Meet Hellboy's Family in The Crown: A Tale of Hell

You've astir apt heard of Hellboy, but did you cognize this demonic paranormal researcher has a family? That was 1 of the large reveals successful Mike Mignola's Hellboy successful Hell series, which introduced Hellboy's brothers, Gamon and Lusk. Now Mignola is teaming with his ain brother, Todd, to trade a caller communicative that sheds much airy connected Hellboy's dysfunctional household dynamic.

IGN tin exclusively debut a caller preview of The Crown: A Tale of Hell, which is acceptable successful the 16th Century and focuses connected Hellboy's brothers and their long-lost mother. Check it retired successful the slideshow assemblage below:

The Crown: A Tale of Hell is simply a two-issue bid co-written by Mike and Todd Mignola, portion creator Warwick Caldwell-Johnson (Our Encounters With Evil) makes his Hellboy debut connected the series. The archetypal contented features covers by Mike Mignola and Caldwell-Johnson. Here's Dark Horse's authoritative statement of the series:

The Crown: A Tale of Hell stars Hellboy’s brothers Gamon and Lusk, who archetypal appeared successful Mignola’s beloved 2012 bid Hellboy successful Hell, arsenic they combat for power of Pandemonium successful this demonic household reunion. But it isn’t conscionable the siblings who get progressive successful the powerfulness struggle, arsenic their parent returns from her situation for the archetypal clip successful a 100 years with plans of her own.

“Todd came to maine with the thought of penning thing astir Hellboy’s brothers,” said Mike Mignola successful a statement. “It ne'er would person occurred to maine to bash much with those guys but it didn’t instrumentality overmuch prodding. Brothers penning astir brothers successful a somewhat analyzable household dynamic—once we got going it was astir excessively easy. And fun. And SO MUCH amusive that I could lone ideate it drawn by Warwick.”

“The Crown follows a time successful the 16th period beingness of Hellboy’s ‘Hell family.’” said Todd Mignola. “In the bowels of Castle Azzael, a crown is secretly being forged for a caller king. Palace intrigue and deceitful backstabbing ensue arsenic Hellboy’s dad, uncle and half-brothers each vie for the prize; for the accidental to prehend sleeping Satan’s throne.”

The Crown: A Tale of Hell #1 volition beryllium released connected February 11. You tin preorder a transcript astatine your section comic shop.

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