2024 marks the 30th anniversary of Mike Mignola’s award-winning hellboy universe, and to celebrate Dark Horse is releasing both a hellboy Loteria set and a Hand of Glory candle.
Loteria is a Mexican card game of chance somewhat similar to American bingo, except it uses images instead of a numbered and lettered grid. The hellboy Lotteria set has 36 unique cards featuring illustrations from the hellboy comics hand-picked to fit the spirit of Loteria. It also includes 10 playing boards and 60 tokens.
The Hand of Glory candle was inspired by the same item that appeared in “Hellboy: Box Full of Evil.” Created in partnership with 54Celsius, the candle is made from 100% natural paraffin wax in the true-to-comics blue/gray color and has five separate wicks. It should burn for about 6 hours, you should find the need to burn it and paralyze the people around you, although for some reason the manufacturers aren’t guaranteeing, or even implying, that it has magical powers. That likely explains why it’s only $59.99 and not priceless.
“There’s nothing like Mike Mignola’s hellboy,” says Eric Garza, the designer and content curator of the Lotería game (and other upcoming hellboy 30th Anniversary collectibles in partnership with Dark Horse), who explains that, “We have poured a ton of love into this collaboration. It has been the privilege of privileges to work alongside the Dark Horse team and Mike on this, and I’m beyond happy to play a tiny part in celebrating an artist whose work has had such a massive impact not only on myself, but all of popular culture and the world of comics.”
Hellboy Lotería is available for $19.99 and comes polybagged with a header card, 36 cards, 10 tables, 1 rules sheet, and 60 tokens. The Hand of Glory Candle is approximately 4” wide by 9” tall, made with natural paraffin wax and cotton wicks, and costs $59.99. Fans can pre-order the Candle and Lotería now from Dark Horse Direct and other select retailers starting May 30th.