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Comic Zombie Podcast #34: “HELLBOY” (Comics vs Movies)

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Issue 34: “HELLBOY” (Comics vs Movies)

“Behind this door, a dark entity. Evil, ancient, and hungry…” – Abe Sapien

 “Oh, well. Let me go in and say hi.” – HellBoy

Erik and Chris get together to talk some “HellBoy”! Mike Mignola’s comics from Dark Horse, the Guillermo del Toro duology starring Ron Perlman (and Doug Jones), the 2019 movie with David Harbour, the animated movies, the latest video game, the spin-off comics, and the upcoming reboot based on Mike Mignola’s “The Crooked Man”!

Movies Discussed:

  • HellBoy (2004)
  • HellBoy II: The Golden Army (2008)
  • HellBoy (2019)
  • The HellBoy Animated Movies: “Sword of Storms” and “Blood and Iron”

Also On This Episode:

(Episode edited by Chris Carroll)

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Artist Spotlight: Mike Mignola!

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For the latest ‘Artist Spotlight’, we decided to showcase the incredibly talented Mike Mignola!

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Essential Reads: HELLBOY

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On our latest podcast episode (issue #34) we gave our recommendations for Mike Mignola’s “HellBoy” from Darkhorse Comics!

Chris’s Pick: HELLBOY IN MEXICO by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben

Erik’s Pick: HELLBOY: KRAMPUSNACHT by Mike Mignola and Adam Hughes (Eisner Award-winning one shot)

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“SIN CITY: BOOZE, BROADS, AND BULLETS” (VOL 6) – Revisited

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“She shivers in the wind, like the last leaf on a dying tree.” – the Colonel

BOOZE, BROADS, & BULLETS

The sixth “Sin City” volume is an anthology, collecting various short stories set in Frank Miller’s Basin City.

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“SIN CITY: FAMILY VALUES” (VOL 5) – Revisited

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“Call me squeamish, I need a piece of killing done, and I don’t feel like doing it myself.” – Dwight

“FAMILY VALUES”

Frank Miller’s “Sin City: Family Values” was the first Basin City story to be released as a graphic novel, whereas the previous volumes were collections of individual issues. While this is not my favorite volume, it’s still worth checking out if you’re a fan.

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“SIN CITY: THAT YELLOW BASTARD” (VOL 4) – Revisited

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“I take his weapons away from him… Both of them.” – John Hartigan

“THAT YELLOW BASTARD”

This has got to be one of the most disturbing tales in the entire series…

Originally released as a six-part mini-series, and inspired by the “Dirty Harry” movies, Frank Miller’s fourth story arc in the “Sin City” saga is “That Yellow Bastard”. While the book is still in black and white, this one’s notable as being the first in the series to include color in it’s dark and grimy pages: the Yellow bastard himself is – you guessed it – yellow. And not just any yellow, it’s a gross, sickly, yellow. And when he shows up, it’s jarring as all hell, something’s just not right about him.

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“SIN CITY: THE BIG FAT KILL” (VOL 3) – Revisited

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“Stay smart. Stay cool. It’s time to prove to you’re friends that you’re worth a damn. Sometimes that means dying. Sometimes it means killing a whole lot of people.” – Dwight McCarthy

“THE BIG FAT KILL”

Volume 3 might be my favorite of the Sin City graphic novels so far! Frank Miller’s “The Big Fat Kill” continues the story of Dwight McCarthy (from “A Dame to Kill For”), as he’s once again pulled into treacherous game of life and death. This one has some of my absolute favorite panels, lines, and character moments in the entire series.

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“SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR” (VOL 2) – Revisited

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“Do us both a favor and stay still long enough for me to blow your brains out.” – Ava Lord

“A DAME TO KILL FOR”

Frank Miller’s “Sin City” comics continued in 1993 with “A Dame to Kill For”, a mystery featuring a private investigator, Dwight McCarthy, who becomes ensnared in a plot involving his ex-fiancé, Ava Lord. The story takes place parallel to “The Hard Goodbye” and even includes appearances by Marv!

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“SIN CITY: THE HARD GOODBYE” (VOL 1) – Revisited

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“Well, I’m gonna find that son of a bitch that killed you, and I’m gonna give him the hard goodbye. Walk down the right back alley in Sin City, and you can find anything.” – Marv

After having revisited all six volumes of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s “Scott Pilgrim” graphic novels, I decided to jump back into another one of my all time favorite ‘indie’ comic book series: Frank Miller’s “Sin City”!

Frank Miller’s Sin City

“Sin City” is a neo-noir anthology series. It’s basically Frank Miller’s ode to the works of the great pulp crime novels and detective yarns. Sin City aggressively leans into the tropes of the entire film noir genre, but it’s also wholly unique in it’s style and storytelling, thanks entirely to the incredible talent of writer/artist Frank Miller. It’s easily one of the most iconic works of Miller’s career, a career filled to the brim with some of the greatest graphic novels of the era: “300”, “The Dark Knight Returns”, and “Daredevil: Born Again” just to name a few.

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Top 100 Heroes: 40-31

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The age old questions of comic fans: Batman or Superman? Spider-Man or Wolverine? The debates about the best heroes are endless. We tried to make a top 10 list, but that was just too hard. So we tried a top 25, but that quickly became a top 50… you get the idea. So we were able to ‘narrow’ it down to an even 100. Odds are you will vehemently disagree with who did or did not make the list, or just the order that we placed them. But, hey, it’s our list.

(Honorable mentions to Beta Ray Bill, USAgent, Martian Manhunter, Kid Flash, Hercules, The Frenchman and the Female (the Boys), Abe Sapien, Spider-Man 2099, Static Shock, Nite Owl, Guy Gardner, Booster Gold, Spawn, Atom Eve, Mary Marvel, and a hell of a lot more. So many more we could- and may- do another whole 100 list!)

We will release these in installments of 10 so that you don’t have the longest list ever to read through. Agree with the placement or who made the list? Disagree with the burning power of a thousand suns? Let us know! Enjoy!

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