Hellboy will go to any lengths to save a missing agent—even if it means diving in to the belly of the spectral beast.
As a brief little adventure, there's a lot to like with this series as it's quick and to the point, but still produced with the same love and care as the rest of the longer ones. It's got a lot going for it with the general design and color work, and just the weird and unsettling nature of a ghost crew that can unnerve some, like myself. The script is straightforward as is the story overall, but not every story needs to be some big world-ending event, which is why these kinds of short stories appeal so much in building up the larger mythology around Hellboy and his adventures. Good stuff that has me looking forward to more. Read Full Review
Plot
The GREAT GHOST SHIP SAN JUAN devoured Hellboy and several other ghosts, trapping them all within its walls. Escape is impossible; this place is perpetually hungry for souls. But Hellboy's right-hand man, the force of fate, breaks the spell, and they all escape.
Abe finds Hellboy, and Agatha bids farewell to this mysterious case, her report ready and submitted to the B.P.R.D.
An excellent story that perfectly blends folkloric horror with the noir detective genre, featuring brilliant twists.
Art
Laurence Campbell's richly textured, oil-painting-like artwork organically conveys the gloomy tone of this ghost-haunted town. The fog, used as the ghosts' weapon, is highlighted with a cold color palet more