now, thanks to watching this, I feel like going back and revisiting it (and buying some of the original toys on eBay).
Definitely make a follow-up please, I loved this!
Btw I had to sub after watching
You make really cool stuff hope to see more keep it up man!👍
Hey Alpha Rookie, I watched this video a couple months ago and decided to finally check out Hellboy. I devoured every trade in about a month and I can honestly say that it is my favorite comic book of all time! So thanks for sharing! I re-watched this video and found that I pretty much agree with all of your points and I think you summed up really well the things that make Hellboy so special. Anyway, I'm about to start diving into BPRD and I think it would be really cool if you made a similar video to this one for the BPRD. I'd love to see it! Thanks again for the great recommendation and insights!
Being a lowly 14 year old, I have a lot of time on my hands. No shut up. I mean A LOT, A LOT. Due to this, and also my love of comics, I eventually read all of Mike Mignola's hellboy universe comics. From the original Hellboy: Seed of Destruction to B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know. ALL OF IT. It took more than 6 months to get caught up and I regret none of it. The amount of lore and connections is perfectly balanced with the amount of character development and depth, something rare with Marvel and DC. Sometimes even being spectacularly intertwined and reliant on the other aspect: * cough * Abe Sapien * cough *. Definitely the best comic series I have ever read.
If you're only 14 and you've read all this stuff you're ahead of the game.
Alpha Rookie Thanks. Love your channel! After watching today's video upload all I want is for you to rank all the Mignaloverse comic series.
Isn't it Mignola?
I grew up with the movies but i already loved the concept of hellboy. Being 18 and a fan of marvel and dc , im ashamed that i havent read any the hellboy series
damn I wish I was well resolved as you are when I was 14
I'd love to see an episode talking more about the B.P.R.D members
Hey, so know I’m about 5 year late but …
1. I absolutely love the effort you put into making this with skits etc. it’s all time consuming and exhausting but made the video really enjoyable to watch.
2. One of my first Comics that I truly fell in love with was Sandman and it also ends. It’s a wonderful story that hit really close to my heart and this video single handedly convinced me yeah I love old monster movies and X Files monster of the week episodes I should definitely read this. So I Just bought every library edition. So thank you.
(Also special shout out to Harrow County another great comic that also ends and it’s a better experience and story for it.)
Anyways thank you.
That's just awesome. I hope you enjoy the libraries! I also love Sandman! -R
I just bought all of the Hellboy Omnibuses and I'm so excited to read them!
yeah, the movies are not bad... but the comic is superior... in my opinion.
Going to do a short followup video with my thoughts on the movies. Short version: I agree. I like the movies a lot, but they're not the comics and the comics are more important pieces of art than the movies.
hey¡ Alpha Rookie, nice video ... but do you have some video about "PLANETARY" by warren ellis , and john cassidy...? at least for me , planetary is as good as hellboy's comics....
Planetary is another series that I go back to again and again. And I wish there was more of it, but I realize that one of the reasons it's so satisfying is that… well, "good stories end".
what a great video, loved it. I'd love to see more like covering the BPRD series.
I subscribed as soon as I'd seen the intro, this is ingenious.
Hey, I used to go to the comic book store at the beginning of the video when I was a kid! Right before Covid they moved to a new location in Long Beach. They’re called pulp fiction if anybody wants to check them out.
This long form essay was incredibly well done. This channel should be blowing up with this kind of content. Thank you.
Omg thank you so much, I’ve been waiting for u to make this as soon as u said u were a fan of hellboy. This is great because hardly anyone talks about these books on UA-cam
Hell boy was one of the best comics. Period...i just realized.....dmcs nero kinda has the whole demon arm and revolver thing.....do you think capcom took inspiration from hellboy for nero? Cause it might be just coincidence.
You'd probably need to read into mythology of Nero the real life person and see where the inspirations come from. Not enough of an expert.
The intro to this is literally why i avoid comic shops and dungeons and dragons
One of the best Hellboy videos out there
We need that BPRD video you guys, like it needs to exist in the internet for the whole world to see and learn about the amazing story it is. (Also, stop drinking Corona it’s terrible and this is coming from an actual Mexican)
Loving the video so far. Will continue tomorrow. I promise 😉
Hellboy is my favorite comic by far, and this video really helped articulate my views on why hellboy is the best. You earned this subscriber 👌🏼
Just subscribed! Please make a BPRD video!!!
Just read all of hellboy before watching this,love your video!
favorite comic: The Sandman by Neil Gaiman
whats your favorite comic?
bonus points: why?
The invincible
Great video, dammit. Love it sooo much.
This was a great video! Thank you for the deep dive into Hellboy from the context of the narrative :)
That intro was great
B.P.R.D. Is my number 1. Loved the video. Keep ‘em coming.
