Saw this via Mike Mignola's Facebook feed: I feel like I'm maybe the wrong man to bring you this news, but Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab are Elizabeth Barrial or Brian Constantine, a pair of Californian perfumiers who "specialize in integrating mythology, archetypes, folklore, poetry, and visual artwork with scent." They've produced themed ranges influenced by H.P. Lovecraft and the works of Neil Gaiman in the past, and now they've brought out The Hellboy Collection, a "series based on the characters, locations, themes, and concepts in the world of Eisner-award winning Mike Mignola's Hellboy."

There's a lot of humor present in this range: Hellboy's signature fragrance is described as "aftershave, candy wrappers, brimstone, and cat." There's a scent called "A Plague of Frogs" described as "rubbery, wet, and warty."  Trevor Bruttenholm's is "a classic men's cologne mixed with the scent of old, yellowed books, a splash of bay rum, and summoning incense," and Kroenen's has the extremely pervy-sounding "shining black leather, gleaming metal, labdanum, and myrrh."  Funny stuff, but showing the B.P.A.L. crew are obviously fans of Mignola's work.

The thing is, I don't need this because I reckon I already smell like Trevor Bruttenholm without even needing a bottle of perfume, but this is possibly the oddest sounding product licensed from a comics property ever, and for that it deserves a hearty round of applause.