A review by sortabadass
The Amazing Screw-on Head and Other Curious Objects by Mike Mignola
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.