Hell Baby Paperback – January 12, 1995

Hino's 'Black Cat' I thought might be a nice alternative to the 'Goosebump' books for kids, but 'Hell Baby' is definitely not for the young ones, specifically because of a certain decapitation.In Japan, twins are born, one perfect, one hideous. The horrified father takes the mutant baby from the hospital and throws it away. A strange rain of firebolts merge together and strike the tiny corpse, bringing it back to life ... er, sort of. Hell baby lives and crawls and grows, but has the nasty habit of dropping maggots everywhere.When she is seven years old, Hell Baby leaves the dump, searching for something that seems to call to her through the piles of garbage and city streets. The city does not welcome her presence though, because Hell Baby is hungry.Hell Baby is illustrated in a nicely gross way, but the book, in my opinion, held too many "dead cells" for a graphic novel; filler cells that showed nearly the same thing in the previous cell or nothing at all. That part was disappointing. The storyline was pretty typical too, though the gross meter is above average.My recommendation would be to find a used copy and not pay full price, or see if your local library can get a hold of it for you. There are better graphic novels out there. 'Hell Baby' was fun for the grossness, but disappointing in cell design and plot.

In this standalone tale from Hideshi Hino, you see an abandoned twin left to die in a garbage dump, unwanted by her family and ostracized from all civilization. Hell Baby is without speech for the entire book, though this is one of the better devices this story uses. Throughout the shriek!'s you come to feel for this character of circumstance -- this HELL BABY -- and Hino's sympathetic side appears between a mad picture of grotesque imagery and sharp allegory.Some may be turned off from this story for its blood and gore, but underneath this Graveyard of Horror is a quirky and fine-tuned story of redemption and even forgiveness. Recommended.

Overall, I enjoyed Hell Baby. I finished it in one sitting. I thought it was an interesting manga but it could have been better. I felt that it was really short and that there could have been more to it. I did feel bad for Hell Baby and grew somewhat attached to her. Would I recommend it? Sure. If you're in the mood for a short horror manga.

One of Hino's most well known works besides Panorama of Hell, Hell Baby is a tragic story about a deformed twin that is rejected at birth. This story is very sad, but also very dark. I would recommend it to those that love horror manga

It was delivered quickly, and in perfect condition, and I've already read and re-read it at least four times. I read his "Panorama of Hell" comic online and was hooked. A wonderful author. I love his gorey scenes >:]

This manga is worth owning. It is both sick and touching at the same time. The author is able to make us feel sympathy for a cannibal. I wish that more horror manga like this one was being published.

Excellent read! Highly recommended for all horror and manga fans out there. You will not be disappointed at all folks

When I purchased this manga, I didn't know what to expect. I'm a fan of Hino's other work, but I will admit that at times the sheer gruesomeness will be a bit overpowering. This manga was no exception. What I liked was that even though the average reader will find themselves repulsed by the acts of Hell Baby, you can't help but feel a bit sorry for what it's had to go through.In this manga you have two babies born as twins, however one is beautiful & perfect... and the other is born a hideous freak. Hoping that the baby will die from exposure, the parents chuck the newborn & take off to live with the prettier child. As time passes, the mutant baby eventually starts searching to find something that it can't quite remember.Would I recommend this to a friend? Maybe. They'd have to be into horror manga & have a strong stomach. If they have both of those qualities, I'd recommend it easily.

Hell Baby is what it says it is...amazing

Hideshi Hino è un pezzo di storia della cultura horror nipponica, violentissimo e disperato, un vero pugno nello stomaco. Ma è anche vero che le sue opere, rivoluzionarie ai tempi, non conoservano ai giorni nostri quella potenza viscerale. Ciò non toglie che Hell Baby, per quanto ingenuo e acerbo, sia pregno di una poetica del male che in alcuni punti mette i brividi, complici i disegni parecchio inquietanti. Ottima edizione, ma costosa: il fumetto si può leggere in 20 minuti.

Premier manga de Hideshi Hino. Bien gore, malgré un style de dessin plutôt simple. Je m'attendais à être dégouté et horrifié, j'ai été dégouté et touché. L'histoire est assez triste.Un bébé mutant est laissé pour mort dans un dépotoire et survie tant bien que mal. Elle retournera en ville à la recherche de sa famille. En tuant quelques personnes en cours de route bien sur.

Non mi ha emozionato, non mi ha lasciato nulla. Disegni non indimenticabili. Carine solo alcune tavole ma per il resto la storia non colpisce. Probabilmente lo restituiro

Erano anni che aspettavo che i lavori di hideshi hino in Italia. Puro horror anni 70, inquieto ed assurdo.