Hellboy: Weird Tales is a Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...

 bimonthly eight-issue comic book limited series

Limited series

A limited series is a comic book series with a set number of installments. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is determined before production and it differs from a one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues....

 that offered a variety of guest writers and artists the chance to give their own take on the Hellboy

Hellboy

Hellboy is a comic book superhero created by writer-artist Mike Mignola. The character first appeared in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 , and has since appeared in various eponymous miniseries, one-shots and intercompany crossovers...

characters created by Mike Mignola

Mike Mignola

Michael Joseph "Mike" Mignola is an American comic book artist and writer who created the comic book series Hellboy for Dark Horse Comics. He has worked for animation projects such as Atlantis: The Lost Empire and the adaptation of his one shot comic book, The Amazing Screw-On Head.-Career:Mignola...

 whilst he was in Prague

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

 working on the first Hellboy

Hellboy (film)

Hellboy is a 2004 supernatural superhero film, starring Ron Perlman, John Hurt and Selma Blair, directed by Guillermo del Toro. The film is based on the Dark Horse Comics work Hellboy: Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola. It was produced by Revolution Studios, and distributed by Columbia Pictures...

movie. The issues were published bi-monthly to alternate with a series of B.P.R.D. one-shots

B.P.R.D.: The Soul of Venice and Other Stories

B.P.R.D.: The Soul of Venice and Other Stories is the second trade paperback collection in the Dark Horse Comics B.P.R.D. series created by Mike Mignola which collects the series of four one-shot comic books written by a variety of guest writers and artists and published bi-monthly to alternate...

 and were collected in two trade paperback volumes.

Issue #1

Published February 26, 2003 cover by John Cassaday

John Cassaday

John Cassaday is an American comic book artist and writer, born in Fort Worth, Texas and currently residing in New York City. He is known for having a high level of precision and realism in his work....

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Big-Top Hellboy	Story & Art: John Cassaday John Cassaday John Cassaday is an American comic book artist and writer, born in Fort Worth, Texas and currently residing in New York City. He is known for having a high level of precision and realism in his work....
Hellboy, Sherman and Sapien go to the site of a spectral circus in Marktleuthen, Germany, 1994 that has been abducting children in revenge for its destruction at the hand of the local villagers at the turn of the century.
Sugar Coated Wire feat. Dr. Karl Ruprect Kroenen	Art: TyRuben Ellingson
The first comic book pinup by Ellingson who worked alongside Mignola as designer on the movies Blade II Blade II Blade II is a 2002 superhero vampire film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Blade. It is the sequel of the Blade film series. It was written by David S. Goyer, who also wrote the previous film... and Hellboy Hellboy (film) Hellboy is a 2004 supernatural superhero film, starring Ron Perlman, John Hurt and Selma Blair, directed by Guillermo del Toro. The film is based on the Dark Horse Comics work Hellboy: Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola. It was produced by Revolution Studios, and distributed by Columbia Pictures... .
Party Pooper	Story & Art: Andy Watson Andy Watson Andrew "Andy" Watson is a former professional footballer and current coach. During his playing career, Aberdeen-born Watson had spells at Leeds United, Hearts, Hibernian and Aberdeen. He joined the coaching staff at Hibs under Alex Miller and was persuaded by Alex McLeish, his former team mate at...
Corrigan distracts Hellboy whilst Sherman, Sapien and Roger prepare a surprise birthday party complete with pancakes but reflected in the candle Hellboy sees a demonic presence and the Crown of Destruction.
Children of the Black Mound	Story: Fabian Nicieza Fabian Nicieza Fabian Nicieza is an American comic book writer and editor who is best known for his work on Marvel titles such as X-Men, X-Force, New Warriors, Cable and Deadpool, and Thunderbolts, for all of which he helped create numerous characters.-Early life:The son of Omar and Irma Riguetti Nicieza, Fabian... Art: Stefano Raffaele Stefano Raffaele -Biography:Born in Milan, he debuted on Lazarus Ledd #4 in 1994. Starting from the following year he worked for United States comics series such as New Gods, Birds of Prey, Batman, X-Men Adventures, X-Factor, Conan the Barbarian and others. In 2000 he pencilled Arkhain, a science-fiction miniseries...
An Orthodox priest in Tbilisi Tbilisi Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936... , Georgia Georgia (country) Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of... , 1898, relates the cautionary tale of Staynivolk, which fell victim to Baba Yaga Baba Yaga Baba Yaga or Baba Roga is a haggish or witchlike character in Slavic folklore. She flies around on a giant pestle, kidnaps small children, and lives in a hut that stands on chicken legs...  in 1788 for renouncing it’s faith, to a seminary student Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili who goes on to face the Russian witch.
Doc Hollow's Grand Vibro-Destructo Machine: Episode 1	Story & Art: John Cassaday
Johnson attempts to apprehend the Crimson Hood but he uses trickery to escape.

