Carmen Red Claw: Belly of the Beast

A descendant of El Bogavante fights chupacabras, gangsters, and more in this Wild West paranormal adventure!

Supernatural gun-for-hire and shape-shifting descendent of the notorious El Bogavante, Carmen Red Claw faces a new type of monster when investigating supposedly cursed ranch land. Something is killing the cattle at ranches all over the area, and along the way she’ll have to battle chupacabras, chase a runaway train, and deal with family drama to boot. But Carmen must find out if it’s really a beast to blame for the killings—or if humans are the real monsters here.

Writer/artist Rae Allen (The Manderfield Devil, Town with a Million Eyes) joins the Hellboy universe in this paranormal western adventure set in 1870s New Mexico territory!

Collects Carmen Red Claw: Belly of the Beast #1–#4 and bonus sketchbook material

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