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.
Christopher Golden is the New York Times bestselling author of such
novels as Snowblind, Tin Men, The Myth Hunters, Wildwood Road, The
Boys Are Back in Town, The Ferryman, Strangewood, and Of Saints and
Shadows. He has also written books for teens and young adults,
including Poison Ink, Soulless, and the thriller series Body of
Evidence, which was honored by the New York Public Library and
chosen as one of YALSA's Best Books for Young Readers.
Golden cowrote the illustrated novel Baltimore, or, The Steadfast
Tin Soldier and the Vampire with Mike Mignola, which became the
launching pad for the cult favorite comics series Baltimore. As an
editor, he has worked on the short story anthologies Seize the
Night, The New Dead, and The Monster's Corner, among others, and
has also written and cowritten comic books, video games,
screenplays, a BBC radio play, the online animated series Ghosts of
Albion (with Amber Benson), and a network television pilot.
Golden was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives
with his family. His original novels have been published in more
than fourteen languages in countries around the world.
“Mignola and Golden have created a noir-esque detective book,
fueled by alternate history and their usual twist of the
macabre. Patric Reynolds provides the art of the gloomy
water-soaked world, with a grainy style of pencils which suits the
somewhat sunken dark world. As you would expect, Dave Stewart
is on board with colors that practically scream horror and
terror."—Comic Crusaders
“Do I recommend Joe Golem: Occult Detective? Absolutely. Without a
shadow of a doubt. Yes.”—Big Comic Page
“Mignola and Golden have crafted a masterful story that I
thoroughly enjoyed.” —ComicBuzz
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