Issue #2

Published April 23, 2003 cover by Jason Pearson

Jason Pearson

Jason Pearson is an American comic book writer/artist, known for his work on books such as Legion of Super-Heroes, The Dragon: Blood & Guts, Global Frequency, and his own creator-owned series, Body Bags....

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Lloyd McCay in Flight Risk	Story: Joe Casey Joe Casey Joe Casey is an American comic book writer. He has worked on titles such as Wildcats 3.0, Uncanny X-Men, The Intimates, Adventures of Superman, and G.I. Joe: America's Elite, among others.-Biography:... Art Steve Parkhouse Steve Parkhouse Steve Parkhouse is a writer, artist and letterer who has worked for many British comics, especially 2000 AD and Doctor Who Magazine.-Biography:...
Hellboy accompanies Lloyd McCay to Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... , U.S.A. where an attempt to regain his freestyle jet-packing altitude record leads to an encounter with giant desert bats.
Hot	Story: Randy Stradley Art Seung Kim
Hellboy and Hennessey travel to Shuzenji, Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... , 1967 to rid the Fukushima Fukushima, Fukushima is the capital city of Fukushima Prefecture in the Tōhoku Region of Japan. As of May 2011 the city has an estimated population of 290,064 and an area of 746.43 km².It lies about 250 km north of Tokyo and 80 km south of Sendai.-History:...  hot spring of a Tengu Tengu are a class of supernatural creatures found in Japanese folklore, art, theater, and literature. They are one of the best known yōkai and are sometimes worshipped as Shinto kami...  infestation that has been devouring tourists.
Curse of the Haunted Doily	Story: Mark Ricketts Mark Scott Ricketts Mark Ricketts is an American comic book writer, illustrator and cartoonist. He has worked for a variety of publishers including McGraw Hill, Caliber Comics, Chaos Comics, Mojo Press, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Moonstone and Image Comics... Art Eric Wright Eric Wright Eric Wright is the name of:* Eric Wright , American football cornerback* Eric Wright , American football cornerback* Eric Wright , Canadian writer of mystery novels...
A family heirloom brings back the ghost of Corrigan’s mother to nag her from beyond the grave.
Midnight Cowboy	Story: Eric Powell Eric Powell (comics) Eric Powell is a comic book writer and self-taught artist living in Lebanon, Tennessee who is best known as the creator of The Goon.-Biography:... Art: Eric & Robert Powell
A young Hellboy and his dog Mac penetrate the forbidden Hangar 7 at their airforce base home in New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S... , U.S.A., 1947 to make a transforming discovery.
Doc Hollow's Grand Vibro-Destructo Machine: Episode 2	Story & Art: John Cassaday
Johnson interrogates one of the Crimson Hood’s henchman to reveal the villains location.

Issue #3

Published June 25, 2003 cover by Alex Maleev

Alex Maleev

Alex Maleev is a Bulgarian-born comic book illustrator, best known for the Marvel Comics' series Daredevil , collaborating with writer Brian Michael Bendis.-Career:...

