Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man Explores the Origins of the Hellboy Universe

Even with Mike Mignola's Hellboy and BPRD saga having concluded successful 2019, determination are ever caller stories to archer successful this sprawling fearfulness universe. That's wherever the Miss Truesdale bid comes in. These books uncover the aboriginal origins of the Hellboy-verse, and that process continues successful the caller sequel bid Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man.

IGN tin exclusively debut a caller preview of Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man #1. Check it retired successful the slideshow assemblage below:

Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man besides has the favoritism of being the latest task illustrated by Lonergan, whose caller graphic caller Drome is connected our shortlist for the Best Comic Book oregon Original Graphic Novel of 2025 award.

Here's Dark Horse's authoritative logline for the caller series:

Fans archetypal met unassuming Miss Truesdale successful Victorian England erstwhile she discovered her shocking transportation to the past gladiator, Anum Yassa. She is thrown into her past beingness to conflict an past evil and support the future. Now successful Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man, Anum Yassa wanders the wood successful hunt of answers astir her past, present, and aboriginal lives - lone to observe a acheronian entity connected her way and threatening each of mankind.

My ending the Hellboy satellite (sort of) successful the B.P.R.D. series, I present find myself fascinated by the precise beginnings of it,” said Mignola successful a statement. “Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man is not a communicative I would adjacent effort to archer without the storytelling genius of Jesse Lonergan. For me, coming up with the communicative was a rollercoaster of unusual surprises and Jesse has made it adjacent stranger, much beauteous than I could person imagined. This is the deepest dive yet into the satellite and however it each works.”

“With Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea, we explored this past beingness narration betwixt a pistillate successful Victorian England and the past gladiator she was successful a past life,” said Lonergan. “Now, successful Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man, those 2 characters are merged, a Victorian pistillate successful this almighty gladiator body, exploring a caller satellite and battling each mode of monsters and beasts. These travels and battles culminate successful a confrontation that reveals heavy truths astir the Hellboy Universe.”

Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man #1 is disposable successful comic shops now. You tin find a transcript astatine your section comic shop.

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