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albertico66's review against another edition
3.0
both "Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Beast of Vargu" and "Helboy: Krampusnacht" are very strong. unfortunately the 3-issues long "Saturn Returns" was pretty terrible (also... fuck Scott Allie... he's a terrible person)
akrajkow87's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
clintoon's review against another edition
3.0
I liked all these stories EXCEPT Saturn Returns which is of course co-written by creep Scott Allie which explains the crappy dialogue. I really dislike Christopher Mittens art, maybe he’s just not suited to Hellboy. I find he draws people with an angled head and raised-eyed knowing expression a lot, to the point where it’s quite boring, or one person standing behind someone’s shoulders. After a while, your brain picks up on the reused positions and it gets boring to read.
wouter_dhondt_old's review against another edition
3.0
Some fun stories. But as usual Scott Allie has to ruin things with the terrible Saturn Returns story. His dialogue is always very hard to follow, sometimes confusing me enough to check if I'm not missing pages. I suspect some text has been misplaced or left out. Glad he finally got kicked out.
wouter_dhondt's review against another edition
3.0
Some fun stories. But as usual Scott Allie has to ruin things with the terrible Saturn Returns story. His dialogue is always very hard to follow, sometimes confusing me enough to check if I'm not missing pages. I suspect some text has been misplaced or left out. Glad he finally got kicked out.
arkaron's review against another edition
5.0
The Beast of Vargu, Return of the Lambton Worm and Krampusnacht are all peak Hellboy. An absolutely amazing collection of short stories. Only Saturn Returns, the longest one in this book, is really kinda meh.
redhairedashreads's review against another edition
3.0
Rating: 3 stars - I liked it
This is a collection of six Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. stories: "Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Beast of Vargu," "Hellboy: Krampusnacht," "Hellboy: The Return of the Lambton Worm," and "Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: Saturn Returns" #1-#3.
This was an enjoyable collection of missions that Hellboy goes on for the B.P.R.D.. I enjoyed that some of the stories featured Liz as a young teenager struggling to cope with her abilities. Of the stories in this collection I found the Beast of Vargu to be the most fascinating of the bunch. Overall, this was an enjoyable collection of Hellboy stories.
You can also find my reviews at Red-Haired Ash Reads.
This is a collection of six Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. stories: "Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Beast of Vargu," "Hellboy: Krampusnacht," "Hellboy: The Return of the Lambton Worm," and "Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: Saturn Returns" #1-#3.
This was an enjoyable collection of missions that Hellboy goes on for the B.P.R.D.. I enjoyed that some of the stories featured Liz as a young teenager struggling to cope with her abilities. Of the stories in this collection I found the Beast of Vargu to be the most fascinating of the bunch. Overall, this was an enjoyable collection of Hellboy stories.
You can also find my reviews at Red-Haired Ash Reads.
jakekilroy's review against another edition
4.0
Hellboy, as a series, has two strengths, and I'm increasingly more delighted by the one-offs than the arcs, which is rare. I love Hellboy's moral wrestling and his all-time battle against his supposed innate nature and the long-standing enemies as well as his most notable pals, but the series feels at its most adventurous when it's just Hellboy roaming the world on lone missions throughout the mid-late 20th century. You don't have to recall anything save for who Hellboy is and what he's about. He's just a good-natured product of Hell, raised by a good-natured human professor dad, and he'll solve any mystery, which typically includes him readily battling any evil entity. He rules, and there's room for hundreds of these stories where he just bounces around space and time. It feels like ancient tales that now include Mr. Right Hand of Doom.
roshonline12's review against another edition
4.0
Except for Saturn Returns the other stories were good. Saturn Returns had a good premise but the dialogues were absolutely confusing. Some editing error should have entered into the story because the conversations were terribly confusing and inciherent.