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Odds and ends that don’t quite fit the standard for the database. This includes art books, foreign publications, or publications that include art or information about Hellboy, but are not focused on Hellboy.

OCT 2026

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

Published Oct 1, 2026

Developed in collaboration with George Lucas and the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, this extensive two-volume catalog brings together an unparalleled collection of narrative art. From murals and paintings to comics, photography, and cinematic archives, it illuminates the influence of narrative art on culture, imagination, and human connection.

Hardcover, two vols. in slipcase, 9.6 x 12.0 in., 13.52 lb, 832 pages

--TASCHEN

This publication includes a section on Mike Mignola and Hellboy.

MAR 2023

HELLBOY & BPRD The Night of the Cyclops Artist Edition (French Release)

Published Mar 24, 2023

Olivier Vatine (script & art). A 104-page album , 28×40 cm format, numbered and signed by Olivier Vatine!

The complete story in color and reproductions of original artwork. An impressive color sketchbook featuring numerous sketches and illustrations. A joint interview with Mike Mignola and Olivier Vatine. A silkscreen bookplate, 25.5 x 40 cm, 5 colors, produced by Expérience and signed by Olivier Vatine. An original behind-the-scenes look at the making of this album, showing the different creative phases.

--AE Index

JAN 2012

Year of Monsters

Published Jan 1, 2012

After Hellboy: The Fury concluded, it was announced that Mike Mignola would return as artist to the ongoing Hellboy stories in Hellboy in Hell. However, this workload would mean he would no longer be able to do as many covers as he had in the past. Aside from the covers for Hellboy in Hell or other Hellboy comics, Mike Mignola would no longer be doing any covers for singles.

As a farewell to covers, the "Year of Monsters" cover variants were created, with one cover released for every month of the year 2012. These variants feature characters created by Mignola pitted against a famous monster of some sort. The covers have no relation to the story contained within the issue.

The following year, 2013, Mignola's convention sketchbook, A Year of Monsters, highlighted his uncolored art from the series of variant covers.

--Hellboy Wiki