Hellboy: Weird Tales is a non-canonical comic book series published during the making of the first Hellboy movie. Mike Mignola had been very active during the production of the film and did not have time to work on new Hellboy comics. Hellboy: Weird Tales was a way to have new Hellboy material on shelves during both the lead up to and then the film's release.
The series ran for eight issues from February 2003 to April 2004, published on a bi-monthly basis. Each issue features multiple short stories from different creative teams.
Issues[]
Collected Editions[]
The series was first collected in two trade paperbacks and then later in a single hardcover omnibus. The omnibus was then rereleased in the trade paperback format. Additionally, select stories were also reprinted in a digest sized collection.
Trade Paperback Collections[]
Each of the two initial trade paperbacks collect four sequential individual Hellboy: Weird Tales issues.
| Title | Date Published | Cover | Material Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hellboy Weird Tales: Volume 1 | December 17, 2003 |  |
Hellboy Weird Tales #1–4 |
| Hellboy Weird Tales: Volume 2 | October 27, 2004 |  |
Hellboy Weird Tales #5–8 |
Omnibus Collection[]
In addition to collecting Hellboy: Weird Tales #1–8, the Hellboy: Weird Tales omnibus also features two canonical stories How Koshchei Became Deathless and Baba Yaga's Feast. The eight-episode story Doc Hollow's Grand Vibro-Destructo Machine was retitled "Lobster Johnson: Action Detective Adventure" for this collection.
| Title | Date Published | Cover | Material Collected | Additional Material |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellboy: Weird Tales | November 26, 2014 (Hardcover)
|
 MIKE MIGNOLA  MIKE MIGNOLA |
|
Forward by Scott Allie |
Digest Sized Collection[]
The Theatre of the Dead & Other Stories was bundled with the Hellboy Animated: Blood & Iron DVD when purchased through a Trans World Entertainment Corporation store (Sam Goody, Suncoast, FYE, etc.). It contains select stories from across the Weird Tales run.
| Title | Date Published | Material Collected |
|---|---|---|
| The Theatre of the Dead & Other Stories | May, 2007 |
External Links[]
- Hellboy: Weird Tales #1 product page on DarkHorse.com
- Hellboy: Weird Tales #2 product page on DarkHorse.com
- Hellboy: Weird Tales #3 product page on DarkHorse.com
- Hellboy: Weird Tales #4 product page on DarkHorse.com
- Hellboy: Weird Tales #5 product page on DarkHorse.com
- Hellboy: Weird Tales #6 product page on DarkHorse.com
- Hellboy: Weird Tales #7 product page on DarkHorse.com
- Hellboy: Weird Tales #8 product page on DarkHorse.com
- Hellboy: Weird Tales Volume 1 product page on DarkHorse.com
- Hellboy: Weird Tales Volume 2 product page on DarkHorse.com
- Hellboy: Weird Tales Hardcover Omnibus product page on DarkHorse.com
- Hellboy: Weird Tales PaperbackOmnibus product page on DarkHorse.com