Back in 2020, legendary comedian creator Richard Corben handed away at age 80 following coronary heart surgical procedure. Best identified for his macabre and atmospheric artwork, Corben started his profession writing and illustrating numerous horror and science-fiction sequence like Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella. Among Corben’s many profession highlights are the assorted Hellboy one-shots and miniseries he drew in collaboration with Mike Mignola, most notably Hellboy: The Crooked Man, which serves as the premise for the upcoming movie reboot. Today Dark Horse Comics introduced a particular hardcover assortment of all of Corben’s Hellboy stories.
Official press launch beneath:
Legendary artist Richard Corben created a few of the most unforgettable and unnerving comics of all time, inspiring and horrifying generations of readers all over the world. Corben’s comedian profession spanned 5 a long time, with seminal stories in Heavy Metal, Creepy, and Eerie, in addition to his legendary fantasy underground masterpieces, like Den and Murky World, which had been first printed by Fantagor Press. In 2024, Dark Horse Comics will have fun Corben’s legacy with the publication of HELLBOY ARTISTS COLLECTION: RICHARD CORBEN, which collects—for the primary time in one quantity—every Hellboy story Corben illustrated. This outsized, 8″ X 12″ deluxe format hardcover options fabric backbone and foil cowl therapies, and collects greater than 300 pages of important Hellboy stories, together with Hellboy: The Crooked Man, which is the premise for the forthcoming Hellboy movie from director Brian Taylor.
HELLBOY ARTISTS COLLECTION: RICHARD CORBEN collects each Hellboy story by Mignola and Corben, together with a number of one-shot specials (Hellboy: Being Human, Hellboy in Mexico, Hellboy: The Bride of Hell, and Hellboy: Double Feature of Evil), the quick story Hellboy: The Mirror, Hellboy: Makoma points 1 and a pair of, all three problems with Hellboy: The Crooked Man, and the unique graphic novel Hellboy: House of the Living Dead. All of the stories are coloured by Eisner award-winning colorist Dave Stewart and lettered by Clem Robins and the hardcover encompasses a cowl by Corben.
Corben was the winner of the Spectrum Grand Master award in 2009 and was elected to the The Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2012. In 2018, he obtained the Grand Prix de la ville d’Angouleme, which is awarded yearly to a comics creator for his or her profession achievement. Corben stays one in all few Americans who’ve been honored to obtain this prestigious award. Corben additionally created the duvet artwork for Meat Loaf’s album Bat Out of Hell and a film poster for Brian De Palma’s cult basic movie Phantom of the Paradise.
Mignola immensely praised his expertise working with the legendary artist:
“Corben was a genius.I was a fan from the first moment I saw his work in Heavy Metal magazine way back when. I never in a million years thought I’d get a chance to work with him, but I did and it remains a highlight of my career. I wrote THE CROOKED MAN specifically for him and it remains my favorite Hellboy story.”
Hellboy Artists Edition: Richard Corben will likely be obtainable in shops on May 7, 2023
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