He steps into a funeral in Hell and the demons check their invitations. I watched the cover art and felt the room tilt — Hellboy standing like a rusted sentinel at a graveside. You already know this world carries old debts; this newest detour promises new ones.
I’m pulling this thread because Mike Mignola is back in the pits, and not by accident. After three decades of sending Hellboy on one misadventure after another, Mignola returned to the character’s infernal roots with the 10-issue Hellboy in Hell saga. Now he’s done it again: two new short events that reconnect chapters, fill blanks, and push Hellboy into a funeral for a very awkward guest of honor.
At comic tables you overhear creators trading “what ifs.” What Mignola is doing next
When I spoke with the press trail and read the notes, it was clear Mignola didn’t plan an annual residency in Hell — but opportunity knocked. Earlier this year he announced a middle-chapter event, Nothing But Blood, with Cyrille Pomès (reported by Polygon), and Movies & TV has an exclusive on what follows: Hellboy in Hell: Parade of Horrors.
The new story is a two-issue affair written by Mignola, drawn by Márk László and colored by Dave Stewart. It picks up where Nothing But Blood leaves off, and finds Hellboy wandering toward a bar and instead stumbling into a cemetery service for Satan. Expect a morbid, sardonic procession — a funeral that plays more like a carnival of collapsing mirrors.
At your local shop you can already feel preorders ticking. What the creative team brings
I trust Mignola’s sense for when a story needs finishing touches. He told press he never planned another return to Hell, but a meeting with Márk László changed that. László had ideas for scenes between chapters, including two dead soldiers from “The Three Gold Whips,” and Mignola gave him a rough outline that expanded into more of Hell’s history.
Márk László treats Mignola’s world as a stage; Dave Stewart returns on colors to keep that familiar palette. Dark Horse is publishing, so this sits in the official Hellboy continuity rather than a side-project detour. If you follow creators and platforms — Movies & TV, Polygon, Dark Horse’s solicits — this is the kind of limited event that perks long-term collectors and casual readers alike.
At conversation threads you’ll see one question pop up again. How Parade of Horrors fits into the broader Hellboy timeline
This is not a reboot. It’s a connective tissue piece that fills gaps left between previous Hellboy-in-Hell chapters. Mignola and László found space to drop in historical notes and character beats that retroactively shade earlier scenes.
When does Hellboy in Hell: Parade of Horrors come out?
The first issue lands on December 16; the story is a two-issue event that continues the middle act set by Nothing But Blood.
Who is creating Parade of Horrors?
Mike Mignola writes; Márk László handles the art; Dave Stewart provides colors. Dark Horse is the publisher. This is the same creative axis that brought polish and continuity to recent Hellboy releases, and it’s what made the Movies & TV exclusive possible.
Is Parade of Horrors connected to Hellboy in Hell: Nothing But Blood?
Yes. Nothing But Blood occupies a mid-series slot, and Parade of Horrors picks up where that event leaves off. Cyrille Pomès leads the other mid-series piece, but Mignola’s new two-issue run stitches a few narrative holes together and expands Hell’s backstory.
At reading rooms you’ll hear talk about tone. What to expect on the page
If you want a mood, expect morbid comedy and cramped violence. Demons are insulted to see their master’s killer at a funeral; the script promises a “morbid celebration in the pits of Pandemonium.” László says he got to draw dancing skeletons, bloody fights, and old histories being argued over in the margins.
This will feel familiar to readers who prize Mignola’s balance of folklore, barbed humor, and a stubbornly human hero. If you collect variant covers or follow artist-run social feeds, keep an eye on Dark Horse solicit pages and retailer previews for variant cover drops and signed editions.
If you care about where Hellboy goes next — and how creators keep reworking a character without flattening him — this short event is exactly the kind of story that rewards both casual curiosity and obsessive re-reads. Will its funeral procession change what Hellboy owes the world, or simply give us another good brawl in old company?