Hellboy is my second favorite comic in the entire world (after Tintin).

Mike Mignola’s art is a large part of the reason why.

Detail from the cover of Hellboy covers

This week, Dark Horse Comics announced a forthcoming book of Hellboy covers (which happens to have a beautiful cover itself).

Mignola’s art style perfectly compliments the tone of the comic—any Hellboy that’s not drawn by him feels less like Hellboy—and I’m looking forward to this.

The interplay of light and dark is just perfect.