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Alex Maleev is a Bulgarian-born comic book illustrator, best known for the Marvel Comics' series Daredevil , collaborating with writer Brian Michael Bendis.-Career:...

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Alex Maleev

Alex Maleev is a Bulgarian-born comic book illustrator, best known for the Marvel Comics' series Daredevil , collaborating with writer Brian Michael Bendis.-Career:...

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Sara Ryan is an American writer and librarian living in Oregon.-Biography:Ryan was raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she graduated from Pioneer High School in 1989. Her first novel, Empress of the World, was published in 2001 and is an ALA Best Book for Young Adults...

Art: Steve Lieber

Steve Lieber

Steve Lieber is a comic-book illustrator. His best known work includes runs on Detective Comics and Hawkman, the graphic novel Whiteout and its Eisner Award-winning sequel, Whiteout: Melt. He is also the co-author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel.-Early life:Lieber was...

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William Stout

William Stout is an American fantasy artist and illustrator with a specialization in paleontological art. His paintings have been shown in over seventy exhibitions, including twelve one-man shows. He has worked on over thirty feature films, doing everything from storyboard art to production design...

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|colspan="6"| Johnson tracks down his kidnapped assistant to a mansion in upstate New York

New York

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Issue #4

Published August 27, 2003 cover by Leinil Francis Yu

Leinil Francis Yu

Leinil Francis Yu is a Filipino comic book artist, who began working for the American market through Wildstorm Productions. In an interview published in Marvel's Daily Bugle newsletter, he described his style as "Dynamic Pseudo-Realism."-Career:Leinil Francis Yu was first recognized after winning...

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Title	Creators
The Dread Within	Story & Art: Jason Pearson Jason Pearson Jason Pearson is an American comic book writer/artist, known for his work on books such as Legion of Super-Heroes, The Dragon: Blood & Guts, Global Frequency, and his own creator-owned series, Body Bags....
Sherman, Ipswich and Apon go to confront the ghosts in a haunted house in Portland, Oregon, on the anniversary of the death of Sherman’s parents.
Abe Sapien: Star of the B.P.R.D.	Story: John Arcudi John Arcudi John Arcudi is an American comic book writer, best known for his work on The Mask and B.P.R.D., and his series Major Bummer.-Career:Arcudi worked for Malibu Comics upon its founding in 1986, working on its Eternity line... Art: Roger Langridge Roger Langridge Roger Langridge is a New Zealand-born comics writer/artist/letterer, currently living in Britain.-Biography:Langridge originally came to public prominence most notably with the Judge Dredd Megazine series The Straitjacket Fits , a surreal, hallucinatory, convention-bending strip set in an insane...
A day dreaming Sapien imagines an alternate universe where he has taken Hellboy’s place as the B.P.R.D’s top agent.
Haunted	Story: Tom Sniegoski Art: Ovi Nedelecu
Hellboy goes to the Ravenschild Estate to investigate a reported haunting.
Shred	Art: Rick Cortes
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Doc Hollow's Grand Vibro-Destructo Machine: Episode 4	Story & Art: John Cassaday
Johnson bust up a meeting between the Crimson Hood and his Nazi contacts.

Issue #5

Published October 15, 2003 cover by J.H. Williams III.

