matt4hire's review
5.0
Reading Mignola's non-Hellboy stuff is a treat. The Amazing Screw-On Head itself is especially fantastic, and I loved all the random stories at the end, with The Magician and the Serpent being my favorite.
storytimed's review
3.0
I was not fundamentally compelled by this graphic novel
Mignola's art is amazing: he has this way of forming basic shapes in pleasingly stark, patterned arrangements of light and shadow. Almost woodblock-esque?
His writing.......... reminds me of the lolrandom! humor of the 2000s, stuffed with references to tropes that don't fundamentally compel me
He likes Victorian stuff! Steampunk! Abe Lincoln! But when you're not very into steampunk, a comic with the major selling point of ISN'T STEAMPUNK EPIC?? isn't appealing at all
I did like that he collaborated with his daughter in one of the comics though. Very cute for them
Mignola's art is amazing: he has this way of forming basic shapes in pleasingly stark, patterned arrangements of light and shadow. Almost woodblock-esque?
His writing.......... reminds me of the lolrandom! humor of the 2000s, stuffed with references to tropes that don't fundamentally compel me
He likes Victorian stuff! Steampunk! Abe Lincoln! But when you're not very into steampunk, a comic with the major selling point of ISN'T STEAMPUNK EPIC?? isn't appealing at all
I did like that he collaborated with his daughter in one of the comics though. Very cute for them
r_lea's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
slasherreads's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Screw-On Head! Screw-On Head! How amazing he is!!
jonathancrites's review
3.0
I love Mike Mignola’s art and storytelling which I’ve mostly consumed through Hellboy and BPRD. This collection of short stories is not in the Hellboy universe although they do cover the same ground. Fun read.
bramish's review against another edition
dark
funny
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
stilldirty's review
5.0
Delightfully wacky/zany/quirky/strange stories, all. Even his daughter told a short piece. This book is worth 10 times its weight in bound Mignola artwork. Pick it up at the least to round off your collection.
sortabadass's review
4.0
I'm not a huge Hellboy fan, and I think I actually liked this better than most of the Hellboy and BPRD comics I've read.
This takes the humorous elements of Hellboy and puts them into a collection of short stories. The Amazing Screw-on Head and Other Curious Objects is replete with zany Victorian tinkerers, reworked classic myths, evil space aliens, and a mysterious cast of characters who each have their own compelling untold stories. Mignola admits that he created most of this comic just for his own benefit, and fortunately, if you like Hellboy, what's good for Mike Mignola is good for the reader.
As an endnote, I just have to say that Mignola can do things with light and shadow that I can only dream of. He's an absolute master of two-dimensional art.
This takes the humorous elements of Hellboy and puts them into a collection of short stories. The Amazing Screw-on Head and Other Curious Objects is replete with zany Victorian tinkerers, reworked classic myths, evil space aliens, and a mysterious cast of characters who each have their own compelling untold stories. Mignola admits that he created most of this comic just for his own benefit, and fortunately, if you like Hellboy, what's good for Mike Mignola is good for the reader.
As an endnote, I just have to say that Mignola can do things with light and shadow that I can only dream of. He's an absolute master of two-dimensional art.
roseblight's review against another edition
5.0
The Magician and The Snake and The Prisoner of Mars are two of the best comic stories I've ever read. It would be hard to argue this isn't Mignola's magnum opus.