Rasputin still doesn’t get identified by name—but based on all the expository dialogue, it’s surprising Hellboy couldn’t figure it out. I guess he never took any history classes.
The series winds down with some more big action sequences, one involving Abe and Liz Sherman. Well, not exactly Liz Sherman. Mignola and Byrne had very little use for her (Hellboy talks about her in the narration more than she talks in dialogue). It makes her feel like a fifth wheel, only around because the comic book readers must have a pretty face.
Also interesting is how passive Hellboy and Abe are in the grand conclusion—Hellboy gets a little moment alone with Rasputin with foreshadowing—but the big part is resolved somewhat without them.
Still, it’s decent.
The Monkeyman backup features Adams screwing up tenses in his first person narration. There’s little else to say about it, except weak art.
I completely forgot about John Byrne being involved at this juncture with Hellboy. Does he have writers credits? Don’t think he had much to do after the initial story arc though.