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A podcast about reading Hellboy comics and talking to our friends
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Tuesday Jun 23, 2026
Tuesday Jun 23, 2026
Cerebral interface is activated! And go for Giant Robot Hellboy Book Club! Join us as we sort through the listener feedbag, share some animated recommendations and get strapped to a chair contraption and made to control a giant bookclub member! Then follow along as we adore Duncan Fegredo's art in "Giant Robot Hellboy!" Fire Knuckle Grenades!
03:40 - Listener Feedback
13:06 - Whaddya See, Whaddya Say
25:38 - Giant Robot Hellboy
Check out some Muffin But Good Vibes performances!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6fFUsodW4iCtCe4CXkNCLp?si=nRxNpjX3RAS4bV8Xkq9aNg
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0c01A2HniCU6v4xZeFznCm?si=vGdbl4tpTHWUbxgJStvIhw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHy1irHT2cI
Check out Eric Askue on Instragram
https://www.instagram.com/reels/DY-8UAAuCjj/
Thank you Dr. Frinkelstein for sharing your 3D printed "Magician & The Snake!"
https://www.printables.com/model/1728678-the-magician-and-the-snake-statue
Follow the good Doctor, here https://bsky.app/profile/doctorfrinkelstein.bsky.social
"Death Beyond Death: Jian Spirits in Chinese Popular Belief," by Elizaveta Volchkova
opening & closing theme by https://onlybeast.com
Tuesday Jun 02, 2026
Tuesday Jun 02, 2026
Hey you damn guys, thanks for all the listener feedback on our latest episodes! We had so much in the feedbag that we invited our good friend, Matt Strackbein, to help us sort through it! Enjoy this special episode focusing on friendship, fan theories and appreciation of all things Hellboy (also paper airplanes)! Then, get excited for a new project with Matt and the Bookclub! Boom!
07:00 - Listener Feedback
1:12:00 - A Special Announcement!
We support Dark Horse Workers United in their effort to form a union!
These workers need our support, sign the petition here https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/dark-horse-workers-united/
Learn more about Dark Horse Workers United https://www.dhworkersunited.org/
Check out Craig McKnight's Raffle for a bronze Hellboy Bowen Bust at Mike Mignola's Art group on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/121664335173788
also support Craig's business here! https://www.muffinbutgoodvibes.com/
Thank you Dr. Frinkelstein for sharing your 3D printed "Magician & The Snake!"
https://www.printables.com/model/1728678-the-magician-and-the-snake-statue
Follow the good Doctor, here https://bsky.app/profile/doctorfrinkelstein.bsky.social
"Witchfinder Theme," by Andrew Adair
https://andrewadair.bandcamp.com/
opening & closing theme by https://onlybeast.com
Tuesday Apr 21, 2026
Tuesday Apr 21, 2026
Ring, ring! It's the bookclub calling ...er rather, movieclub this week. Bust out your popcorn, candy and yummy cigarette butts because we're sitting down to watch a Hellboy movie! In order to enjoy this episode you must crawl back into your human skins, sit in front of your DVD player and sync up your copies of the 2024 classic "Hellboy: The Crooked Man," by Brian Taylor! Oh, the vapors!
American English Dialect Map - https://aschmann.net/AmEng/
"Witchfinder Theme," by Andrew Adair
https://andrewadair.bandcamp.com/
opening & closing theme by https://onlybeast.com
Tuesday Mar 24, 2026
Tuesday Mar 24, 2026
Happy 200 Episodes! Hellboy universe writer, Chris Roberson, joins the bookclub this month to discuss his work on the Hellboy comics, tease future stories and play a session of DnD with us! Thank you so much Chris Roberson for answering all our nerdy questions! Follow him on BlueSky at the link below!
https://bsky.app/profile/chrisroberson.net
https://www.chrisroberson.net/
"Witchfinder Theme," by Andrew Adair
https://andrewadair.bandcamp.com/
opening & closing theme by https://onlybeast.com
Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
Bitta Tak! Universal translator lightning vril activate! Now you can hear us and guest host, Mark Tweedale, talk about Frankenstein! Enjoy some listener feedback, some undead recommendations and listen as we take forever to talk about "Frankenstein: New World - The Sea of Forever!" BTW, it's YOU who are weird-looking!
07:13 - Listener Feedback
18:29 - Whaddya See, Whaddya Say?
27:01 - The Sea of Forever!
SPOILERS
1:30:50 - 1:35:48 - Speculation Corner, potential spoilers
Thank you Mark Tweedale for guest hosting! See comics he's excited about here! https://bsky.app/profile/marktweedale.bsky.social/post/3mezhkzw57k2g
Buy Hellboy Sketchbooks from Laurence Campbell!
https://www.getcampbell.com/shop
Comics by Ross Radke! https://www.rossradkeart.com/
Check out Hayden Orr at "The Frankencast!"
https://www.patreon.com/thefrankencast
https://open.spotify.com/show/7jICDPuf1NSsjr8CMLSysf
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-frankencast/id1586728309
Check out Matt Strackbein, The Letterhack and all his collborators here
Subscribe to The Letterhack on YouTube!
