Wake The Devil & The Many Temptations of HELLBOY

[@MattDraper]

What's your favorite Hellboy story? For more Hellboy, check out my video on "The Corpse" - kzbin.info/www/bejne/enPbn4iBhqaCosk

[@gabrielidusogie9189]

The Wild Hunt is my favorite story. The Corpse, Box Full of Evil, Chained Coffin, The Nature of the Beast are my fav short story

[@alexbailey5211]

All the Duncan fegredo stuff is my favorite. Also thanks for doing a video of hellboy in the month of my birthday. You are awesome dude.

[@dawwe8869]

Hellboy is probably my favorite comic book series. Now when it comes to favorite stories? There are som many great ones to choose from, but ONE of my favorites is Heads. Here are some other great ones: The Wolves of Saint August, Dr. Carp's Experiment, In the Chapel of Moloch, The Vârcolac and Goodbye Mister Tod.

[@SnapperChannel]

Pancakes

[@alexbailey5211]

Cant really think of a hellboy story I didn't like honestly. I love the whole thing and its probably one of my all time favorites.

[@SnapperChannel]

You know what is the best part about Hellboy? It maybe the most consistent comic book universe ever made. With the Marvel and DC universes, there can be ton of inconsistencies due to many writers doing their own thing, not always aware of what is going on. The Hellboy universe, on the other hand, is all about consintent history. This maybe because Mike Mignola is so involved with the lore and history (as this is his creation) that even other titles like B.P.R.D. feel like they’re all in the same universe even with a different tone. Another great video once again! Fingers crossed the new movie coming out is at least decent. (Though once again, Del Toro should’ve finished his trilogy first!)

[@MattDraper]

Thanks! I agree, there aren’t any dropped story threads or contradictions in the Hellboy saga. It’s insane how many ideas and prophecies come back into play when you least expect it. Very rewarding for longtime readers.

[@samuelraji8343]

Really, I am actually got a boner. The thing I hate most about DC is the fact that Batman's and Superman's minor characteristics are always changing writer to writer.

[@antona.1327]

When you have one man writing most of the series, that's what you get.

[@pablohenriquez4726]

@@MattDraper l gave the address of ghuin to cómic con and sent ghuin drawings to a spawn publisherin México in the year two thousand and fifteen Direction of cómic completely lower case ghuin.WordPress.com

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

its why when ever an author leaves a 'these are the FACTS' manuscript of a universe or character.... anyone doing material for it ,regardless if they bought the 'ip' of ther surviving kin etc... either should stick to those things or clearly state in the start of all material they make ''inspired by'' or ''x view of''.. but considering you for example have most monte cristo movies ,or even modern things like the 'eragon' one not even mention that they basicly is little more then bastarded ''x persons taking a butchers axe to original script''...its no surprise things only stay consistent aslong the original writer is alive AND popular to have weight to pressure with.

[@DripNZ]

Matt Draper, you are the most underrated essayist my friend.

[@MattDraper]

Thank you! I love making these and I’m glad you enjoy them!

[@thetimturnershow2883]

Hellboy is one of those stories that truly manage to stand the test of time, due to the simple fact that the narrative doesn’t need to repeat itself. Hellboy has been a major source of inspiration in my work (which I hope to release soon).

[@JakeTvisterOfficial]

I think "The Midnight Circus" ties this temptation aspect to steering Hellboy's fate by others means like a puppet, and the formation of an individual not asked to be created quite neatly with the analogy to Pinocchio in the story.

[@DiegoReviews]

Another Hellboy video from Mr. Draper? Yes, thank you. God, idk what came over me that made start reading Hellboy. Probably the new movie. Which now has no chance of living up to the books since I’ve been reading them. But man I wish I made this decision a long time ago. I love how poetic Mignola fleshes out Hellboy’s true nature. These other worldly stakes incomprehensible by a normal man. Yet Hellboy is such down to earth person tied to a daunting destiny. Amazing work as always Matt! Your new video notifications make me stop whatever I’m doing at the moment.

[@MattDraper]

Thanks, man! I started reading Hellboy when the first film came out, so that makes sense. While I really like the Del Toro films, I don’t think any adaptation will ever live up to the comics. It’s just too much for a film series!

[@gabrielidusogie9189]

I love your Hellboy videos. You should cover Hickman's Manhattan Projects or his Fantastic Four run

[@MattDraper]

Thanks! I’ve been meaning to cover Hickman’s work. Probably sometime this year.

[@Christ2010Grad]

Matt Draper You should also do John Byrne’s Fantastic Four Run.

[@ProudGirlDadX2]

I love how we, the readers, discover things about Hellboy and this world as the actual characters are in the process of discovering them. It is for me personally why this series feels so personal to me and why I consider it the greatest comic book series ever made. And I don't care how many times they reboot the movies, or how many animated installments we get, I will always want more Hellboy and welcome them all with open arms

[@dinglemccrinkleberry2463]

This video hit kinda hard lol , I just read the hellboy omnibus volumes, and I’m just starting the plague of frogs. Fantastic work!

