Comic Relief with Hellboy Creator Mike Mignola

By Sean Edgar at 1:00 PM on January 3, 2013

In Comic Relief, Paste chats with some of the most influential writers and artists in comics about their work and the comics that inspired them. Introduced in 1993, hulking paranormal investigator Hellboy spent the majority of his life battling mythological monsters and his looming destiny as the Beast of Revelations, created to lead the armies of the abyss. Writer and artist Mike Mignola crafted a post-modern treasury of folklore, myth, and religion, illustrated in angular panels dripping with atmosphere and action. The comic ushered decades of gothic and pulp influences into a streamlined narrative that reintroduced the macabre to a...  read more

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Comic Book & Graphic Novel Round-Up (10/5/11)

By Garrett Martin, Hillary Brown, and Sean Edgar at 1:00 PM on October 5, 2011

Each week, Paste reviews the most intriguing comic books, graphic novels, graphic memoirs and other illustrated books....  read more

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Comic Book & Graphic Novel Round-Up (6/15/11)

By Garrett Martin, Hillary Brown and Sean Edgar at 12:00 PM on June 15, 2011

Each week, Paste reviews the most intriguing comic books, graphic novels, graphic memoirs and other illustrated books....  read more

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Comic Book & Graphic Novel Round-Up (5/11/11)

By Garrett Martin, Hillary Brown and Sean Edgar at 4:46 PM on May 16, 2011

Every week, Paste looks at some of the most intriguing comic books, graphic novels, graphic memoirs and other illustrated books....  read more

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Every Day Should Be Free Comic Book Day: Mark Millar, John Romita, Jr., Eight More Talk About Their First Books

By Sean Edgar at 7:00 AM on May 1, 2010

Approximately eight years ago today...  read more

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The 20 Best Graphic Novels of the Decade (2000-2009)

By Sean Edgar and Gib Bickel at 7:00 AM on November 27, 2009

As the movie industry cannibalizes superheroes one intellectual property at a time, it's oftentimes easy to forget that comic books are an entire medium...  read more

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Guillermo del Toro will see you in 2017

By Jeffrey Bloomer at 2:46 PM on September 5, 2008

It seems like not so long ago Guillermo del Toro was known as an understated genre child, a sign of life for horror as the genre dragged its feet through the neo-slasher craze. Early movies like Cronos and The Devil’s Backbone struck a brooding gothic rhythm that celebrated the old traditions of the genre with visual invention and genuine emotional edge....  read more

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