These are the comics I wish someone had
shown me when I was a young lad. They break all the conventions of regular
super hero comics. These comics are, in my opinion, more outlandish when
they're explained out loud. Still, while you're reading them they pretty much
make perfect sense. They are like those weird dreams where your left shoe is
actually two bananas taped together but you don't question it. Just like this
story of Savage Dragon and Hellboy fighting each other because a giant ape with
Hitler's brain is mind-controlling them both and making them fight against
their will. Yeah, that all checks out just fine. That's what’s so awesome about
it. I regret not getting into these titles sooner. I know when I was a kid I
didn't like many new and different concepts. For example, I never liked ugly or
misshaped characters. I thought that what characters looked like on the outside
was all that mattered and if something didn't look good then it wasn't worth my
time. Well, I wasn't a very smart kid. I learned over the years that the
characters that aren't perfect are the most interesting. Hellboy is a demon
that carries the key to annihilation of the human race as an arm. That would
probably be considered the biggest of red flags for a hero character. Instead,
Hellboy showed me that no matter where you come from, you can decide to be your
own person. You aren't tied down to your roots just because you were born
there. Now when I read these stories I don't mind at all that there's a monkey
with Hitler's brain. It’s there for the plot and that's fine by me.
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