{"product_id":"bowling-with-corpses-and-other-strange-tales-from-lands-unknown-9781506745886","title":"Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown","description":"\u003cb\u003eNew folklore-inspired tales abound in this anthology of eight fantasy stories written and drawn by \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e creator Mike Mignola, featuring a bonus sketchbook section.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom a search for the beating heart of a long-dead sorcerer, to a pirate girl who makes a deal with the devil, to the titular boy who wins a grim prize in a game with some undead interlopers, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMignola builds a brand-new world filled with the weird, wicked and whimsical in this volume that will delight longtime \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e fans and new readers alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Mignola\u003c\/b\u003e's fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age; reading \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e at age twelve introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore, from which he has never recovered. Starting in 1982 as a bad inker for Marvel Comics, he swiftly evolved into a not-so-bad artist. By the late 1980s, he had begun to develop his own unique graphic style, with mainstream projects like \u003ci\u003eCosmic Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBatman: Gotham by Gaslight\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1994, he published the first \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e series through Dark Horse. There are thirteen \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e graphic novels (with more on the way), several spin-off titles (\u003ci\u003eB.P.R.D., Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapien, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSir Edward Grey: Witchfinder\u003c\/i\u003e), prose books, animated films, and two live-action films starring Ron Perlman. Along the way he worked on Francis Ford Coppola's film \u003ci\u003eBram Stoker's Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), was a production designer for Disney's \u003ci\u003eAtlantis: The Lost Empire\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), and was the visual consultant to director Guillermo del Toro on \u003ci\u003eBlade II\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and \u003ci\u003eHellboy II: The Golden Army\u003c\/i\u003e (2008). Mike's books have earned numerous awards and are published in a great many countries. Mike lives in Southern California with his wife, daughter, and cat.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dark Horse Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51187178373394,"sku":"9781506745886","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4dff688f-6bb9-4e7e-a7b2-0e403a0d35f6.jpg?v=1744638470","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bowling-with-corpses-and-other-strange-tales-from-lands-unknown-9781506745886","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}