Geof Darrow Unveils Chilly Chaos in Hellboy Winter Special Variant Cover

The last time artist extraordinaire Geof Darrow graced Mike Mignola’s Hellboy universe was in 1997 with the Hellboy Christmas Special. Now the artist behind Shaolin Cowboy is offering his ridiculously detailed hand to January’s Hellboy Winter Special with a variant and back cover. The art—a special order courtesy Fried Pie Comics—depicts Big Red duking it out with a monster who has an affinity for skulls and demonic pooches. The back cover displays a softer side of the former paranormal investigator, as he chills out (sorry) with some Emperor Penguins, a very lost canary and, um, a dragon—an interesting inclusion as a scaly beast led to the character’s death and introduction to the underworld in Hellboy in Hell. Hellboy Winter Special debuts on January 25th. Dark Horse solicitation below.