# The Sequence Of Hellboy Comics **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 18, 2004, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequence-of-hellboy-comics/255685 "2004-07-18T15:10:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thwartme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@thwartme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thwartme)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequence-of-hellboy-comics/255685/1 "2004-07-18T15:10:10Z")
Hello, So, I’ve recently had the good fortune to come into possession of scanned electronic versions of a number of Hellboy comics, and I’m trying to determine what sequence they should be read in. The titles are: Hellboy - Almost Colossus Abe Sapien - Drums of the Dead Batman, Hellboy & Starman Book 1 Batman, Hellboy & Starman Book 2 Ghost\_Hellboy\_01 Ghost\_Hellboy\_02 Ghost\_Hellboy\_Special Hellboy - BRPD Hellboy - Conqueror Worm Ch1 Hellboy - Conqueror Worm Ch2 Hellboy - Conqueror Worm Ch3 Hellboy - Conqueror Worm Ch4 Hellboy - Seed of Destruction TPB Hellboy - The Chained Coffin and Others Ch1 Hellboy - The Chained Coffin and Others Ch2 Hellboy - The Chained Coffin and Others Ch3 Hellboy - The Chained Coffin and Others Ch4 Hellboy - The Right Hand of Doom Ch1 Hellboy - The Right Hand of Doom Ch2 Hellboy - The Right Hand of Doom Ch3 Hellboy - The Third Wish #01 Hellboy - The Third Wish #02 Hellboy - The Wolves of Saint August Hellboy - Wake the Devil Hellboy - Weird Tales #1 of 8 Hellboy - Weird Tales #2 of 8 Hellboy - Weird Tales #3 of 8 Hellboy - Weird Tales #4 of 8 Hellboy - Weird Tales #5 of 8 Hellboy - Weird Tales #6 of 8 Hellboy - Weird Tales #7 of 8 Hellboy Jr - Gets A Car Hellboy Jr - Halloween Special HELLBOY-Seed of Destruction Next Men #21 Painkiller Jane - Hellboy Savage Dragon - 34 Savage Dragon - 35 I tried the Dark Horse comics website, but some of these titles aren’t even listed. A google search for Hellboy Chronology came up with nothing useful. So does anyone know where I should begin? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, thwartme ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequence-of-hellboy-comics/255685/2 "2004-07-18T15:50:04Z")
The Trade Paperback List website, located at [http://www.tplist.com/](http://www.tplist.com/) , is exactly the reference you need. It breaks down the order to read the volumes in, and also which issues and individual stories were included in each trade paperback. I’d link you directly to Hellboy, but the site has frames. It’ll be easy enough to find with a quick search under “H.” The website is worth bookmarking, as any comic fans will want to come back to it as a resource. ---
**Author:** ![thwartme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@thwartme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thwartme)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequence-of-hellboy-comics/255685/3 "2004-07-18T20:20:02Z")
Thanks, BBVD. That’s a great resource. thwartme ---
**Author:** ![thwartme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@thwartme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thwartme)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequence-of-hellboy-comics/255685/4 "2004-07-18T20:21:12Z")
Aaargh! BBVL! I meant BBVL! (previewismyfriend…previewismyfriend…previewismyfriend…) thwartme ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequence-of-hellboy-comics/255685/5 "2004-07-18T21:30:00Z")
Another great website for all things Hellboy is, not surprisingly, the [official Hellboy webpage](http://www.hellboy.com). Quick answer: Start with _Seed of Destruction_ and then go to _Wake the Devil_. The others can be read in just about any order, although you should probably save _The Conqueror Worm_ for last. And _The Chained Coffin and Others_ is my favorite, if only for “Box Full of Evil.” The _Starman_ and _Ghost_ cross-overs are pretty forgettable. If you like _Hellboy_, you should also make an effort to get _The Amazing Screw-On Head_, a one-shot story by Mike Mignola. It’s the same art style as Hellboy, but it’s definitely more of a comedy. One of the funniest things I’ve ever read. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequence-of-hellboy-comics/255685/6 "2004-07-18T22:27:29Z")
> [@SolGrundy](#): > > If you like _Hellboy_, you should also make an effort to get _The Amazing Screw-On Head_, a one-shot story by Mike Mignola. It’s the same art style as Hellboy, but it’s definitely more of a comedy. One of the funniest things I’ve ever read. Perhaps the most entertaining single-issue comic book story I’ve ever read, especially the (non)ending! ---
**Author:** ![gentle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eb8c5e/32.png) [@gentle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gentle)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequence-of-hellboy-comics/255685/7 "2004-07-19T00:18:34Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > Perhaps the most entertaining single-issue comic book story I’ve ever read, especially the (non)ending! You will be happy, then, to learn that it is being developed by Mignola as [a half-hour animated comedy show for the Sci-Fi Network](http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0404/06/) (scheduled for 2004-2005).