Title	Creators
Love is Scarier Than Monsters	Story: JH Williams III & Haden Blackman Art: JH Williams III
Hellboy and FBI Agent Emma Granger go on stakeout in Prince Georges County, Maryland to capture the Goatman.
Cool Your Head	Story & Art: Scott Morse Scott Morse Scott Morse is an American animator, filmmaker, and comic book artist/writer.Much of Morse's published work consists of stand-alone graphic novels, although he is perhaps best known for his epic series Soulwind, a story serialised in a sequence of graphic novels, which was nominated for both the...
Hellboy goes on holiday to Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park is a United States National Park spanning eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in east central California, United States. The park covers an area of and reaches across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain... , California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...  where he runs in to an aging beatnik.
Shattered	Story: Ron Marz Ron Marz Ron Marz is an American comic book writer, known for his work on titles such as Silver Surfer, Green Lantern, Marvel vs DC, Batman/Aliens and Witchblade.-Career:... Art: Jim Starlin Jim Starlin James P. "Jim" Starlin is an American comic book writer and artist. With a career dating back to the early 1970s, he is best known for "cosmic" tales and space opera; for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock; and for creating or co-creating the Marvel characters...
Hellboy travels to Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast... , 1979 to recover a mysterious Mayan Maya civilization The Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as for its art, architecture, and mathematical and astronomical systems. Initially established during the Pre-Classic period The Maya is a Mesoamerican...  artifact known as the Xul Chalak.
Pinup	Art: Cameron Stewart Cameron Stewart Cameron Stewart is an Eisner Award and Shuster Award-winning and Eagle Award and Harvey Award-nominated Canadian comic book artist who has worked for DC, Marvel, and Dark Horse Comics.-Biography:...
Full page pin-up.
Doc Hollow's Grand Vibro-Destructo Machine: Episode 5	Story & Art: John Cassaday
Johnson unmasks the true identity of the villainous Crimson Hood.

Issue #6

Published December 10, 2003 cover by Frank Cho

Frank Cho

Frank Cho, born Duk Hyun Cho, is a Korean-American comic strip and comic book writer and illustrator, known for his series Liberty Meadows, as well as for books such as Shanna the She-Devil, Mighty Avengers and Hulk for Marvel Comics, and Jungle Girl for Dynamite Entertainment...

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Title	Creators
Command Performance	Story: William Pfeifer Art: P. Craig Russell P. Craig Russell Philip Craig Russell , also known as P. Craig Russell, is an American comic book writer, artist, and illustrator. His work has won multiple Harvey and Eisner Awards...
Hellboy travels to Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...  1991 to end the murderous run of the Grand Guignol Theater Troupe.
Friday	Story: Doug Petrie Doug Petrie Doug Petrie is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Best known as a writer, director, and co-executive producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He co-wrote the screenplays for the Fantastic Four film and Harriet the Spy. He has also written for the television shows Angel, The 4400 and Tru... Art: Gene Colan Gene Colan Eugene Jules "Gene" Colan was an American comic book artist best known for his work for Marvel Comics, where his signature titles include the superhero series, Daredevil, the cult-hit satiric series Howard the Duck, and The Tomb of Dracula, considered one of comics' classic horror series...
Sherman and Sapien go after a demon in an aquarium.
My Vacation in Hell	Story & Art: Craig Thompson Craig Thompson Craig Matthew Thompson is a graphic novelist best known for his books Good-Bye, Chunky Rice , Blankets , Carnet de Voyage and Habibi . Thompson has received four Harvey Awards, two Eisner Awards, and two Ignatz Awards...
Hellboy introduces a slideshow of his holiday in Hell.
Pinup	Art: Steve Purcell Steve Purcell Steve Ross Purcell is an American cartoonist, animator and game designer. He is most widely known as the creator of Sam & Max, an independent comic book series about a pair of anthropomorphic animal vigilantes and private investigators, for which Purcell received an Eisner Award in 2007...
Full page pin-up.
Doc Hollow's Grand Vibro-Destructo Machine: Episode 6	Story & Art: John Cassaday
Johnson battles the Nazis but in the ensuing chaos the vibration machine starts-up.

Issue #7

Published February 11, 2004 cover by Phil Noto.

