Abe Sapien: The Drowning and Other Stories

Mike Mignola’s fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age; reading Dracula at age twelve introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore, from which he has never recovered. Starting in 1982 as a bad inker for Marvel Comics, he swiftly evolved into a not-so-bad artist. By the late 1980s, he had begun to develop his own unique graphic style, with mainstream projects like Cosmic Odyssey and Batman: Gotham by Gaslight. In 1994, he published the first Hellboy series through Dark Horse. There are thirteen Hellboy graphic novels (with more on the way), several spin-off titles (B.P.R.D., Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapien, and Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder), prose books, animated films, and two live-action films starring Ron Perlman. Along the way he worked on Francis Ford Coppola’s film Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), was a production designer for Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001), and was the visual consultant to director Guillermo del Toro on Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004), and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008). Mike’s books have earned numerous awards and are published in a great many countries. Mike lives in Southern California with his wife, daughter, and cat.

John Arcudi is a comic book writer and creator from Buffalo, New York. Arcudi has more than 300 titles to his name, some of the most prominent being Abe Sapien, B.P.R.D., The Creep, Dark Horse Presents, and Predator. Arcudi was educated at Columbia University.

Jason Shawn Alexander is a comic book illustrator, painter, and draftsman. Alexander is known for his work on The Escapists, Queen & Country, Abe Sapien, and many other beloved titles. Alexander’s art is exhibited all over the country. You can learn more about Alexander and his work at jasonshawnalexander.com.

Patric Reynolds is a comic book artist and cover artist known for Abe Sapien, Aliens, Joe Golem, Serenity, The Thing, and many more. You can see Reynolds’s art at murderingink.com.