Baba Yaga's Feast
| Writer | Mike Mignola |
|---|---|
| Art | Guy Davis |
| Colorist | Dave Stewart |
| Lettering | Clem Robins |
| Editor | Scott Allie |
| Published by | Hellboy: The Wild Hunt #4 |
| Publication date | March 2009 |
| Collected in | Hellboy: Weird Tales |
Baba Yaga's Feast, is a short story about the Baba Yaga and her daughter.
Publication History
Baba Yaga's Feast was published in March of 2009 as the backup story in Hellboy: The Wild Hunt #4. It was included in the Hellboy: Weird Tales hardcover collection in November 2014.
Synopsis
An old monk sits at a desk recording a tale of the Baba Yaga. Once the Baba Yaga came to a man's house, but his cat and bird were able to scare her away. However, one time she found the man and took him away to her house. She told her daughter to cook the man for breakfast. The man tricked the daughter to climb into the pot, and quickly pushed her into the fire. When Baba Yaga returned she found food waiting for her and ate. Death came and told her that she had eaten her own child. The man fled and lived the rest of his life in a monastery.
Connections to Other Stories
This tale is narrated by the same monk as How Koshchei Became Deathless.
Content
Characters
- Monk
- Witches
- The Baba Yaga
- Sabbath Witches
- Man
- Bird
- Cat
- Baba Yaga's Daughter
- Russian Representation of Death[1]
Locations
- Russia
- House
- Bald Mountain
Noteworthy artifacts
- Baba Yaga's Chicken-Leg House
1According to Duncan Fegredo (Hellboy Book Club Episode 21 - Hellboy: Darkness Calls 1:48:05) ↑