War Wolves 2009

A group of U.S. soldiers return from a tour of duty in the Middle East with a supernatural souvenir.

A historical drama about the relationship between a Civil War soldier and a band of Sioux Indians, Kevin Costner's directorial debut was also a surprisingly popular hit, considering its length, period setting, and often somber tone. The film opens on a particularly dark note, as melancholy Union lieutenant John W. Dunbar attempts to kill himself on a suicide mission, but instead becomes an unintentional hero. His actions lead to his reassignment to a remote post in remote South Dakota, where he encounters the Sioux. Attracted by the natural simplicity of their lifestyle, he chooses to leave his former life behind to join them, taking on the name Dances with Wolves. Soon, Dances with Wolves has become a welcome member of the tribe and fallen in love with a white woman who has been raised amongst the tribe. His peaceful existence is threatened, however, when Union soldiers arrive with designs on the Sioux land. Some detractors have criticized the film's depiction of the tribes as simplistic; such objections did not dissuade audiences or the Hollywood establishment, however, which awarded the film seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

The fantastic world of Mike Mignola is brought to new life by the best artists in comics. John Cassaday (Captain America) provides the stunning cover, as well as two stories in this stunning kickoff. TyRuben Ellingson, who worked side by side with Mignola as conceptual designer on the upcoming Hellboy film, lends a pinup, and Andi Watson (Skeleton Key) brings an infernal duke of Hell to a birthday party.

Following the success of the 1996 illustrated novelHellboy: The Lost Army, Dark Horse commissioned writer Christopher Golden to gather some of the brightest creative lights in horror and mystery fiction–Brian Hodge, Poppy Z. Brite, Nancy A. Collins, Greg Rucka, Chet Williamson, legendary horror/humor cartoonist Gahan Wilson, and many more–to produce a prose anthology of Hellboy short stories, presenting original tales of the world's–and Hell's–greatest paranormal investigator. Illustrated by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola.

The Queen of Blood is rallying her monstrous army and preparing to march against the human race, and humanity's survival depends on Hellboy and Alice finding a supernatural army of their own. But the monsters Hellboy has killed over the years had powerful friends, and a vicious horde out for revenge has lured the pair into a trap. Now Hellboy and Alice's only hope for survival rests with three strange little birds, and their even stranger mistress.

Hellboy's epic battle with the immortal warrior Koshchei reaches its climax in the thunderous conclusion to this six-issue arc.

Hellboy is the creation of Mike Mignola. He is a demon that is a member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. He is the world's greatest paranormal investigator.

Legendary artist Herb Trimpe (The Incredible Hulk) joins regular B.P.R.D. writer John Arcudi and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola for the first of four one-shots which pick up from the March-April B.P.R.D. feature on MySpace/Dark Horse Presents. These stories are set before the events of B.P.R.D.: The Black Flame, chronicling the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense's fight against the frog monsters.

Hellboy is the creation of Mike Mignola. He is a demon that is a member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. He is the world's greatest paranormal investigator.

The mystery of the plundered graves leads Hellboy to a million gallons of boiling human fat and the unnatural birth of the God of Science. In Gary Gianni's "Autopsy in B-Flat," St. George is buried alive alongside the stolen treasure of squidheaded pirates.