Creator appears in Manhattan Beach as Hellboy dies
Hellboy creator Mike Mignola with David Kwock of Long Beach, who had arrived five hours early for an autograph. Photo Hellboy, the troubled hero of comic book and movie fame, was killed in an epic battle last Wednesday while his creator, Mike Mignola of Manhattan Beach, was calmly signing his work at the Comic Bug store. The large-fisted, horned and tailed Hellboy died when his heart was pulled from his chest in a battle of supernatural forces, with implications for the world as we know it. He was 66. His death was chronicled in Mignola’s comic book “Hellboy, The Fury #3” which was being read by fans worldwide while Mignola hobnobbed with the faithful inside the store on Manhattan Beach Boulevard. Among his admirers was David Kwock, who had arrived from Long Beach five hours early to be first in line for the signing. Ryan Torstvet, 26, of Anaheim shows his Hellboy tattoo. Photo Another fan, Ryan Torstvet, 26, had come from Anaheim in a Dr. Who T-shirt, a derby hat and a big red tattoo of Hellboy on his right bicep. Torstvet was not mourning the comic hero as he awaited Mignola’s arrival. “I’m very excited for the next installment,” he said, referring to a message on the inside…
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