Mike Mignola is a master. His comics are, in my opinion, some of the most beautiful ever drawn. I have been reading Hellboy for years almost entirely at random. Each volume is so elegant and immersive that they stand alone just as well as they read in sequence. In this book Hellboy is troubled by the specter of two destinies- he might be the rightful king of Hell, or else the rightful king of England. Both prospects are equally unwelcome. Hellboy has no desire to weigh down his head with any crown.