Hellboy Weird Tales Paperback
Added 2022-11-17 23:05:03 +0000 UTCThe paperback edition of Hellboy: Weird Tales is now available, it includes the 10-page story I wrote and drew featuring Roger the Homunculus ("Professional Help").
You get two stories in those ten pages, involving Norwegian black metal bands, church burnings, a mysterious murder victim, a scientific Quisling cult, a psychotherapist, a BPRD mind reader whose abilities are affected by the weather, a hideous monster, a baby frost giant, and a Black and Decker cordless nail gun.
I always liked the way this one came out. I think I've discussed it here before, but this was another situation where I tried to work an area that wouldn't be covered by many other contributors. I'm one of the few who didn't go with a Hellboy story, and I think my piece is the only solo Roger story.
Sarah handled the colors and helped out with some of the dialog. The story was completed after Beasts of Burden had just started, this was an important step for me in moving into more horror/fantasy comic work. Nice to see this back in print in a new edition from Dark Horse.
More info here:
https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3011-095/Hellboy-Weird-Tales-TPB
Comments
Professional Help is great! I recommend it to anyone who hasn't read it, even if you haven't read Hellboy/BPRD before (basically, it's X Files but only the folklore episodes and instead of Mulder and Scully it's monsters and humans with powers).
TimeGentleman
2022-11-18 09:08:19 +0000 UTCReread your story last week and I’d forgotten how great it is (I’d also forgotten you drew it, somehow), particularly the 80s horror movie-ness of the ending with the therapist. Point of fact I think it may be the only solo Roger story ever.
Richard J. Smith
2022-11-18 07:36:40 +0000 UTC
