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Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man
Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man #1
The gladiator Anum Yassa wanders the forest to learn about her lives—past, present, and future. But she isn’t a hero to all, as one darker entity will hunt her until she can be stopped—and the fate of man stopped with her.
• Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and artist Jesse Lonergan continue their acclaimed “Miss Truesdale” saga in this new miniseries.
• Four-issue series.
• Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and artist Jesse Lonergan continue their acclaimed “Miss Truesdale” saga in this new miniseries.
• Four-issue series.
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Published December 10, 2025
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Mike Mignola
1,888 books2,558 followersMike Mignola was born September 16, 1960 in Berkeley, California and grew up in nearby Oakland. His fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age (he doesn't remember why) and reading Dracula at age 13 introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore from which he has never recovered.
In 1982, hoping to find a way to draw monsters for a living, he moved to New York City and began working for Marvel Comics, first as a (very terrible) inker and then as an artist on comics like Rocket Raccoon, Alpha Flight and The Hulk. By the late 80s he had begun to develop his signature style (thin lines, clunky shapes and lots of black) and moved onto higher profile commercial projects like Cosmic Odyssey (1988) and Gotham by Gaslight (1989) for DC Comics, and the not-so-commercial Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser (1990) for Marvel. In 1992, he drew the comic book adaptation of the film Bram Stoker's Dracula for Topps Comics.
In 1993, Mike moved to Dark Horse comics and created Hellboy, a half-demon occult detective who may or may not be the Beast of the Apocalypse. While the first story line (Seed of Destruction, 1994) was co-written by John Byrne, Mike has continued writing the series himself. There are, at this moment, 13 Hellboy graphic novel collections (with more on the way), several spin-off titles (B.P.R.D., Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapien and Witchfinder), three anthologies of prose stories, several novels, two animated films and two live-action films staring Ron Perlman. Hellboy has earned numerous comic industry awards and is published in a great many countries.
Mike also created the award-winning comic book The Amazing Screw-on Head and has co-written two novels (Baltimore, or, the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire and Joe Golem and the Drowning City) with best-selling author Christopher Golden.
Mike worked (very briefly) with Francis Ford Coppola on his film Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), was a production designer on the Disney film Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) and was visual consultant to director Guillermo del Toro on Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008). He lives somewhere in Southern California with his wife, daughter, a lot of books and a cat.
In 1982, hoping to find a way to draw monsters for a living, he moved to New York City and began working for Marvel Comics, first as a (very terrible) inker and then as an artist on comics like Rocket Raccoon, Alpha Flight and The Hulk. By the late 80s he had begun to develop his signature style (thin lines, clunky shapes and lots of black) and moved onto higher profile commercial projects like Cosmic Odyssey (1988) and Gotham by Gaslight (1989) for DC Comics, and the not-so-commercial Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser (1990) for Marvel. In 1992, he drew the comic book adaptation of the film Bram Stoker's Dracula for Topps Comics.
In 1993, Mike moved to Dark Horse comics and created Hellboy, a half-demon occult detective who may or may not be the Beast of the Apocalypse. While the first story line (Seed of Destruction, 1994) was co-written by John Byrne, Mike has continued writing the series himself. There are, at this moment, 13 Hellboy graphic novel collections (with more on the way), several spin-off titles (B.P.R.D., Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapien and Witchfinder), three anthologies of prose stories, several novels, two animated films and two live-action films staring Ron Perlman. Hellboy has earned numerous comic industry awards and is published in a great many countries.
Mike also created the award-winning comic book The Amazing Screw-on Head and has co-written two novels (Baltimore, or, the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire and Joe Golem and the Drowning City) with best-selling author Christopher Golden.
Mike worked (very briefly) with Francis Ford Coppola on his film Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), was a production designer on the Disney film Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) and was visual consultant to director Guillermo del Toro on Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008). He lives somewhere in Southern California with his wife, daughter, a lot of books and a cat.
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December 17, 2025
So it looks like everyone hated the first book, but I really enjoyed it. In big part due to Lonergan's terrific art, but I'm also just really digging the Mignolaverse lore building going on. This new arc delivers on both, though to be fair there isn't much happening just yet. looking forward to it delivering on the title's promise !
December 25, 2025
There are certain creative teams that make SO MUCH sense and the pairing of "Hellboy" creator Mike Mignola with artistic wizard Jesse Lonergan is one of them. I was unaware that "Miss Truesdale And The Rise Of Man" is actually their second miniseries together (following "Miss Truesdale And The Fall Of Hyperborea," which I am DEFINITELY gonna check out) but it makes sense because the way their work compliments each other feels incredibly locked in. Even without reading their previous work, I got up to speed pretty easily, too. Mignola's Lovecraftian mythology always tickles a specific part of my brain and Lonergan's already super-creative character and panel design is kicked up a further notch or two (seriously, is there anyone in comics who makes such INTERESTING layouts as Lonergan and the answer is absolutely not). I'm fully on board for this series. I've already added it to my pull list at my local comic shop.
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