Friends,

I am proud to say that my long awaited book of essays on Hellboy, is finally on the market! :) It's a limited edition so if you are interested, buy it now as there will only be 333 copies sold. You can only buy them through the website cited below. Here's the blurb by Ron Hanna over at WildCat Books --


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RIGHT HAND OF DOOM: A CRITICAL STUDY OF MICHAEL MIGNOLA'S "HELLBOY" is a book of essays & articles to help educate fans and
scholars of Michael Mignola’s HELLBOY (TM). It focuses on the narrative &
sequential art of the comic book series. It is a homage to the artist’s talents and a way to establish a bridge between comic books and academe. Collected and Edited by Benjamin Szumskyj (the well-known Robert E.
Howard scholar), the editor has put together a fascinating look at this most popular character!

Includes:
MR. BOY: HELLBOY & THE STRUGGLE TO ADULTHOOD by John Goodrich
THE MEANING OF THE EYE & THE FALL IN MIGNOLA’S HELLBOY: Two Consistent Themes by Yann Barrière
HELLBOY, NAZIS, OCCULT & WEIRD SCIENCE by Frank Schildiner
HELLBOY: ANOTHER HERO WITH A THOUSAND FACES by Michael Steele
FINDING FREE WILL, PERSONAL IDENTITY, and the HIGH COST OF LIFE, DEATH, and REBIRTH in HELLBOY by Jess C. Horsley
ABE SAPIEN, OUTSIDER by Martin Andersson
THE SHADOW OVER ANUNG UN RAMA: The Influence of H. P. Lovecraft on Michael Mignola by Benjamin Szumskyj
“BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW” : INTERVIEW WITH SCOTT ALLIE -
by Benjamin Szumskyj, and more!

This is a true scholarly work that should appeal to all fans of this great Dark Horse Comic Book, as well as lovers of Adventure & Horror...

NOTE: This Hardcover volume is STRICTLY LIMITED to 333 copies, and once sold out will NEVER be reprinted again, so grab it while you can!

100 pages, 6" x 9" Casewrap Hardcover, $19.99. Available at: http://www.lulu.com/content/478646

Cheers & God Bless
Benjamin Szumskyj
http://sswftapa. blogspot. com/
private e-mail: khraftstar@yahoo.com