jexjthomas's review
4.0
Handy but not sure it's essential. The character biographies and time line are good to reference but presented such straightforwardly lose much of the magic of the comics. The scholarly essay at the end is interesting however.
stilldirty's review
4.0
The character profiles are very nice and useful. The timeline is a little "meh" for casual reading (or any kind of reading), but what could anyone expect from that? Overall, the book is a good read to expand understanding of the vagaries within the whole series, and jog memories before going on to next titles published thus far. I like it a lot, and recommend it as good reminiscent reading for those who've read as far as Hellboy's "Darkness Calls" and B.P.R.D.'s "1946" (pretty sure "The Warning" came after the Companion)
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