The Amazing Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects
Mike Mignola has deservedly become one of the biggest names in comics for his creation of <i>Hellboy</i>. But when Mignola needs a short break from the <i>Hellboy</i> universe, he turns to diversions such as <i>The Amazing Screw-On Head</i>, winner of the Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication!<br><br>When Emperor Zombie threatens the safety of all life on earth, President Lincoln enlists the aid of a mechanical head. With the help of associates Mr. Groin (a faithful manservant) and Mr. Dog (a dog), Screw-On Head must brave ancient tombs, a Victorian flying apparatus, and demons from a dimension inside a turnip. This new collection of oddball Mignola creations also includes "The Magician and the Snake" from <i>Dark Horse Maverick: Happy Endings</i> and nearly fifty pages of brand-new material, all as weird and hilarious as the beloved <i>Screw-On Head</i>.<br><br>• <i>The Amazing Screw-On Head</i> won an Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication.<br><br>• "The Magician and the Snake" won an Eisner Award for Best Short Story.<br><br>• <i>The Amazing Screw-On Head</i> was the source for the cult animated short starring Paul Giamatti, David Hyde Pierce, and Patton Oswalt.