Nate's Reviews > Lobster Johnson, Vol. 3: Satan Smells a Rat

Five okay stories. The Crimson Lotus one is the best and most linked to Hellboy universe events. The rest are fun but forgettable urban vIgilante yarns with supernatural undertones. Honestly, Lobster Johnson himself isn’t very interesting here. He’s a static character. The side characters are more developed than Lobster is, which suggests that he probably wasn’t cut out for the six volumes of stories he got. This series seems to be little more than a fun genre outlet for Mignola and co. Next to the epic Hellboy and B.P.R.D. stories, it does’t (and doesn’t try to) stand out.

Great art in this volume, especially from Tonci Zonjic and Sebastian Fiumara. Mignola always manages to bring solid artists to his Hellboy projects.