Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1953 #[nn]

Collecting the B.P.R.D.'s earliest adventures, this 2016 Dark Horse volume places a young, determined Hellboy front and center — red fists raised, stone hand gripping a blade — while skeletal figures and shadowy masked enemies close in beneath a gnarled tree scattered with fluttering bats. Mike Mignola's cover art, colored by Dave Stewart, channels that distinctive moody atmosphere of postwar supernatural dread with crisp linework and a brooding nocturnal palette. If you've ever wanted to see where Hellboy's career with the Bureau truly began, this is a compelling place to start.