Hellboy Library Edition - Volume 6

**Middenway** · 01-04-2013, 11:25 PM

Nothing has been said about House of the Living Dead, but the distinct lack of any sketchbook or author's notes makes it certain to me that it will be recollected. It may be collected in one of the regular Hellboy trades, but I'm sure it'll turn up in a Library Edition one day. But it may be a while. There is another OGN being written at the moment, The Midnight Circus, and Mike Mignola wants to do more. You'll probably find once three of them have been released they'll get collected into a trade and that trade will eventually go to a Library Edition. It's for this reason that I have never bought House of the Living Dead.

Masks and Monsters won't be collected in a library edition, much the same as the two Weird Tales trades won't. They aren't really a part of the series.

**Junior Wormwood** · 01-04-2013, 11:29 PM

Originally Posted by Middenway

Nothing has been said about House of the Living Dead, but the distinct lack of any sketchbook or author's notes makes it certain to me that it will be recollected. It may be collected in one of the regular Hellboy trades, but I'm sure it'll turn up in a Library Edition one day. But it may be a while. There is another OGN being written at the moment, The Midnight Circus, and Mike Mignola wants to do more. You'll probably find once three of them have been released they'll get collected into a trade and that trade will eventually go to a Library Edition. It's for this reason that I have never bought House of the Living Dead.

Masks and Monsters won't be collected in a library edition, much the same as the two Weird Tales trades won't. They aren't really a part of the series.

All that being said, to me Masks and Monsters feels more canon than House of the Living Dead. Mike's work on Batman, Hellboy, Starman was gorgeous. Shame to not see that printed large format, but I can definitely understand why it wouldn't be chosen for a Library Edition.

**xxTK421xx** · 01-05-2013, 07:08 AM

Thanks for the information. It definitely seems like it should be collected one day. I'm gonna continue to hold out for the library edition.

**Kees_L** · 01-05-2013, 08:49 AM

Originally Posted by Middenway

Nothing has been said

Agreed: maybe they'll get collected, at some point.

Although the crossover books or Weird Tales seem particularly their own thing as titles. Due to being out-of-the-ordinary by definition: crossovers are crossovers which happen out of continuity and the Weird Tales are other folks than Mignola getting permitted at the helm for the opportunity.

But for the meantime those books may be bought as they are, or be to build up a lot of readership.

And a prime yet affordible hardcover complete-story format does seem to work. For me at least. Fifteen orso bucks for a nice complete book won't be much.

But would they get made into a Library Edition with sketches and such I'd buy that as well. Potentially not any trade 'though, since the House of the Living Dead already stacks nicely along or right next to trades.

**Mobe1969** · 01-19-2013, 12:32 PM

Btw anyone hear about v1 getting a reprint shortly? I was wanting to get the set and Amazon are listing it as 1-2 months.

**Middenway** · 02-27-2013, 09:48 PM

There will be a seventy-page sketchbook.

**Clayton** · 02-28-2013, 10:04 AM

70 pages!!! Oh my!

**Middenway** · 03-01-2013, 11:18 AM

If you want to win all six library editions, you can enter Multiversity's art competition.

**Scurlogg_Hawkk** · 03-01-2013, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by Clayton

70 pages!!! Oh my!

Тhat is so much .Cool bonus for us the fans of the supernatural hunter Hellboy

**Middenway** · 03-01-2013, 03:52 PM

Yeah, Dark Horse has taken the sketchbooks in this series to a whole other level. I love it and I'm so grateful that they have. I have nothing but praise for their collections.

**Darth Geeky** · 03-19-2013, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by Mobe1969

Btw anyone hear about v1 getting a reprint shortly? I was wanting to get the set and Amazon are listing it as 1-2 months.

I've been searching everywhere for it. I really want to collect these beauties, but not having vol. 1 would erk me. I have been so tempted to buy the rest, but I'm not sure if I should if I'll never get the complete set. People are selling vol. 1 but it's really expensive. Anyone got any answers for that reprint?