The Amazing Screw-on Head and Other Curious Objects

By Mike Mignola and Katie Mignola

Book Overview

Mike Mignola has deservedly become one of the biggest names in comics for his creation of Hellboy . But when Mignola needs a short break from the Hellboy universe, he turns to diversions such as The Amazing Screw-On Head , winner of the Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication When Emperor Zombie threatens the safety of all life on earth, President Lincoln enlists the aid of a mechanical head. With the help of associates Mr. Groin (a faithful manservant) and Mr. Dog (a dog), Screw-On Head must brave ancient tombs, a Victorian flying apparatus, and demons from a dimension inside a turnip. This new collection of oddball Mignola creations also includes "The Magician and the Snake" from Dark Horse Maverick: Happy Endings and nearly fifty pages of brand-new material, all as weird and hilarious as the beloved Screw-On Head . - The Amazing Screw-On Head won an Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication. - "The Magician and the Snake" won an Eisner Award for Best Short Story. - The Amazing Screw-On Head was the source for the cult animated short starring Paul Giamatti, David Hyde Pierce, and Patton Oswalt.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1595825010
• ISBN13: 9781595825018
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Dark Horse Books
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 10.2"