Item Biography
"The Wild Hunt, Part 4"
*Hellboy and Alice contemplate their next move, but Hellboy is beset with memories of his recent bout of savagery, where he slaughtered a group of giants. They are met by a magical creature, presenting himself as an agent of Queen Mab, sent to lead Hellboy to his waiting army. It is a trap, and Alice ends up getting poisoned. The birds who have been mysteriously aiding Hellboy recently, drive off the attackers and teleport Hellboy and Alice to their mistresses' castle, in hopes of saving Alice's life. *Source: Warlock
**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. **Source: darkhorse.com
Issue number 40 in the comprehensive numbering of the Hellboy series.
Written by Mike Mignola, illustrated by Duncan Fegredo, colors by Dave Stewart, and lettering by Clem Robins with cover art by Mignola. 18 pages.
"Baba Yaga's Feast"
*A man, despite the best efforts of his pets to protect him, is captured by the Baba Yaga, and brought back to the witch's chicken-leg house. There, Baba Yaga commands her daughter to have the man cooked in time for her breakfast the next day and then leaves for a witch's sabbath. The man tricks Baba Yaga's daughter into the cauldron in his stead, and the next morning, Baba Yaga eats until there is nothing but bones. Death arrives to advise the witch of her mistake, but the man has fled to the safety of a monastery. *Source: Warlock
Written by Mike Mignola, illustrated by Guy Davis, colors by Dave Stewart, and lettering by Clem Robins. 6 pages.