Mike Mignola's personal Hellboy book went on sale on eBay and this is what happened!

The Mignolas have been donating a lot to charity recently, with most or all of the sales going to WCK efforts. Not too long ago, they had listed a bunch of books up for sale on ebay. Being one of many Hellboy fans around the world, one listing caught my eye. A Slipcase Hardcover Edition of Hellboy: Seed Of Destruction. This is a pretty rare edition of Hellboy, does not pop up too often on eBay and is always in the 800 dollars range because of its limited production numbers. 

Item description mentions "Mike Mignola's Hellboy: Seed of Destruction, issues 1-4 collected in a beautiful collector's Hardcover Slipcase edition. Limited to 1,000 in existence, individually hand-numbered xxx/1000 and signed by Mike Mignola." Yes you read that right, these books are individually hand-numbered and signed by the genius himself.




Individually hand-numbered  and signed by Mignola

In addition to the general offering, Mike Mignola had a special and unique Hellboy sketch dated 2024 on the inside of the book. This is a special touch that made the offering much more appealing to collectors and prospective buyers.



I was eagerly watching the auction to see how the bidding and the sale progressed. In a few days after listing, with 5 days and 3 hours left the bidding rose up to 3050 US Dollars. With 2 hours left, the bidding rose up to 8000 US Dollars. And finally, the sale closed at 8800 US Dollars. That is the fanbase that Mignola has, folks are always ready to pay top dollar to own a peiece of his artwork and with such a personal touch and a charitable cause being backed, its no surprise!!!





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