[@dawwe8869]

Great video! My favorite Hellboy story? Now that's a tough one so I'm just going to rattle off some of the ones I love. After all Hellboy is my favorite comic book. Here goes in no particular order: In the Chapel of Moloch, Heads, Goodbye Mr. Tod, Pancakes, The Corpse, The Wolves of Saint August, Box Full of Evil and Dr. Carp's Experiment.

[@dashfox1]

I really love your break downs of Hellboy's stories and I hope you do more videos on him!

[@tayojones9460]

The saga of Hellboy is absolutely beautiful to read. I am so happy I finished the entire saga. (Spoiler) It is a Shame Mike brought him back to life. Killing HB off felt like a natural but tragic conclusion to the journey of Hellboy. Still it does not diminish the ending.

[@oneshot2139]

Time to start drinking with skeletons, kick back and enjoy another Draper video

[@chrysopelea9418]

I love how much work Mike Mignola put into the character arcs and story arcs of his books.

[@TheAyman1825]

Another great video, thanks man. Because of your "The Corpse" video I bought the entire Hellboy Comics ( 4 Omnibus Books and 2 short stories volumes), and I loved everything about the character, I know your channel doesn't have a lot of views compared to the incredible quality of your videos, but don't stop , because we need the need this level of dedication toward the comic-book industry since mainstream media is doing an awful job at it and not helping bring in newcomers . I just hope in the future we get to see some videos from image comics like : (SAGA, Chew, Monstress, etc), I'm kinda of bored with all the superhero comics nowadays. again don't stop to amaze me man. cheers, PS, I noticed you tend to spoil a lot of the content on your videos so a warning before the video would be great.

[@DzustComics]

I really have to read more non big two books. I've just started reading Invincible and I haven't been this absorbed into a comic since my all time favorite story!

[@dantecrottogini529]

Hellboy will hook you, it's really good and there's a lot of it but you should look for a good reading order

[@gabrielidusogie9189]

I started reading Hellboy around 2017 and since then I have read everything in the Mignolaverse except Vol 4-5 of Sir Edward Grey Witchfinder

[@silverdays2909]

"JUSTICE" who says that?

[@gabrielidusogie9189]

@@silverdays2909 Lobster Johnson. Are you trying to gatekeep?

[@silverdays2909]

@@gabrielidusogie9189 I don't know what gatkeeping is, I just want someone to talk to about the lobster, but HOLY SHIT what do you think of Lobster Johnson have you heard of the theories about him not being human

[@gabrielidusogie9189]

@@silverdays2909 Yeah it's implied in the series that he might be the reincarnation of a pirate.

[@silverdays2909]

@@gabrielidusogie9189 Yeah thats awesome sorry if i sound like a asshole,

[@melancholyentertainment]

So they tracked down a Romanian vampire, with ties to the Nazis, embued with power by a Greek Goddess, trying to bring a Norse apocalypse. Comic books are pretty crazy, huh?

[@Raccon_Detective.]

@sokratis konomi Yes I have and I am not disappointed.

[@Raccon_Detective.]

@sokratis konomi Oh ok.

[@BeowulfBelmont22]

No!!!!!!!! That's Mike Mignola's Hellboy!!!!!!!!!!

[@helious5056]

Great video my dude. I have loved hell boy ever since I was a little kid and watch part of one of the animated films the other day

[@youraveragecrownofthorns8919]

In another reality...a different dimension...Mignola and Alan Moore did a Hellboy/Swamp Thing crossover. It's really not that far fetched, we almost had a Mr. Monster/ST crossover in the 80's. (Ref. an interview w John Totleben in Amazing Heroes from the era)

[@tayojones9460]

A crossover between Hellboy and Swamp Thing would have been amazing!

[@darrylwiggins1156]

You tell a good story well.Thank you.

[@QuasiTheChemist]

I love this channel! While there are many things I'd love to see you go over, can you talk about the Superman: Secret Identity series by Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen? I don't think a lot of people talk about it, and it might be my favorite version of the character (and it's pretty much an Elseworlds tale) Anyway though, keep up the great videos, I love 'em!

[@vincentfranklin17]

I'm looking forward to the new film!

[@ginofrancejr555]

Hellboy is along with killadelphia the walking dead and Alan Moore's swamp thing run are PERFECT HORROR COMICS

[@benb3316]

I liked that you mentioned "The Chained Coffin" - read that in B&W and in Color. Amazing.