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheLetterhack
The first song from The House That Bradley Built: Live at Muffin But Good Vibes album, featuring @74odd and their version of “Doin’ Time” is OUT NOW!
opening & closing theme by https://onlybeast.com
Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
"LISTEN NOW, I AM SPEAKING TO YOU." Sorry, I'm not a majestic golden crane spirit, just your favorite bookclub! Join the gang this week to check out some listener feedback, talk about some holiday recommendations and share some intense psychic visions! Fan favorite, Michael Avon Oeming, is back doing some Hellboy comics, so enjoy our discussion of "Shadow of the Golden Crane!" Now hand me that tartan pattered thermos over there, I need it for something important...
03:33 - Listener Feedback
29:36 - Whaddya See, Whaddya Say?
45:27 - Shadow of The Golden Crane
Hellboy Universe Reading Order 2025
https://www.comicsbeat.com/hellboy-universe-reading-order-2025/
Mike Mignola's Art group on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/121664335173788
Montrous Mignolaverse Bundle!
"Witchfinder Theme," by Andrew Adair
https://andrewadair.bandcamp.com/
opening & closing theme by https://onlybeast.com
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
Doing this podcast is not nearly as fun without the participation of our listeners, we are so thankful for you damn guys and we are happy to have an "All Listener Feedback special!' Listen to some recommendations and buckle up for some history, trivia, theories and FRIENDSHIP as far as the eye can see as we open up the feedbag and hear from all our friends. Thank you all!
Listen to the end to hear Steve Lofton's Ogdru Jahad theme, "The Great Darkness Motif!" Thank you for the intro, Steve!
06:01 - Whaddya See, Whadday Say?
07:00 to 8:50 Spoilers for Now you see me, Now you don't
21:20 - Listener Feedback
Check out Matt Strackbein, The Letterhack and all his collborators here
Subscribe to The Letterhack on YouTube!
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheLetterhack
Check out art and comics by Ross Radke https://www.rossradke.com/
https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/spandex/list?title_no=785312
"Witchfinder Theme," by Andrew Adair
https://andrewadair.bandcamp.com/
opening & closing theme by https://onlybeast.com
Tuesday Oct 28, 2025
Tuesday Oct 28, 2025
What a day! The podcast returns to it's full glory because Matt Strackbein aka "The Letterhack" joins the gang for a monumental discussion! Enjoy some Halloween recommendations and shed a tear and grip the edge of your seat as we dig into "The Serpent In The Garden: Ed Grey and the Last Battle for England!" "Hellboy Book Club," is a better name for a podcast than a man...
06:27 - Whaddya See, Whaddya Say?
40:12 - The Serpent In The Garden
Check out Matt Strackbein, The Letterhack and all his collborators here
Subscribe to The Letterhack on YouTube!
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheLetterhack
"Witchfinder Theme," by Andrew Adair
https://andrewadair.bandcamp.com/
Kansas "Point of No Return," and Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor," used for Halloween purposes only
opening & closing theme by https://onlybeast.com
Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
Christopher Golden joins the bookclub for a special episode! The amazing writer of Hellboy comics, Baltimore and many more, threatens to melt our collective brains and indulges in our questions! Check out "Hellboy: The Art of Fire," "The Night Birds," and "The End of the World As We Know it: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand," out now!
Thank you Christopher Golden!
www.christophergolden.com
bluesky @cgolden.bsky.social
instagram @christopher_golden
www.facebook.com/christophergoldenauthor
opening & closing theme by https://onlybeast.com
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Oh boy! Hayden Orr is back on the podcast for Hellboy times! Enjoy some listener feedback, spoilers for the new Fantastic Four movie and exponential tripping out! As we wait for new Hellboy comics to be collected, lets discuss the "Music of Hellboy," soundtracks, fictional playlists and songs from the comics! Quick, get me my Roger the Homunculus mix tape!
06:41 - Listener Feedback
35:55 - Whaddya See, Whaddya Say?
37:27 to 44:11 SPOILERS for Fantastic Four First Steps
1:00:16 - Music of Hellboy
Ross Radke's Kickstarter for Beehive x Bot Fly Split Ashcan Comic!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rossradke/beehive-x-bot-fly-split-ashcan-mini-comic
Hellboy Universe Reading Order by Julix!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g_6LwKE4T73xoIKnCj0X3d_b1aDRnzdLNun8gDqXOPs/edit?usp=sharing
Mignolaverse Discord invite
https://discord.com/invite/eca2Cwvs4n
Clips from "The Cure - Untitled," "Marco Beltrami Hellboy Soundtrack," "Danny Elfman Hellboy 2 Golden Army Soundtrack," "Bros - When Will I Be Famous," "Pete Yorn - Red Right Hand," "Clayton's The Mermaid" and "Red Army Choir" used for educational purposes only
"Witchfinder Theme," by Andrew Adair
https://andrewadair.bandcamp.com/
opening & closing theme by https://onlybeast.com