A good collection, but not the best, and not a good place for someone new to the series to start. It was revised in the wake of 9/11, and there is far less humor, and far more murk in the stories as a result. It's still good, and wonderful to look at, and has entertaining and insightful extra bits of commentary and story. But it's not as good as the previous collections have been. ( )

The final Hellboy volume is the weakest of them, so far. It is split into two longer stories. In the first, Hellboy has some submarine work to do, as a seawitch tries to get some mermaids to given him a direct infusion of iron via his cranium.

The second takes him to Africa to deal with a witch doctor.

A little more is seen about his background, as well.

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Felt less cohesive than previous collections. Still, a great character and incomparable artwork and coloring. ( )

Yay Hellboy! Hellblazer challenges my sense of right and wrong. Hellboy makes me cheer and laugh as he beats up supernatural villains. Great escapism with gorgeous (as always) artwork. ( )