Abe Sapien: The Drowning and Other Stories

Setting: An island n the Bay of Biscay, early 1980's but isolated so feels even earlier.
Character: Main characters are Abe Sapien, a witch (of sorts), her son, and demons. Abe is well presented here, the witch has understandable motivations, her son is sympathetic, and demons are creepy.
Language: Other than some “magic language” words, language is straightforward and doesn't get in the way.
Plot: It the old ancient evil reborn by investigators looking for something unrelated mixed with a “first time acting on his own” agent story. Good stuff.
Art: Muted colors, heavy on the black shadows, not photorealistic and the line is heavy by intent. Suits the mood.
Summary: Enjoyable story and gives background to the Abe Sapien character form the Hellboy Universe. Normally this type of book isn't a starting point for entry into something as big as Hellboy but I did find fun entertainment in the light Cthulu vein.