The Baba Yaga enlists the help of a deathless Russian warrior who may be more than a match for Hellboy. The long-awaited follow-up to 2005's The Island, the six-issue Darkness Calls sees Mike Mignola pushing his greatest creation, Hellboy, toward the next major turning point in his life, with haunting art by Duncan Fegredo (Enigma, Ultimate Adventures). The long-awaited follow-up to 2005's The Island!
On the surface Call to Darkness is a simple story with the characters trying to achieve simple needs. Hellboy wants out. Baba Yaga wants payback. Her eternal hitman wants to die. Under Fegredo's line work and dark shadows, Mignola adds outr twists that are based on Russian folklore. He relates fables within an action-oriented confrontation and breathes new life into ancient myth while giving Hellboy something to hit. Read Full Review
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