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A Love Story	Story & Art: Tommy Lee Edwards Tommy Lee Edwards Tommy Lee Edwards is an American illustrator. Edwards' varied portfolio includes works created in the realm of comics, video-games, books, advertising, film, and animation.-Career:...
Hellboy travels to India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... , 1964 to investigate a restored World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...  era P-40 plane that appears haunted.
Theater of the Dead	Story: Jim Pascoe & Tom Fassbender Art: Simeon Wilkins
Hellboy and Sapien face a gun toting headless corpse, a zombie orchestra, and a bunch of gangsters.
Long Distance Caller	Story & Art: Kev Walker Kev Walker Kevin "Kev" Walker is a British comics artist and illustrator, based in Leeds, who worked mainly on 2000 AD and Warhammer comics and the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering...
Krauss deals with the alien takeover of an Australian SETI SETI The search for extraterrestrial intelligence is the collective name for a number of activities people undertake to search for intelligent extraterrestrial life. Some of the most well known projects are run by the SETI Institute. SETI projects use scientific methods to search for intelligent life...  station whilst on an insomnia-driven astral journey.
Pinup	Art: Dave Stevens Dave Stevens Dave Stevens was an American illustrator and comics artist. He is most famous for creating The Rocketeer comic book and film character, and for his pin-up style "glamour art" illustrations, especially of model Bettie Page...
Full page pin-up.
Doc Hollow's Grand Vibro-Destructo Machine: Episode 7	Story & Art: John Cassaday
The vibration machine brings the building crashing down around Johnson and his assistant.

Issue #8

Published April 14, 2004 cover by Michael William Kaluta

Michael William Kaluta

Michael William Kaluta, sometimes credited as Mike Kaluta or Michael Wm. Kaluta , is an American comic book artist and writer.-Early life:Born in Guatemala to U.S...

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Title	Creators
Fifteen Minutes...	Story & Art: Jill Thompson Jill Thompson Jill Thompson is an American comic book writer and illustrator. Probably better known for her work on Neil Gaiman's The Sandman characters and her own Scary Godmother series, she has also worked on The Invisibles, Swamp Thing, and Wonder Woman.-Career:Jill Thompson illustrated The Sandman story...
A group of living skeletons sign-up to be set decoration for Hellboy’s battle with a giant rat in order to get their S.A.G. cards.
Toy Soldier	Story: Akira Yoshida & Kia Asamiya Kia Asamiya is the pen-name of Japanese manga artist Michitaka Kikuchi whose work spans multiple genres and appeals to diverse audiences.He is well known for using influences from American comics, television, and films in his work, and describes himself as a big fan of both Batman and Star Wars... Art: Kia Asamiya
Hellboy and Sasaki attempt to rid the Dai Bang toy company of the child spirits in its warehouse.
Professional Help	Story & Art: Evan Dorkin Evan Dorkin Evan Dorkin is an American comics artist and writer. His best known works are the comic books Milk and Cheese and Dork...
A mission to Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... , Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...  with Agent Izzy Kemper leaves Roger seeking the services of psychiatrist Dr. Ramsey.
Pinup	Art: Gary Fields
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Doc Hollow's Grand Vibro-Destructo Machine: Episode 8	Story & Art: John Cassaday
Johnson and his assistant escape the collapsing building but the Nazis get away. Johnson vows to pursue them to Hunte Castle, Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... .

Collected editions

The series has been collected into two trade paperbacks

Trade paperback (comics)

In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles...

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• Volume 1 (collects Hellboy: Weird Tales #1-4, February 2003, ISBN 978-1-56971-622-9)
• Volume 2 (collects Hellboy: Weird Tales #5-8, October 2004, ISBN 978-1-56971-953-4)

Awards

• The character Hellboy in Hellboy: Weird Tales was nominated for the 2003
  2003 in comics
  -January:* January 2: Kid Colt artist Jack Keller dies at age 80.- April :* Action Comics #800: Double-sized anniversary issue, "A Hero's Journey," by Joe Kelly, Pascual Ferry, and Duncan Rouleau...
  
   "Favourite Hero" Wizard Fan Award.

• John Cassady won the 2004
  2004 in comics
  -February:*February 6: Marvel Enterprises and Electronic Arts announce a multi-year agreement in which EA will develop a new generation of fighting video games pitting Marvel superheroes against a new, original set of EA heroes....
  
   "Best Artist/Penciller/Inker" Eisner Award in part for his work on this title.