Even with Mike Mignola’s Hellboy and BPRD saga having concluded in 2019, there are always new stories to tell in this sprawling horror universe. That’s where the Miss Truesdale series comes in. These books reveal the early origins of the Hellboy-verse, and that process continues in the new sequel series Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man.
IGN can exclusively debut a new preview of Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man #1. Check it out in the slideshow gallery below:
Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man also has the distinction of being the latest project illustrated by Lonergan, whose recent graphic novel Drome is on our shortlist for the Best Comic Book or Original Graphic Novel of 2025 award.
Here’s Dark Horse’s official logline for the new series:
Fans first met unassuming Miss Truesdale in Victorian England when she discovered her shocking connection to the ancient gladiator, Anum Yassa. She is thrown into her past life to battle an ancient evil and protect the future. Now in Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man, Anum Yassa wanders the forest in search of answers about her past, present, and future lives – only to discover a dark entity on her trail and threatening all of mankind.
My ending the Hellboy world (sort of) in the B.P.R.D. series, I now find myself fascinated by the very beginnings of it,” said Mignola in a statement. “Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man is not a story I would even attempt to tell without the storytelling genius of Jesse Lonergan. For me, coming up with the story was a rollercoaster of strange surprises and Jesse has made it even stranger, more beautiful than I could have imagined. This is the deepest dive yet into the world and how it all works.”
“With Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea, we explored this past life relationship between a woman in Victorian England and the ancient gladiator she was in a past life,” said Lonergan. “Now, in Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man, those two characters are merged, a Victorian woman in this powerful gladiator body, exploring a new world and battling all manner of monsters and beasts. These travels and battles culminate in a confrontation that reveals deep truths about the Hellboy Universe.”
Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man #1 is available in comic shops now. You can find a copy at your local comic shop.
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