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First trailer for Hellboy: The Crooked Man teases horror shift, can it save the franchise?

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With the second reboot of Hellboy already here, can a change of tone be what the franchise needs? In the first trailer for the upcoming Hellboy: The Crooked Man, the vibe is set instantly, and it seems like the action-adventure is no more and it’s pure horror now. Hellboy: The Crooked Man is directed by […]

Hellboy: Guillermo del Toro’s Occult Superhero Fantasy at 20

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Hasitha Fernando on the story behind Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy as it turns 20… Dark Horse Comics’ Hellboy has always been a property that hasn’t received the attention that it deserved. But perceptions changed with the release of Guillermo del Toro’s 2004 adaptation Hellboy, which amalgamated the filmmaker’s macabre sense of humor and distinct visual […]

Hellboy creator announces Hellboy: The Crooked Man has wrapped production

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Hellboy: The Crooked Man is almost upon us, as the production has officially wrapped. The iconic Hellboy comic creator Mike Mignola took to social media to make the announcement. He gushes about the cast and crew, focusing on how he loves that the project stays true to the “heart and soul” of the long-running popular […]

Exclusive images from Mike Mignola and Lemony Snicket’s Pinocchio

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Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, Eisner Award-winning colorist Dave Stewart and A Series of Unfortunate Events author Mike Mignola are teaming with Beehave Books for an all-new deluxe hardcover illustrated and annotated edition of Carlo Collodi’s classic novel Pinocchio, and we’re fortunate enough to have a few exclusive images from the upcoming release as well as […]

Hellboy creator Mike Mignola on The Crooked Man movie and new Hellboy casting

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Mike Mignola has seen Hellboy take on many different forms. The creator of the classic cult character is now gearing up for the third big-screen adaptation of his iconic work and seems more optimistic than ever. Speaking to Variety, Mignola dove into the upcoming Hellboy film, The Crooked Man, from director Brian Taylor. Best known […]

Another live-action Hellboy film is in development

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You can’t keep a good demon down, because while 2019’s David Harbour-led Hellboy reboot was a critical and commercial disaster, there is enough good will in the tank and money in the bank from Guillermo Del Toro’s take on Mike Mignola’s character for Millennium Media to give it another shot.  Discussing Film reports that Millennium […]

Comic Book Preview – Sword of Hyperborea #1

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Hellboy creator Mike Mignola teams with co-writer Rob Williams and artist Laurence Campbell for Sword of Hyperbora, a new series which traces the journey of the iconic Hyperborean sword from the world of Hellboy and the many influential hands it passes through on its way to Ragna Rok. Check out the official preview here… From the ancient […]

Exclusive preview of Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden’s The Golem Walks Among Us! #2

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Ahead of its release next week through Dark Horse Comics, we have an exclusive preview of The Golem Walks Among Us! #2 from writers Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden, artist Peter Bergting and colorist Michelle Madsen, along with comments from co-writer Golden. “This is one of my favorite stories that we’ve done since the beginning […]

Mike Mignola to write and illustrate Sir Edward Grey: Acheron

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Dark Horse Comics has announced that legendary Hellboy creator Mike Mignola is set to both write and illustrate his first full length comic book in five years with Sir Edward Grey: Acheron, the next chapter in the Hellboy Universe. “I’ve been saying I’ve been semi-retired for years, but I keep coming up with new stories […]