Abe Sapien #3

Spinning out of the pages of *Hellboy*, this 2013 Dark Horse volume collects stories including "Dark and Terrible" and "The New Race of Man," following the amphibious Abe Sapien through a world gone deeply wrong. Mike Mignola's cover sets a brooding, atmospheric tone: Abe's dark, hunched figure stands before a moonlit church, surrounded by a gravestone bearing his name, a large skull, swarming flies, scattered sea creatures, and a crouching horned beast — imagery that speaks to identity, mortality, and transformation all at once. Interior art from Sebastián Fiumara and colors by Dave Stewart bring the same moody weight to stories that push Abe further into the unsettling heart of the Hellboy universe.