her eyes from weeping and finds herself back in the pub which has clearly not been inhabited for years - Washbrook's World War I photo has been replaced with that of the pub's real former owners (one of whom resembles Queen Mab as the barkeep). Mab's crown sits on the counter. Alice collapses on the stairs and weeps. In the woods outside, a smiling Morgan frees Gruagach from Merlin's curse to take him with her to the next life as neither wants to live to see what becomes world next. As England's survivors wander out into the smoke and rubble, lilies (resembling those grown from Hellboy's blood after his battle with Saint Leonard's worm) grow in the shadow of a ruined London column. Despite the Dragon's defeat, the Ogdru Jahad have yet to fully manifest themselves. The inside back cover of the final issue is an advertisement for the series' continuation: it shows what seems to be the statue of a half-robed skeleton gripping Hellboy's red and still-flaming heart in one hand, with the caption: "Coming in 2012: - Hellboy in Hell - by Mike Mignola." References Fantasy comics Hellboy titles