Mike Mignola, Thomas E. Sniegoski, and Craig Rousseau return to Hellboy’s earliest days for a brand-new series titled Young Hellboy: Thrilling Sky Adventures.
The four-issue “comic-within-a comic” mini-series stars Young Hellboy and his favorite comic book/real life hero Scarlett Santiago, as she teams up with a mysterious, feline figure against a number of new pulp-era villains.
“Since wrapping up the Young Hellboy: The Hidden Land, I’d been thinking about Scarlett Santiago, the Sky Devil, and how much we still didn’t know about her past adventures (before being possessed by the spirit of a giant ape god),” said Sniegoski. “I was hoping that there would be a way to tell some of Sky Devil’s earlier exploits, and with Thrilling Sky Adventures, we’re getting to do just that. The whole team has excitedly returned, Mike Mignola and I coming up with the story, Craig Rousseau on art, Chris O’Halloran on colors and Clem Robins doing the lettering. The series is coming out great, and I can’t wait for folks to be immersed in its pulpy goodness!”
“Having the opportunity to work on more Young Hellboy is an absolute treat,” Rousseau said. “It’s fun working with some of my all time favorite creative partners to expand on the story of Scarlett Santiago, Sky Devil and introduce The Ghost Leopard. Every script gets bigger and crazier and Tom and Mike know how to write some wild pulpy adventure to expand her backstory (and getting me to draw gangsters, biplanes, wild animals, crazy monsters and so much more). Speaking of which, back to the drawing board!”
Young Hellboy: Thrilling Sky Adventures #1 will be in stores on May 20 and will feature a cover by Rousseau, a variant cover by David Hitchcock, and a blank sketch cover.
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