Ra-Ra-Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine...While there's not much evidence of Rasputin's legendary sexual prowess here, it IS a really good look at the Mignolaverse version's backstory. We also get a copious amount of a young Trevor Brutenholm, which is great.Oh, and there's also a bunch of reanimated corpses, thanks to that guy in the gas mask whose name I can never remember.As good as the story is, the absolute highlight of this book for me was the artwork. Dave Stewart is knocking it ou...

Nice pulpish horror with many familiar characters but all in all pretty standard. Nothing of importance really happens and if you’ve-logically-read Hellboy's main run you already know there’s nothing at stake. Fair addition to the Hellboyverse but mainly for completists

This Bruttenholm prequel story moves quickly, balancing between our British heroes and Rasputin and his allies. There's some very good action, especially in the tomb, and we get some interesting new characters (I'd love to see more of Sandhu). The art style ranges a bit more realistic than most of the Hellboy series, but I really enjoyed it. It takes a while to get going, but it revs up to a very exciting finale, even if the protagonists don't seem particularly... pivotal to it. It's a nice addi...

Series: Rasputin: The Voice of the Dragon #1-5Rating: 3 stars - I liked itThis story begins during WWII, before Hellboy arrives, with Trevor Bruttenholm who is working for Britain's Military Intelligence. Following a trail of strange messages he finds himself against animated corpse, Nazi agents, and Rasputin, who has returned from the dead. This was interesting because it was in the early days of Trevor’s occult career. He is still a bit of a greenhorn but he can hold his own. This doesn’t real...

Nothing that absolutely needs to be read, unless you absolutely need to read all of Hellboy. Answers no questions that later stories might have asked, does not really bring anything new to the mythos, it's mostly there for its own sake.

Part period piece, part occult thriller, Rasputin: Voice of the Dragon is a surprisingly loquacious read. Featuring new up and comer Christopher Mitten, not Mignola’s, artwork, an already watered down product becomes even more staler with a decidedly un-unique style. Add a not-so-well-planned out story, and the overall product pretty much stinks to high heaven. Nothing to see here folks, move along.

This was really cool; a well-paced story that works as a standalone story and yet also elaborates on a certain period in the larger Hellboy universe. Although I found it odd that it's titled Rasputin, it was focussed moreso on Bruttenholm!

If you were wondering what Trevor Bruttenholm's first field mission looked like, you've found it! This book serves as an introduction to several characters who'll feature prominently in early Hellboy stories, such as Bruttenholm, Rasputin and Kroenen. I read some reviews for this that were really down on it and I can understand some of the frustration. This isn't a deep dive into Hellboy lore as much as an introduction to people we already know. It's a very quick read and by no means a must-read...

Decent, I suppose. Could have just as easily been called BPRD 1941 except the BPRD didn't exist until 1943 or 1944.

Solidly fills in some story gaps to the Mignolaverse.World: The art is okay, it's a bit too scratchy for my taste but overall it fits the tone of the book well. The world building is solid, it fills in some gaps of Raputin and his group of crazies and also fills in a bit of Brooms origin and development as a member of the B.P.R.D. I enjoyed the link to the 'Rise of the Black Flame' and now I want more of the past cause the setting is really interesting. Story: The story is very standard for the

For a book with Rasputin's name right in the title, this comic is actually mostly about Trevor Bruttenholm. Which is fine. Call it "B.P.R.D. 1941" and you'll get a pretty good idea of what you're in for. Or consider it a companion volume to Rise of the Black Flame, with which it shares not only a character but also the artist. As there, Christopher Mitten's work feels at home in the Mignolaverse, and particularly shines in tableaux or flashback shots.

We know what to expect from a Roberson scripted Mignolaverse book by now - lots of fannish pottering about in the universe’s backmatter, in this case taking a look at what Rasputin and his cadre of Nazis were getting up to before Hellboy came along. It’s enjoyable pulp-horror nonsense with lively art and lovely covers but - like previous Roberson outings - strictly for completists.The antagonists - holdovers from the very first Hellboy stories - don’t really help matters. The Nazi trio were a cl...

Another great backstory in the Mignolaverse side catalog. This one not only pffers tantalizing details on how Hellboy's original lineup of Nazi villains got where they were when Hellboy entered the scene, but we also get some wonderful narrative on Trevor Buttenholm's younger life, and a return to Sandhu, who played a fun role in Rise of the Black Flame. Altogether, these stories add a lot of the canon underpinning the meta-story of the Mignolaverse, and the apocalypse it eventually delivers. Bu...

It's...a story, but not a very necessary one. There's really not much different between the first and last pages. Rasputin is still out there, the proto-BPRD still doesn't know who he is or what he wants, the plot doesn't advance much beyond moving Trevor from an office to the field. An ok read at best.

Not really a Rasputin book as he's barely in it as the guy operating behind the scenes. This is really about Professor Bruttenholm as he goes on his first field mission. You can never have too many stories in the Hellboy universe revolving around Nazis. I like how the story was tied into Sir Edward Grey and the Brotherhood of Ra. Sandhu was a cool character I'd like to see more of. Christopher Mitten's art was solid but Dave Stewart is really the star in the art chores.

Technically this is kind of a prequel to the entire Hellboy and B.P.R.D. universe. But don't let that lead you to think that this doesn't have some great stuff in here. Mignola and company masterfully weave this story into the early threads of the tapestry. We events that dove-tail beautifully with the those very first Hellboy stories. The art, while not by Mignola himself, is still gorgeous. Fans of the this universe will not want to miss this collection and this would be a great introduction f...

The mad monk Rasputin (who made such a mess of the Russian royal family's life in the lead-up to the 1917 Revolution) is back from the dead and joins forces with the Nazis so he can get resources for his projects. He's promised the Nazis to help in their war effort, but they are only a means to his own ends. In this story, Rasputin seeks to raise one of the Heliopic Brotherhood of Ra, an occult group very active during the Victorian era but brought to heal by Sir Edward Grey, Witchfinder, around...

This is for those who are Hellboy junkies. I expected this to be similar in scope to Koshchei the Deathless which is a review of the character’s background before being beaten to death or crushed under stones in a dark chamber by the titular Hellboy. That is not the case here. I guess most of Rasputin’s history has been filled in over the years, including his being saved from death by the Ogdru Jahad - the seven dragons outside of time. This acts as a prequel adventure prior to Hellboy issue one...

Here's my core memory of learning about Rasputin in school:I learned about Rasputin the day Columbine was happening at a school about an hour away. It was on the TV when I got to history class, then the teacher turned it off and was like, "Chapter 35, Rasputin..." and started talking about this fairy tale about a guy who couldn't die.I thought this was SO WEIRD because I was like, "Isn't this like turning off the Moon landing to talk about Hansel and Gretel? I mean, in a bad way, but still, isn'...

Read this in one sitting due to the fact that Hellboy is my favorite comis series of all time and somehow I missed this one. This is the prelude to the events of Seed of Destruction and highlights Rasputin's rise from a little after his death to the things he was doing and the powers he was allying with to gain his goodhood. This is not about Hellboy because it takes place before the discovery of the small demonic child that Professor Bruttenholm took in and raised. The BPRD is not featured here...