Beware my claw, for I've come to inflict justice!" With his allies dead, the Lobster must fight his way through a mutated menagerie of mystical and scientific abominations to stop the sinister machinations of his mysterious adversary. After years of captivating fans from the pages of Hellboy and B.P.R.D., the pulp-style adventures of Lobster Johnson take the limelight in the character's first solo series. Written and with covers by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, and drawn by Jason Armstrong (Ferro City, The Sensational Spider-Man), Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus is a wild ride full of fearsome monsters, mad scientists, and threats from tmore
While fantastical, one difference between the pulp adventure novel and the straight fantasy or science fantasy novel is the application of a tried and true method. Pulps had a credo. If you shoot enough bullets into the beast, it will die. Mignola follows the rules, if you will, of the pulp. As a result, he creates an engaging pastiche as well as a fascinating new pulp hero. Read Full Review
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