Coming May 17 From Dark Horse Comics: ‘Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea’ By Mike Mignola And Jesse Lonergan

Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea

If there is one thing that an artist who is a fan of Mike Mignola and his Hellboy Universe might hope for, would be a chance to collaborate with the iconic creator. Those chances are limited and come with an unspoken pressure of meeting both the fans and no doubt Mignola’s expectations. Thus, one can imagine the excitement of talented artist Jesse Lonergan when given that chance in Dark Horse Comics upcoming Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea. Coming May 17th, fans will get to see the results as described in this Press Release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Acclaimed Artist Jesse Lonergan Joins Legendary Hellboy Creator Mike Mignola for MISS TRUESDALE AND THE FALL OF HYPERBOREA

The Hellboy Universe Expands With A New Time-Traveling Supernatural Horror From Dark Horse Comics

(February 15, 2023) This spring Dark Horse Comics will publish MISS TRUESDALE AND THE FALL OF HYPERBOREA, a time-traveling supernatural horror series from award-winning writer Mike Mignola (Hellboy, Abe Sapien, B.P.R.D), artist Jesse Lonergan (Hedra, Planet Paradise), and letterer Clem Robins. Mignola, the creator of the Hellboy Universe, and artist Jesse Lonergan are collaborating for the first time to create a supernatural time-traveling odyssey that expands the Hellboy Universe in strange and startling ways and showcases Lonergan’s artwork.

Writer Mike Mignola

“I fell in love with Jesse’s stuff the moment I stumbled across it, but it took a long time for me to wrap my head around a way we could work together,” said writer Mike Mignola. “His storytelling is so great but amazingly unique and I’m such a control freak when it comes to how to pace a story—I didn’t want to tie his hands with the way I structure things. But he is just so good… Eventually I came up with the idea for Miss Truesdale (an odd one, even for me) and just couldn’t think of anyone better to draw it. We met, we talked, and I think we settled on a way to collaborate. It meant writing a plot that was tight in some places and very, very loose in others. I had to trust Jesse to work his magic—and for me it’s hard to really trust an artist I’ve never worked with, even one as good as Jesse—but I did it and he did what he does and I couldn’t be happier with the results. I think this ends up being one of the most unique extensions of the Hellboy Universe, and after almost thirty years (and some very odd stories) that’s saying something.”

In this four issue mini-series, one of the last followers of a failing Heliopic Brotherhood of Ra, the unassuming Miss Truesdale, finds herself on the receiving end of Brotherhood leader Tefnut Trionus’s final vision. Connecting her life in Victorian London to a young gladiator in ancient Hyperborea, Truesdale discovers she now has the chance to change the future by altering the bygone past.

Artist Jesse Lonergan

“When Mike asked me if I would be interested in doing something in the Hellboy universe, it felt a little bit like a dream,” said artist Jesse Lonergan. “He’s one of the artists whose work I revisit the most, and there have been times when I’ve been working on something and asked myself, ‘How would Mignola do this?’ And then to get to do a story that introduces a new character, expands the lore, and has gladiators, Victorian spiritualists, and lizard people—it’s just been so much fun.”

Issue #1 of the supernatural horror comic MISS TRUESDALE AND THE FALL OF HYPERBOREA will be published on May 17, 2023. Featuring a cover by Lonergan and a variant cover by Mignola.