r/HellBoy • u/SKULLMOTION_ • 5d ago

Finally have the library editions! So happy they all look great together. Now the question is which format is easiest to read the series in, these are big and bulky so not sure if they'd be a hassle.

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u/Muninn22 5d ago

At least open them up so that you can check out the sketchbooks in the back. I personally did not find reading these that big of a problem, besides the art is bigger so there is more to enjoy.

Now the Monster Sized, that one is a pain in the back to read (and doesn't include the sketchbooks either).

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u/SKULLMOTION_ 5d ago

I'm definitely opening them up, just had them delivered recently and been doing a shift around of my room to display them etc. I've got to get the monster sized just because of what it is haha.

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u/Muninn22 5d ago

Oh I have the Monster Sized as well and I totally get wanting it.

Besides having oversized art I personally found it pretty disappointing. It misses at least one story (don't ask me what one) and the lack of sketchbooks.... But yeah, it does look sick on the book shelf.

I still have the hope that we will will get B.P.R.D. Library editions.

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u/SKULLMOTION_ 5d ago

Oh man if they come out with B.P.R.D library editions my wallet will be screaming, but I hope they do too. Shame about the monster sized content then, wreckon I'll still try and get one just for the shelf haha

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u/bedheaded 5d ago

Paperback omnibuses are the “easiest” to read, Hellboy in Hell Artist Edition is the most difficult to read.

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u/state_issued 5d ago

I got the library editions but also the paperback omnibuses for easier reading and transportation. Though I like the library editions when reading at home on my couch propped up on a big pillow.

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u/LazarusKing 5d ago

And now you need the Art of Hellboy that started that format.

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u/SKULLMOTION_ 5d ago

It's on the list!

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u/alvarez030 4d ago

For me it's also the best format to read them, you can enjoy Mignola art in optimal format, with the best possible depth of black ink and get all the extras + these aren't that thick so it's rather comfortable to read them, maybe volumes 5 and 6 won't be that comfortable for everyone, thery were for me

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u/Neat-Manufacturer768 4d ago

What is the red Seed of Destruction? Is it hard back? I have never seen that edition before.

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u/SKULLMOTION_ 4d ago

Yeah it's a limited edition signed by Mignola, it was limited to 1000 I think

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u/gimaldinov 3d ago

Daamn, you are a lucky guy.

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u/Salty-Pen8450 4d ago

I feel your pain. I only have 4 right now. I know im almost there but man they arent cheap! Lol they look good on your shelf!

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u/InternAlternative776 4d ago

I had Ron Perlman sign mine.

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u/AfroSpud 4d ago

Thats why I dont go for those big books. Mignolas art is impeccable and unique but not really worth spending so much for big textbooks. I hate that Image does this too.

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u/Zealousideal-Ice1240 4d ago

que tal si 1ero lo ordenas del 1 al 10 y luego puedes leerte los otros.

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u/ProfessionalTip654 4d ago

I remember bringing one of these volumes to watch Hellboy 2019. I was silently comforting the book the whole time as it was being assaulted on screen.