ee FE Se SS FROM ' HE PAGES OF HELLBOY — bi rn ia aa atABE SAPIEN ee Em md ARBOGAST Born in 1942 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Arbogast has lived in every state on the Gulf Coast, from Florida to Tamaulipas, Mexico, and outlived three wives while producing no children, Hiss last wife died in her hometown of Burnham, Texas, where the two met in 1999. Since 2010 he’s recruited young people into a secret cult, under a veil of Haitian voodoo STORY BY Mike Mignola and Scott Allie ART BY Sebastian Fiumara COLORS BY Dave Stewart LETTERS BY Clem Robins COVER BY Max Fiumara with Dave Stewart ner Rick DeLuceo Assistant Editor Shantel LaRoeque Editor Seott Allie Publisher Mike Richardson Tne, 10956 SE Main Strese, Mi ™ and all ather prominently festured are trademark ze tradernatks of Dask Horse Comics, in. sogistered in vaious ntres. AM rights reserved, No portion of thie publication may be reproduced or cranemited, in any form ar by on of Dark Horse Comics, Inc. Names, chi places, and incidents Featured any monns, without the express ‘Any resemblance to actual persons in this publication either are che pooduct of the author's imagination of are used fictitious (living or dead), events isteutions, or locales, without tative jtent, is coincidental. Printed in the United States of America noe nasa Serviswe aoe UP To poLAs : “Art THERE DONT aC HTH A Sas eri 8 INDRED MILES OF . FEW THINGS UBTON. ANE NO 2 eTeRIES LNT. Sey een MUBHGGIPF I. paRuans, TONY, ELL 7, =. BUT YOU SOnT vent gout p MIRACLE 1 We DEAD...as FAUST oF PRE PRETTY FRWHERE Taig WOH ‘SPIRIT... ME WHEN T NEED 2 WE SERVE ‘THE same masta, Youyou Heat SOMETHING? DRUMMING... 2 No TIMMY, LIKE Or Bones} 4“ED GuesseD THAT SOME. TANG HIDDEN THis THN. nape W scene neues W acesPE ee eee ee esr ES SUea Ba BUS ae) ee OCs ac eae Pee cee When f wrote tha halfas good as wh: Dear Sei Due to financial constraints (and financial constraints only), [always say (in my head) d ssue of Abe Sapien that 1 buy is going to be the last at is, until I read it. Lwas goin 7 but T bought and reac for at least four more issues and 0 jump off 8 and so I'm hooked fier that, who knows. Peace Mak Skem Thanks, Makt Scott, 1 just finished reading Abe Sapien #19. In fact I read it owice in a row, so this is likely my new favorite issue to date. The action was fantastic horror stuff, and altvays like ic when Abe talks about his origins before his his fel like a classic Hellboy book, only with Abe in the position Hellboy alv found himself in, Unable to totally relate to others, tying to figure out his purpose based on his past, the g potential to be the beast of the apocalypse ell, Lcanvt transformation. You know, Joomi it’ all there. However, it occurred co me that, sce Abe being responsible for the end of the world any more than I could see Hellboy in that role. That's when ichic me Loa see 8 9 Wg 8 De a me eae ea Seort, [think I know Abe’ true purpose now, In this he Mignok/Hellboy world, there iso mary bad guy here is only one char: revit on id as it stands, since Hellboy osition to rise and stand against the enemy. Liz had her chance, fought Now Abe Fine, I say, send him fire with fire, and the bas back to Rhode Is east, because there he will find his erue rd is still standin, adversary and his actual purpose. This is going down to Abe lame. I think something will go ill come out of that © rersus the Blacl Strobl, and Ab changed even more th: oe another, and he Plus, U cant help new Landis Pope had ret face the Black Flame. wonder what Abe would think i ‘Would he not drop be ready to and go get that ust be av story doestit go that way, then Ym sure one day Pl wish it had. Kill the Black Flame! Matt Strackbein Longmont, CO Matt, you think everyone’ true purpose is killing the Black Flance Bur this is actually prety good. Thanks to everyone for following Abe’ trip. Ifyou missed DAP «a great Hellboy stony in it by Mike and Gabriel Bé 7 a couple of weeks This week egi have a new Baltimore hardcover out, the ng of Baltinnore’ great quest to rid the world of the mate vil. We also see the debut of the new creator book by Art and Franco, Grimmiss Island #1. Next week, the book yost've all been waiting for Frankenstein Underground #1, by Mike and Ben sch, This series is amas ale wrap up th of BERD. with James 10 roll into some hard times for Jo Next week was supposed to see the release of B.PR.D. Plags Volume 3 in paperback, bur Shantel caught at printer error, and we scrapped the print run, so you'll have ren, as we get ready 16 worth it Sat Mie to wait another week or t Thanks for reat g9—