Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea by Mike Mignola, Gary Gianni

​ So our library system has this one listed at book 6 in the series, but seems like the great trenched one has had some adventures in between this book and book five. Maybe standalone adventures. This one reads like a standalone adventure. A high sea adventure no less, one that finds our leading boy man adrift and rescued by a ship out of time led by a strange woman on a quest for a legendary sea monster. Doesn’t that just sound awesome? And I didn’t even read the description going in, Mignola with his awesome talent and imagination has already made such a fan out of me, I’ll read whatever he does.
   This one, unlike all the last five, was cowritten and drawn by a different person, which might have been offputting had that person not been Gianni, from the first page on…it’s all pure wow. Gianni’s art is reminiscent of woodcarvings or litographs, made all the more striking by gorgeous colors. The man was a perfect choice to tell this story, it worked out exceptionally well. Brighter than classic Mignola, but still dark enough to suit the overall theme.
   Much like an exciting dream (or technically a creature feature nightmare), this one went by too fast. But oh what fun it was while it lasted. I’m so sad our library decided to not continue buying these books (though they seem to buy every manga there is), but maybe one day great red one…maybe one day we’ll meet again. And oh yeah, loved the book, obviously. Recommended.