{"product_id":"abe-sapien-dark-and-terrible-volume-1-9781506733784","title":"Abe Sapien: Dark and Terrible Volume 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first volume of the \u003ci\u003eAbe Sapien: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDark and Terrible\u003c\/i\u003e saga follows an AWOL Abe after his departure from the B.P.R.D. in the early chapters of \u003ci\u003eHell on Earth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the run at the end of the world, Abe seeks the truth about his own connection to the plague of monsters threatening to wipe out mankind. But is Abe's real goal to uncover the truth, or to run from it? Also seeking answers is a necromancer whose deal with the Devil was forfeited when Hell collapsed in \u003ci\u003eHellboy in Hell.\u003c\/i\u003e Could Abe Sapien hold the key to the sorcerer's attempt to make a contract with the masters of the impending apocalypse? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCollected in paperback for the first time, revisit Abe Sapien's adventures above and below the waves with stories brought to life by the sublime art of Max and Sebastián Fiumara. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCollects \u003ci\u003eAbe Sapien\u003c\/i\u003e Volumes 3-5.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMke Mignola began his career in 1980 by illustrating spots in the \u003ci\u003eComic Reader\u003c\/i\u003e. His first published piece was in the C\u003ci\u003eomic Reader \u003c\/i\u003e#183, a spot illustration of Red Sonja (pg. 9). His first published front cover was the \u003ci\u003eComic Reader\u003c\/i\u003e #196; \u003ci\u003eDominic Fortune, the Spirit, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDoc Savage\u003c\/i\u003e in November of 1981. Mike Mignola began inking in August of 1983 for Marvel Comics. He inked issues of comic books such as \u003ci\u003eDaredevil\u003c\/i\u003e (#197 'Introducing' him), \u003ci\u003ePower Man \u0026amp; Iron Fist\u003c\/i\u003e. Mignola is particularly noted for his highly distinctive style, which was once called \"German expressionism meets Jack Kirby\" by Alan Moore, in an introduction to a collection of Mignola's \u003ci\u003eHellboy \u003c\/i\u003eworks. While Mignola has heavily influenced a new generation of comics artists since he began working on Hellboy, he was something of an odd man out in the superhero comics industry in the beginning of his career. Mignola's imagery stood in stark contrast to the style of his contemporaries. Where others would draw muscular men and slim, well-endowed women, Mignola's characters were usually bulky and rough-looking, and more often than not defined by large shadowed areas rather than fine details. Mignola often takes the same approach to architecture, particularly in \u003ci\u003eHellboy, \u003c\/i\u003e where he often sets the scenes in slowly dilapidating Victorian and Gothic surroundings. He also commonly draws machines that feature steampunk imagery. \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e was made into a feature film in 2004 by director Guillermo del Toro. Mignola was closely involved with the movie's production and a sequel is currently in development. Recently, \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e has been made into two direct-to-video animated films, \u003ci\u003eSword of Storms\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlood and Iron\u003c\/i\u003e in 2007. Prior to that, Mignola worked as an illustrator for Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 movie \u003ci\u003eBram Stoker's Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e. He was also the production designer for the Disney feature film, \u003ci\u003eAtlantis: The Lost Empire\u003c\/i\u003e in 2001, and was a concept artist for 2002's \u003ci\u003eBlade II\u003c\/i\u003e, also directed by del Toro. Mignola's \u003ci\u003eThe Amazing Screw-On Head\u003c\/i\u003e debuted in 2006 on the Sci-Fi Channel, starring the voices of Paul Giamatti and David Hyde Pierce\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dark Horse Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641855414546,"sku":"9781506733784","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0e1c80ad-0f51-4c25-97cd-df31399a9cbd.jpg?v=1737260443","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/abe-sapien-dark-and-terrible-volume-1-9781506733784","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}