Hellboy Into the Silent Sea: The Making of the Comic Revealed

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Mike Mignola's Hellboy Into the Silent Sea is a glorious treatment showcasing Gary Gianni's original artwork in an exquisite book. This collection includes revealing commentary regarding how two legendary comic-book creators seamlessly developed this Hellboy sea saga from the core of an idea into a finished work of art. The combined talents of Mignola and Gianni are on display as the reader follows along the path of the creative process: The script, preliminary roughs, reference photos, completed pencil drawings and finished inks are all shared and discussed. The pencil drawings provide insight not only for the student but also for any fan who enjoys lavishly reproduced comic art. Gianni's commentary and preliminary pages are intertwined to provide an light-hearted look into the creation of a comic story.

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Gary is a genius. And not just a regular kind of genius, but a very specific type of geniusthe kind you think of when you want someone to draw and co-write a ghost and monster story that takes place on a ship and you want it to look like it was done in 1902. Come to think of it hes the only guy you think of when you want something like that. Hes THAT kind of genius.

Mike Mignola

After many years of talking about Moby Dick, the book and the film, Victorian ghost stories, comics, folklore and history in general, Mike Mignola, Hellboy and I embarked on graphic novel adventure entitled Into the Silent Sea. The story begins with Hellboy marooned in the Sargasso Sea and ends in that misty inexplicable realm where classic tales of horror usually wind up. I count myself among the many fans who wish Mignola will write and draw more Hellboy stories exclusively someday, but in the meantime, I hope our combined effort will thrill you a little and chill you a little

Gary Gianni

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Mike Mignola's fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age; readingDraculaat age twelve introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore, from which he has never recovered. Starting in 1982 as a bad inker for Marvel Comics, he swiftly evolved into a not-so-bad artist. By the late 1980s, he had begun to develop his own unique graphic style, with mainstream projects likeCosmic OdysseyandBatman: Gotham by Gaslight. In 1994, he published the firstHellboyseries through Dark Horse, and several spin-off titles (B.P.R.D., Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapien, and Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder), prose books, animated films, and two live-action films starring Ron Perlman. Along the way he worked on Francis Ford Coppola's filmBram Stoker's Dracula(1992), was a production designer for Disney'sAtlantis: The Lost Empire(2001), and was the visual consultant to director Guillermo del Toro onBlade II(2002),Hellboy(2004), andHellboy II: The Golden Army(2008), and the Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen. Gary Gianni began as an illustrator for Chicago newspapers and as a reporter/sketch artist for television. He has illustrated books by authors ranging from Melville and Verne to Michael Chabon and Ray Bradbury. Gianni spent several years illustrating the stories of Conan, Solomon Kane and Bran Mak Morn in a series of books by R.E. Howard. In comics, he worked onBatman,The Shadow,Hellboyand his own creation,Monstermen. For almost a decade, he produced the syndicated newspaper comic stripPrince Valiant. Gianni also created drawings and paintings for George R.R. MartinsA Song of Ice and Fireepic novels. Gary Gianni began as an illustrator for Chicago newspapers and as a reporter/sketch artist for television. He has illustrated books by authors ranging from Melville and Verne to Michael Chabon and Ray Bradbury. Gianni spent several years illustrating the stories of Conan, Solomon Kane and Bran Mak Morn in a series of books by R.E. Howard. In comics, he worked onBatman,The Shadow,Hellboyand his own creation,Monstermen. For almost a decade, he produced the syndicated newspaper comic stripPrince Valiant. Gianni also created drawings and paintings for George R.R. MartinsA Song of Ice and Fireepic novels.