“Hellboy Omnibus, Volume 4: Hellboy in Hell”

“When I was a kid, my mom looked at a Hellboy comic I had, and she was like, “Oh, so is this some kind of goal for you now?” I guess maybe I was getting into metal or something at the time? She was pretty unamused, and I don’t think my narrative-accurate description of Hellboy’s arrival on Earth and his rejection of his demonic destiny convinced her much. If Hellboy was real, I guess my mom would’ve thrown old vegetables and bottles at him or something. She would’ve been one of the many ungrateful people he saved from ghosts and vampires and shit. Oh, well. Someone’s gotta be the mob.”