This summer, Mike Mignola returns to the Hellboy Universe alongside Chris Roberson and Christopher Mitten for The Foundry: In Peril on the Seas, a four-issue miniseries focused on Queen Victoria’s secret agency. The series draws on threads established in Witchfinder and Hellboy: The Silver Lantern Club, expanding on a lesser-seen corner of the world.
Roberson and Mignola handle writing duties, with Mitten on art, Michelle Madsen on colors, and Clem Robins on letters. Mitten also provides covers for all four issues.
“Long before Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. defended the world against supernatural threats of all types, the men and women of the Foundry protected Queen Victoria’s Empire,” explains writer Chris Roberson. “But the operatives of the Foundry were adventurers and explorers with no time for the paranormal or the occult, only interested in the scientific applications of the artifacts that their expeditions uncovered or what engineering marvels could be devised from ancient discoveries. In The Foundry: In Peril on the Seas, Major Karam Singh and his fellow members of the Foundry go in search of an unknown menace that appears to threaten enemies and allies alike, unsure whether they are in pursuit of some sort of monster or something far worse.”
Set in an earlier era of the Hellboy Universe, the series follows the Foundry as they travel the globe in search of powerful artifacts and the history behind them. Their focus leans toward science and discovery, but the line between invention and something more dangerous quickly begins to blur.
“This is a really fun corner of the universe in which to wander and explore; finally seeing the Foundry in more detail than we have before is exciting,” adds artist Christopher Mitten. “Chris, as he always does, infuses the book with such intrigue and heart, giving all these characters their proper moments to shine. He’s a remarkably gifted writer, and he makes it all feel effortless.Having the chance to again work with this team, these wonderful people with whom I’ve been telling these stories for the last decade, is truly such a joy.”
The creative team has a history together, including their work on Panya: The Mummy’s Curse, and this project continues their exploration of the Hellboy Universe’s deeper lore.
“We like to explore the dark corners of the Hellboy universe, and it’s always important to us that each story stands on its own and is a story worth telling and worth reading,” says Editor Katii O’Brien. “The Foundry is no exception to that, and is a deep-cut look at humanity’s exploration into science and the supernatural long before the B.P.R.D. comes on the scene, but that has both ties to and implications for the Hellboy universe as a whole.”
The Foundry: In Peril on the Seas #1 arrives August 12.
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