Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Writer: John Arcudi Artist: Mindy Lee Colourist: Michelle Madsen Release Date: 21st November 2018 Crimson Lotus is the latest addition to the mighty powerhouse that is The Mignolaverse. Following hard on the heels of recent titles such as Koshchei The Deathless, Rasputin: The Voice Of The Dragon and a host of Hellboy/B.P.R.D. Characters getting their own books, Crimson Lotus brings us the story of Ben Daimio’s mother before she became the greatest adversary of Lobster Johnson. Hellboy, B.P.R.D. and the many and varied denizens of Mike Mignola’s rapidly-expanding Mignolaverse have been firm and fond favourites of mine for 25 years and I’m always excited to see new stories hitting the shelves, especially when they feature characters that have only had a very brief but intriguing appearance. Crimson Lotus is one of those stories. We know she was the top Japanese Agent in the Second World War and the nemesis of Lobster Johnson, and we know she was the mother of tragic hero Ben Daimio, but in terms of her actual life and how she came to be any of these… well, we’re about to find out. Opening in 1904, a young Miryoku witnesses the horrific slaughter [...]