So, somebody was asking this storytime in the Hellboy-Hellblazer thread, and since I have a couple minutes free, why not?
Besides it has two of my favorite characters ever, and Bats ain't bad either.
So, how's everybody doing?
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>>83394492
it's a wonderful night here in northern Spain
It's 2:35 in the morning, and I'm so ready for this, anon
Thank you
How are you doing yourself?
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>>83394599
Good, mate, thanks for asking
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>>83394492
You are a pimp and a cool for this,OP! Thank you!
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>>83394674
No problem, I love this comic
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>>83394730
Seatbelts are fastened, lets do this
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>>83394789
I'm always amazed how Mignola can make that red suit looks good
>>83394492
>So, how's everybody doing?
Literally just got home after working a 12-hour day at my teaching position.
Holy fuck I can't wait for school to let out.
This storytime makes me a lot happier in the meantime though.
>>83394770
Welcome, Anon
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>>83394858
You're gonna get your nazi ass kicked, kids
>>83394835
At least it is a steady job, but the 12 hours blows
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>>83394938
>>83394912
>At least it is a steady job, but the 12 hours blows
Well it's mostly just because it's the end of the year and there's a million little things to inventory and get done before it lets out for the summer.
>>83394959Hail Hydra
I can't help but wonder if Robinson just doesn't like Batman. In this and his appearance in his Starman series proper, he writes Bats with a major stick up his ass.
>>83394492
Thanks OP, can't wait to read it.
>>83394976
Oh boy, summer is coming
>>83394984
Behold the red ape
How did Mignola get permission to do a Batman crossover?
>>83395027
Perhaps is a matter of interpretation, when Jack meets batman in his title, he is just as grim and serious.
>>83395031
Welcome, mate.
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>>83395080
Why wouldn't he?
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>>83395080
Robinson wrote this first part, Mignola did the other one, if I remember correctly.
>>83395106
Sick burn there, Bats
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>>83395214
lol
>>83395214
That last panel with Hellboy always cracks me up
Which starman?
Well it certainly shows. Speaking of Batman, you did the Batman/Starman/Hellboy crossover with James Robinson...
Yeah, it started as just kind of a joke with James Robinson. He had said something about Hellboy and I said jokingly, “Well, if there was a Hellboy/Batman crossover you’d write it, right?” Then he pitched it to DC adding Starman without my knowledge (laughter), which is fine. But I think, I have no interest, no love for Batman at all, I have no affection for any of the DC stuff. It just wasn’t stuff I grew up with. But there was the thought of, well, this is the kind of thing that might give Hellboy a little bit more attention because, again, to me, and I think everyone else at the time, Hellboy was just this odd little independent character, but if you paired him with a mainstream comics character, it could turn Hellboy into a mainstream comic character.
There was also, Archie Goodwin was going to edit it. What was exciting about that project was working with Archie who is not only a legend as a writer and an editor but who, you know, had gotten to be a friend of mine when I lived in New York. I did that one issue of Batman with him which was a great experience and I really, like, wanted to do Hellboy for Archie Goodwin. So, the overall memory of that book is actually terrible because Archie died about the time I turned in the first few pages. So if you look at that book, the first eight pages, I think, look great, and after that, I couldn’t have given a shit about drawing any more of that book but I was stuck. So when Archie died, the book just kind of went to whomever. I have no idea who edited that book after Archie died because clearly, it seemed, from my perspective, I would turn in pages and someone was just throwing them in a drawer. It was hard to maintain any sort of level of enthusiasm for it once Archie was gone.
>>83395283
>>83395287
Jack
Sup? Cool story to read, man!
>>83394959
"It will soon be Oct-over"
>I'm a geyniuse!
>>83394770
>>83395336
>interrupting a Hellboy storytime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi8za2kTJDs
>>83395287
The best?
>>83395294
That Archie part sucks, everytime one of them dies, the whole industry shakes (or thats the idea)
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>>83395425
>>83395336
Sup bro
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>>83395470
>>83395425
Ah the lame overrated dude.
Bye.
>>83395425
It truly does.
