Mike Mignola, HELLBOY's creator, is one of those comic artists that you want to hate but can't because, damn it, he's too good! Much like the previously mentioned Jaime Hernandez, Mignola has a masterful sense of balancing black and white on a page...but unlike Jaime, Mignola keeps his lines crude and awkward. Mignola loves to draw monsters and, lucky for us, he draws one helluva beast. Despite the efficient ways of his minimal art style his interpretation of creatures inspired by various bits of folklore feel unique, beautiful, and timeless.Hellboy has become quite the franchise. Unfortunately, for me, none of the various incarnations of Hellboy and his universe capture the feel of Mignola's original comic. With Mignola's continual creative involvement the Hellboy movie, animations, and spin-off books have all faithfully embraced the spirit of the character. Sadly they all completely miss the zen like pacing and beauty in Mignola's comic pages that makes Hellboy different from anything else on the market.