Love everything abt this...but as someone who drinks, taking a small sip of bear feels like a cop-out
Any man that can sip a bear is a badass. Now a beer, I can understand.
This made me subscribe i love this
What a touching video. Thank you very much.
please do bprd
"Youre not suppose to be behind the counter.....Y-youre not suppose to be behind the counter...." Okay..Im watching this.
This was a great video. Thank you.
Good job! That was really great!
"You're not supposed to be behind the counter!"
A problem that I do have with most Western comics is the fact that there is no ending to nearly all of the characters, namely DC and Marvel. I mean before we even get an ending to one character in one universe, then get rebooted into more universes or the universe in question gets rebooted. But that's also partly in their favor, you can pick up any series that still have stories that begin and end. It's more about the said characters having a situation. Though it also could be the reason why none of the good TV shows ever get a proper ending.
48 minutes of video and what stuck with me most was the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Theme Remix in the background ... :P
Image and Darkhorse are my favorite comic brands
I just got finished reading Hellboy (including Hellboy in Hell), the majority of the BPRD books, and Abe Sapien's side adventures during Hell on Earth. I don't think The Devil You Know/ Ragna Rok caught me in the same way as the ending of the initial Hellboy run. I was actually reduced to weeping as they revealed King Arthur and the noble dead preparing for their last charge, and Hellboy's death was fast and perfect.
This needs way more views i think this video was really good thank you for this.
This is the exact reason why manga are more popular than comics in the west
6:40 Welllllllll.... I don't agree. The Orgiinal Twilight Zone will always be amazing. Star Trek II is still among the best of the Trek films regardless of Star Trek INto Darkness, Tom Baker's run as The Doctor is always going to be fantastic to go through no matter how much they butcher the show's legacy in NuWho. The original ALIEN will always be the best in the series no matter how many luke-warm turds they fart out onto streaming platforms.... A quality piece of work is always quality, no matter what comes before or after it. However, the series should have ended with Alien 3, that much is certain.
15:36 Whoever is behind the camera SHUT UP. I want to hear what he has to say, damnit!
I'm pretty sure it's "HECK-AH-TEE," but when I was reading Hellboy back in the day I always pronounced it "HEH-KATE."
I never read any of the Hellboy comics that weren't drawn by Mike Mignola. It's one of those creations I had no interest in when the creator was not involved with it in their original manner (aka if they started out writing/drawing it). He is also one of those artists that I did not like what their style later turned into. Strangely enough, I always prefer the "mid career" style of artists like this, the list including Frank Miller (Sin City era), Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon #12-58 era), and Wake the Devil/Conqueror Worm era for Mike. Don't fully dig the Hellboy in Hell style. It seems....lazy. But that's the same way I feel about the other's later styles too.
I got into Hellboy shortly after Berserk creator Kentaro Miura passed away when I heard that "Hellboy is America's Berserk," I was interested, but not sold. Later on, I was looking for a completed comic, and what do you know, Hellboy.
I'm really happy I did, and I'm grateful this story isn't going on until the end of time.
I understand the business aspect of continuing characters and stories forever, but from an artistic and storytelling perspective, it's completely downside up.
Hey this video actually kinda helped me quit drinking so thank you
Congrats I guess.
Dammit. Now I have to finish the Hellboy comics to just finish this amazing video
Finally a random recommendation on my page that was actually something I enjoyed. Hellboy is such a fantastic anti-anti hero. I’m also thankful there is a definite ending. So refreshing in a world of reboots and reimaginings. Subscribed.
Just read the wild hunt. Probably my favorite hellboy comic I've read yet. Other then hellboy in hell
My favorite comic is MY favorite. Probably for all the wrong reasons. Like who I was when I first bought it. What I expected from it. I remember sharing my excitement with my friends, one who clerked the local comic shop, and they didn't enjoy it half as much as I did.
So why do ya wanna even know?
I love BPRD even more than Hellboy (but as a retrospectively inevitable and beautiful evolution of the Hellboy story).
I like your analysis.
Also, it was just nice to go on this tour of the stories.
Thank you alpha rookie for this video and I know this final series of hellboy will lay the definition of a loved character to rest or in my soul I feel it will and I hope that you enjoy the series coming as much as I enjoy your videos and enjoy hellboy I may not have as much knowledge of it as most but I know it is a comic series worth your time and effort to enjoy and I know you guys know that two
Holy shit. A few years ago back when I was in high school I was at the comic store where Ryan works and was starting to read Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing. I asked him his opinion on it, he said it was one of his favorites but not his number one and so of course I asked what his favorite series was. He told me it was Hellboy which was a series of been thinking of reading for a while at that point. So I got Seed of Destruction and ever since it’s been one of my favorite series and has had a great inspiration on my art. Thanks Ryan!
-Riley from Culver City
Thanks for the kind words. Glad we can help others discover cool stuff.