Hellboy

I need to begin by saying I'm not that big on graphics novels. I rarely read them, and I'm not asking that anyone take this review as useful. I just like to have a record of what I thought of things so I'm reviewing it for myself.

This is apparently considered one of the best of the series, and I thought it was just awful, a semi-comprehensible stew of Nazis and supernatural beings that seemed nonsensical even by the often loose standards of graphic novels. After a few chapters I just felt thoroughly annoyed, after which I skimmed forward a bit but couldn't see any reason to read more.

While reading something like Watchmen makes me appreciate what graphic novels can be and makes me think maybe I should read more of them, this juvenile gibberish makes me think I should stick with (I'm going to say it) real books.

The art is fine, I guess. As I say, I'm not that into graphic novels, and one reason is, I suppose, because I rarely find the art that interesting. It's standard stuff, good for what it is.