[@The7thDraconian]

Wake the Devil is probably my favorite Hellboy story so far (still reading the rest of the series) though my favorite part is the Epilogue. Rasputin is one of my favorite villains in all of fiction, this larger than life figure that oozes mystery and charisma. I totally understand why his followers are so loyal to him. Yet at the end of Wake the Devil, we actually get to see a human side to him. He looks at how his followers in the arctic turned on each other and on how despite his wish to elevate Ilsa to a higher existence all he ended up doing was using her as a sacrificial goat. He says to Baba Yaga "Can't I have something for myself!" Earlier he mocked Hellboy for trying to refusing his place in the world, yet now he struggles with the idea that despite his best efforts he's just another pawn of Ogru Jahad. Despite the advice of the Baba Yaga, he says he will continue forward, that maybe there is a chance for a man such as him to become a god. It shows he and Hellboy aren't that much different and gives him depth while not losing what made him such an arresting presence. It's stuck with me ever since I first read the comic back in high school.

[@slitherboy]

THIS DESERVERS MORE VIEWS

[@Rapscallion2871]

Hellboy is like a teenager trying to take control of his own life live from his demon father, that's why I love Hellboy. Why can't movie studios understand that?

[@marcopivetta7796]

hellboy fucking owns, i really hope the next movie touches on the deeper themes Mignola tried to play with and not just be a minor existential dilemma like "i'm a demon pretending to be a human, i'm so angsty, oh noes"... It's much more than that.

[@DuendeTortuga]

Great video! thank you!

[@Beansareamagicalfruit]

Great video. Ever given Berserk a look? These two are my absolute favorites

[@M3g4UBERn00b]

Are there spoilers, including panels in the background, for the final arc of BPRD in this video?

[@MattDraper]

There’s one panel and a vague mention near the end.

[@imjmar]

I love your hellboy videos

[@raendzel2630]

Still one of my favorite Hellboy stories

[@kevinkhuu3294]

I really hope you talk about Neil Gaiman’s sandman at one point, because that would be amazing!

[@MattDraper]

I definitely want to cover Sandman! I’m still figuring out how I want to talk about it since there’s a ton of story to analyze.

[@joshuashort6844]

I tried to read sandman but couldn't get into it. When does it get good like really good. Only read first 8 issues

[@antonsimkin]

i like your videos on hellboy

[@YouCallThataKnife253]

Every time I watch one of your videos, I find myself flabbergasted as to how you don't have more subscribers. I just don't get it

[@MattDraper]

The KZbin gods are fickle, but the subscribers I have are great!

[@leavonfletcher4197]

Lots of Kirby crackle in this episode.

[@ezzye5]

Great video. I disagreed with some pronunciations. Thank you.

[@Nexion3653]

YAY NEW VIDEO

[@ShinbrigTV]

Nice video as always Matt, any thoughts on the new Hellboy movie??

[@MattDraper]

Thanks! At the moment, I’m not really feeling it based on the trailers. It feels like a weak imitation of Del Toro and not enough like the comic, if that makes sense.

[@Christ2010Grad]

Appropriate considering that theHellboy is going to be released this month.

[@maxheilman5314]

Hellboy is my favorite comic book character. You nailed it

[@jaydeflayme2890]

These recaps really make it clear just how skinny Hellboy has become over the years. By the end of the video he's a damn beanpole. Also btw Dagda is actually pronounced "Dahda" with a little phlegm on the h. Props for your correct pronunciation of Hecate tho, most people mispronounce it phonetically or as "Heckit"

[@mariod1547]

Lol all the stress. Loss of appetite

[@looniemoonie5955]

@@mariod1547 also drinking with skeletons

[@imreplyingtothiscomment2378]

Your voice is godly

[@MattDraper]

Thanks! Years of practice.

[@DaveLuna12]

I've watched all your videos and I would be eternally grateful if you covered an Iron Man storyline.

[@MattDraper]

That’s great to hear! I’ve been thinking about doing an Iron Man story. Possibly Doomquest.

[@DaveLuna12]

@@MattDraper Yes. Doomquest. Thanks for replying man. I appreciate it.

[@sdlstr91]

What did you think of Harbour Hellboy?

[@MattDraper]

Haven’t seen it yet and I’m honestly not that interested based on reviews and the thoughts I’ve heard from fellow Hellboy fans.

[@sdlstr91]

Harbour is as good as Perlman, I can say, I just wish everything else was as good as him. Imagine Hellboy in an Evil Dead film, that’s how I would describe it.

[@elijahblechman8633]

what's the best place to start with hell boy?

[@MattDraper]

There are some very reasonably priced omnibuses that collect everything. Either start with Volume 1 that begins with Seed of Destruction or try out the short stories.

[@nenakarra2579]

So he was rejecting his destiny for 20 years only for all prophecies to be right at the end... yikes

[@looniemoonie5955]

Well not exactly, it all happened ON HIS TERMS, I think it's a big difference. He didn't destroy the world and he didn't lead an army of Hell.

[@jamesnguyen6424]

Should have put spoiler alert. You nearly spoiled almost everything.

[@sifatshams1113]

The only thing that's keeping me from diving headfirst into Hellboy comics is the absolutely fucking horrendous 'comedy' of the first 2 films. It didn't even make me chuckle when I was 14 and 18, and at 29 it's downright unbearable. Can anyone tell me if the comics are like that?

[@alphavolta5038]

Nothing like the movies