In addition to the comics, the Hellboy Universe is also explored in a line of prose novels and a number of short fiction stories.
Novels[]
To date there have been eleven original novels published in the "Hellboy Universe", ten under the Hellboy publication line and one under the Lobster Johnson publication line. Additionally, the first two Hellboy films, Hellboy and Hellboy II: The Golden Army, each have a novelization.
Original Novels[]
| Title | Date Published | Author | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hellboy: The Lost Army | June 1, 1997 February 4, 2020 (audiobook)[1] |
Christopher Golden with illustrations by Mike Mignola |
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| Hellboy: The Bones of Giants | December 5, 2001 February 25, 2020 (audiobook)[2] |
Christopher Golden with illustrations by Mike Mignola |
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| Hellboy: On Earth as it is in Hell | September, 2005 | Brian Hodge |  |
| Hellboy: Unnatural Selection | March, 2006 | Tim Lebbon |  |
| Hellboy: The God Machine | July, 2006 | Thomas E. Sniegoski |  |
| Hellboy: The Dragon Pool | March, 2007 | Christopher Golden |  |
| Hellboy: Emerald Hell | February 13, 2008 March 17, 2020 (audiobook)[3] |
Tom Piccirilli |  |
| Hellboy: The All-Seeing Eye | October 22, 2008 April 7, 2020 (audiobook)[4] |
Mark Morris |  |
| Hellboy: The Fire Wolves | April 1, 2009 April 14, 2020 (audiobook)[5] |
Tim Lebbon |  |
| Lobster Johnson: The Satan Factory | July 22, 2009 | Thomas E. Sniegoski |  |
| Hellboy: The Ice Wolves | September 30, 2009 April 21, 2020 (audiobook)[6] |
Mark Chadbourn |  |
Film Novelizations[]
| Title | Film | Author | Date Published | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellboy | Hellboy | Yvonne Navarro | March 2004 |  |
| Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Robert Greenberger | June 18, 2008 |  |
Short Fiction[]
The bulk of short fiction from the Hellboy Universe is collected in a series of anthologies. However, two short stories have been included in other publications.
Anthology Collections[]
The anthology collections were all edited by Christopher Golden.
| Title | Cover | Date Published | Story | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellboy: Odd Jobs |
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December 15, 1999 February 11, 2020 (audiobook)[7] |
Medusa's Revenge | Yvonne Navarro |
| Jigsaw | Stephen Bissette | |||
| A Mother Cries at Midnight | Philip Nutman | |||
| Delivered | Greg Rucka | |||
| Folie á Deux | Nancy Holder | |||
| Demon Politics | Craig Shaw Gardner | |||
| A Grim Fairy Tale | Nancy A. Collins | |||
| Scared Crows | Rick Hautala and Jim Connolly | |||
| Where Their Fire Is Not Quenched | Chet Williamson | |||
| I Had Bigfoot's Baby! | Max Allan Collins | |||
| The Nuckelavee | Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola | |||
| A Night at the Beach | Matthew J. Costello | |||
| Burn, Baby, Burn | Poppy Z. Brite | |||
| Far Flew the Boast of Him | Brian Hodge | |||
| Hellboy: Odder Jobs |
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October 6, 2004 March 10, 2020 (audiobook)[8] |
The Brotherhood of the Gun | Frank Darabont |
| From an Enchanter Fleeing | Peter Crowther | |||
| Down in the Flood | Scott Allie | |||
| Newford Spook Squad | Charles de Lint | |||
| Water Music | David J. Schow | |||
| The Vampire Brief | James L. Cambias | |||
| Unfinished Business | Ed Gorman & Richard Dean Starr | |||
| Saint Hellboy | Tom Piccirilli | |||
| Sleepless in Manhattan | Nancy Kilpatrick | |||
| The Wish Hounds | Sharyn McCrumb | |||
| Act of Mercy | Thomas E. Sniegoski | |||
| The Thrice-Named Hill | Graham Joyce | |||
| Of Blood, of Clay | James A. Moore | |||
| A Full and Satisfying Life | Ray Garton | |||
| The Glass Road | Tim Lebbon | |||
| Tasty Teeth | Guillermo del Toro & Matthew Robbins | |||
| Hellboy: Oddest Jobs |
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July 9, 2008 March 24, 2020 (audiobook)[9] |
