{"product_id":"baltimore-volume-1-the-plague-ships-isbn-9781595826732","title":"Baltimore Volume 1: The Plague Ships","description":"After a devastating plague ends World War I, Europe is suddenly flooded with vampires. Lord Henry Baltimore, a soldier determined to wipe out the monsters, fights his way through bloody battlefields, ruined plague ships, exploding zeppelins, and submarine graveyards on the hunt for the creature who’s become his obsession.\u003cb\u003eMike Mignola's\u003c\/b\u003e fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age; reading \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e at age twelve introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore, from which he has never recovered. Starting in 1982 as a bad inker for Marvel Comics, he swiftly evolved into a not-so-bad artist. By the late 1980s, he had begun to develop his own unique graphic style, with mainstream projects like \u003ci\u003eCosmic Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBatman: Gotham by Gaslight\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1994, he published the first \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e series through Dark Horse. There are thirteen \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e graphic novels (with more on the way), several spin-off titles (\u003ci\u003eB.P.R.D., Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapien, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder\u003c\/i\u003e), prose books, animated films, and two live-action films starring Ron Perlman. Along the way he worked on Francis Ford Coppola's film \u003ci\u003eBram Stoker's Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), was a production designer for Disney's\u003ci\u003e Atlantis: The Lost Empire\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), and was the visual consultant to director Guillermo del Toro on \u003ci\u003eBlade II\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and \u003ci\u003eHellboy II: The Golden Army\u003c\/i\u003e (2008). Mike's books have earned numerous awards and are published in a great many countries. Mike lives in Southern California with his wife, daughter, and cat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Golden \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of such novels as \u003ci\u003eSnowblind, Tin Men, The Myth Hunters, Wildwood Road, The Boys Are Back in Town, The Ferryman, Strangewood\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Of Saints and Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also written books for teens and young adults, including \u003ci\u003ePoison Ink, Soulless\u003c\/i\u003e, and the thriller series Body of Evidence, which was honored by the New York Public Library and chosen as one of YALSA's Best Books for Young Readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Golden cowrote the illustrated novel \u003ci\u003eBaltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire\u003c\/i\u003e with Mike Mignola, which became the launching pad for the cult favorite comics series \u003ci\u003eBaltimore\u003c\/i\u003e. As an editor, he has worked on the short story anthologies \u003ci\u003eSeize the Night\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Monster's Corner\u003c\/i\u003e, among others, and has also written and cowritten comic books, video games, screenplays, a BBC radio play, the online animated series\u003ci\u003e Ghosts of Albion\u003c\/i\u003e (with Amber Benson), and a network television pilot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Golden was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his family. His original novels have been published in more than fourteen languages in countries around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Please visit him at christophergolden.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Stenbeck \u003c\/b\u003eis an illustrator known for \u003ci\u003eBaltimore, B.P.R.D., Living with the Dead, Hellboy, Concrete, \u003c\/i\u003eand many other comic book titles. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can learn more about Stenbeck and his work at benstenbeck.com.","brand":"Dark Horse Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301071016165,"sku":"NP9781595826732","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781595826732.jpg?v=1742922815","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/baltimore-volume-1-the-plague-ships-isbn-9781595826732","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}