Into the Silent Sea

Hellboy:Into the Silent Sea
Written by	Mike Mignola Gary Gianni
Illustrated by	Gary Gianni
Colored by	Dave Stewart
Lettered by	Clem Robins
Edited by	Scott Allie
OriginallyPublished in	Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea
Date Published	April 2017
Collected In
Omnibus Edition	Hellboy – Volume 2: Strange Places

Into the Silent Sea is the third Hellboy original graphic novel. It was formally announced August 2016 and published April 2017.

Publication History

From Hellboy: The Storm #1

Mignola deliberately set aside this story for Gary Gianni when he drew a panel in Hellboy: The Storm #1 which featured Hellboy referring to a story that hadn't been told yet.

Gianni was given the freedom to do whatever he wanted. He and Mignola co-wrote the story by bouncing ideas back and forth until the plot was nailed down, then Gianni scripted it and Mignola revised the script to get Hellboy's dialogue right.

Gary Gianni was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team in 2018 for his work on the title.

Synopsis

Hellboy sets sail from the wreckage of a deserted island only to cross paths with a ghost ship. Taken captive by the phantom crew that plans to sell him to the circus, Hellboy is dragged along by a captain who will stop at nothing in pursuit of a powerful sea creature. Following the events of Hellboy: The Island, Gary Gianni draws Hellboy in a brand-new graphic novel.

Flesk Studio Edition

On September 13, 2017, Flesk Publications launched a Kickstarter for an oversized studio edition of Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea. The idea for the book was that it would be as close as possible to being given a personal studio tour by Gary Gianni. The book features Gianni's thumbnails, pencil preliminaries, and final art with commentary throughout. The book also includes thirty pages of material focusing on Gianni's creator-owned series The MonsterMen. There was also a deluxe slipcase edition limited to one hundred copies.

Content

Characters

• Hellboy
• Crew of the Rebecca
  • "Captain"
  • William
  • Master Kip (Dog)
  • Other Crewmen
• Three Mermaid Sisters (Flashback)
• "Old Spaniard" (Former Priest) (Flashback)
• Heliopic Brotherhood of Ra
  • "Lady"
  • Other Members (Flashback)
• Hyperboreans
  • Talking Mummy (Flashback)
  • Other Citizens (Flashback)
• Witches
  • Hecate
• Sea Monsters

Locations

• Atlantic Ocean
  • Island off the coast of Portugal
    • Castle (Flashback)
  • The Rebecca
• Africa (Flashback)
• Lost City of Tunungar (Somewhere in The Americas) (Flashback)
• Assortment of unnamed locations (Flashbacks)

Gallery

OGN cover
by Mike Mignola

Studio Edition cover
by Gary Gianni

References

Hellboy Publication Order
Preceded by Hellboy in Hell: For Whom the Bell Tolls	Into the Silent Sea	Followed by Krampusnacht

Hellboy Story Chronology
Preceded by The Island	Into the Silent Sea	Followed by The Mole