>>I couldn’t have given a shit about drawing any more of that book but I was stuck. So when Archie died, the book just kind of went to whomever. I have no idea who edited that book after Archie died because clearly, it seemed, from my perspective, I would turn in pages and someone was just throwing them in a drawer. It was hard to maintain any sort of level of enthusiasm for it once Archie was gone.
>>83395497
>>83395503
Have you visited a Doctor about that lack of taste?
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>>83395655
And thats a great entrance
>>83395698
Yup
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>>83395735
>>83395752
Part Two: Enter eldritch
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>>83395581
that last panel is splendid
the shadowing is awesome
>>83395853
Even when he is down, Mignola is great
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>>83395902
>>83395925
Not that I'm complaining, but a hawaiian shirt, or a more colorful one would help quite a lot.
>>83395968
>>83395902
I'm only beginning to like him, you know?
It's been an obstacle for me so far.
If it wasn't for his peculiar artstyle I'd be shoulder deep into Hellboy already, because I love the character and the themes in his books.
My current plan is force feeding myself with Hellboy enjoying his awesome stories until I grow to love the art.
>It's already working
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>>83396066
ha!
>>83396083
Pew pew pew
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>>83396161
>>83396187
Take that, Krautz!
>>83396243
>>83396131
>karumba
>>83396273
I love this page
>>83396161
[insert strong stereotypical german accent here]
>>83396306
>>83396299
Simpsons did it
>>83396338
Gott im himmel!
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>>83396428
>>83396338
Mein Leben"
>>83396459
Speaking of stereotypical german accents... >>83396453
>>83396510
>stereotypical german accents
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uakPfXzlLSY
>>83396370
what were his intentions?
>>83396510
>>83396546
Oh boy
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>>83396593
>>83396628
Woooo Opal city!
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>>83396453
>make germany great again
BUILD AnotherW A L L
>>83394492
oh i really liked this, thanks for the storytime and chance to re-read OP
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>>83396676
hahahahaha
>>83396593
Hellboy and Starman want you to say no to watered-down H.P.!
>>83396653
The best fictional city. Gotham and Metropolis can go fuck themselves.
>>83396762
Always a pleasure
>>83396772
Can you blame them? We are looking at you pop culture in general
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>>83396593
smug little nazi made my day
>>83396786
Oh boy, now the Gothamfags and the Metroqueers will spam the thread
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>>83396903
>>83396943
You say what you want of Mignola, but he sure know his abominations
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>>83397099
You weren't that tough, Suggy
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>>83397191
SHUT UP!
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>>83397254
Well, that was all, /co/mrades, and don't forget, if a weird old man with a thick german accent ask you to join his alopecic boy-band, always say NO.
>>83397254
damnit.
I was expecting more Batman
it was a nice Hellboy story nonetheless so I'm cool
thank you very much OP. I can go to sleep now
you da man
>>83394492
Who's Starman
I wonder what kind of book Mignola and Jack Kirby could've made together, if there was ever a chance for such a collaboration.
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>>83397460
Kirby dots EVERYWHERE
>>83397410
Always a pleasure, Anon
>>83397444
GO READ ROBINSON'S STARMAN RIGHT FUCKING NOW
>>83394492
I read this once but it wasn't my favorite crossover.
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>>83394730
>Killing an entire bar to watch Fraiser
Classy
>>83396306
It's fun beating up nazis
>>83397679
The Starman/Hellboy part of it is way more fun than the Batman parts.
>>83396561
>That smiley face on Ted's sleeve
>>83394858
Who wants to bet there was a "White power" joke before the editors scrubbed it?
>>83394492
I'm doing great, tripping on LSD, actually.
First timer with it. Loving the story so far.
>>83395497
Something about this page is making it my favorite
>>83397612
he kinda sucks tho, is it really good?
>>83398241
Starman is a goddamn classic, regardless of what Robinson did after it.
JSA: The Golden Age is really great too, you can basically treat it as a prequel to New Frontier, it has a very similar feel.
>>83398638
By which company is he published?
>>83400798
Both of those books mentioned were with DC, but he jumped ship after a spat with editorial a couple years back, and he's been working with Marvel since then.
His current Scarlet Witch is just okay.