Jiving with Shadows and Dragons and Long, Black Trains | Joe R. Lansdale |
| Straight, No Chaser | Mark Chadbourn | |||
| Second Honeymoon | John Skipp & Cody Goodfellow | |||
| Danny Boy | Ken Bruen | |||
| Strange Fishing in the Western Highlands | Garth Nix | |||
| Salamander Blues | Brian Keene | |||
| The Thursday Men | Tad Williams | |||
| Produce | Amber Benson | |||
| Repossession | Barbara Hambly | |||
| In Cupboards and Bookshelves | Gary A. Braunbeck | |||
| Feet of Sciron | Rhys Hughes | |||
| Monster Boy | Stephen Volk | |||
| Evolution and Hellhole Canyon | Don Winslow | |||
| A Room of One's Own | China Miéville | |||
| Hellboy: An Assortment of Horrors |
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August 16, 2017 January 28, 2020 (audiobook)[10] |
The Promised Smile | Rio Youers |
| When Doves Cry | Delilah S. Dawson | |||
| The Other Side of Summer | Chris Roberson | |||
| The Hellboyness of Hellboy | Chris Priestley | |||
| One More Radical Stone Fox | Chelsea Cain | |||
| The Duelist | Jonathan Maberry | |||
| A Quiet Night in the Library | E. Lily Yu | |||
| Fire Is the Devil’s Only Friend | Michael Rowe | |||
| A Huge Damn Vampire | Richard Kadrey | |||
| The Other Government Guys | Weston Ochse | |||
| Her Red Right Hand | Paul Tremblay | |||
| To Bell the Cat | Angela Slatter | |||
| Versteckdt | Kealan Patrick Burke | |||
| Of Boys and Two-headed Dogs | Laird Barron | |||
| Burning Girls | Seanan Mcguire | |||
| Tales of the Worm Lord | Nathan Ballingrud |
Short Fiction Included in Other Publications[]
| Story | Author(s) | Containing Publication | Date Published | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakini | Christopher Golden | Hellboy Sourcebook and Roleplaying Game | August 2002 |  |
| The City in the Sea | Christopher Golden & Mike Mignola | Weird Tales #367 | May 2023 |  |
Canon[]
Author Christopher Golden has written several Hellboy novels. The first two, The Lost Army and The Bones of Giants, were both included in the comic's official timeline featured in Hellboy: The Companion, as was the short story The Nuckelavee. Additionally, the Golden-penned character Anastasia Bransfield was also described in The Companion, despite having never actually appearing in a comic at the time of its publication (though she had been referenced indirectly in Abe Sapien: The Drowning).
In a 2017 interview, Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, and Chris Roberson discussed which of the prose stories were canon.[11] Roberson said that Ginny (from The Other Side of Summer) would appear in the comics in a flashback, and Golden hinted that we may see Anastasia in a future comic. Anastasia has since been incorporated into comic series, co-staring in the Hellboy in Love series, while Jenny would make her comic debut in Fearful Symmetry. They went on to state that the novels written by Golden along with the short fiction written by Roberson and Rio Youers should be considered canon.
Officially, the canon prose stories are:
- Hellboy: The Lost Army
- Hellboy: The Bones of Giants - When asked about the changes for the comic adaptation, Golden stated that where the prose novel and the comics conflict, the comic should be considered canon.
- The Nuckelavee (from Hellboy: Odd Jobs)
- Hellboy: The Dragon Pool
- The Promised Smile (from Hellboy: An Assortment of Horrors)
- The Other Side of Summer (from Hellboy: An Assortment of Horrors)
- The City in the Sea (from Weird Tales #367)
References[]
- ↑ Hellboy: The Lost Army audiobook
- ↑ Hellboy: The Bones of Giants audible
- ↑ Hellboy: Emerald Hell audible
- ↑ Hellboy: The All-Seeing Eye audiobook
- ↑ Hellboy: The Fire Wolves audiobook
- ↑ Hellboy: The Ice Wolves audiobook
- ↑ Hellboy: Odd Jobs audiobook
- ↑ Hellboy: Odder Jobs audiobook
- ↑ Hellboy: Oddest Jobs audiobook
- ↑ Hellboy: An Assortment of Horrors audiobook
- ↑ http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/mignolaverse2017-part1/