Hellboy was a great movie adaptation but resulted in a franchise without a direction. Not enough fans saw the movie to justify a second picture but there was interest from Gullermo Del Toro, Ron Perlman, and others to keep the dream alive. The result? Hellboy: Sword of Storms, an animated adventure using most of the cast of Hellboy as the vocal talent. Sure, Del Toro isn’t as involved as we’d like (serving only as a consulting producer), but hopefully the animated format will be a better genre for the franchise than live action was.
Not only does the movie look good, but take a look at the bonus material as well:
Bonus Features
- Widescreen Presentation (1.78:1)
- Enhanced for 16x9 TVs
- To Hell And Back - How Mike Mignola Created Hellboy
- A New Breed - Creating The New Hellboy
- Conquering Hellboy - The Actor's Role
- A View From The Top - The ³Heads² Sequence
- Keepers of Hellboy - A Comic Con 2006 Panel Discussion
- Audio Commentary Featuring Hellboy Creator Mike Mignola, Supervising Producer/Director Tad Stones and Director Phil Weinstein
- Hellboy Goes East: A Revealing Look at Many of the Inspirations, Backstories and Secrets of Hellboy: Sword of Storms.
- Spanish Language Track
- DVD Rom: weblinks, storyboards and more
Wanna see how the final product turned out? We’re giving away ten copies of Hellboy: Sword of Storms so you can experience the animated right hand of doom for yourself. How do you win a copy? Send an e-mail to with the words “RIGHT HAND OF DOOM” in the subject line. We’ll randomly select a winner from the entries. It’s just that simple.
For more information about Hellboy: Sword of Storms check out the official website at www.GoToHellboy.com.
Additional rules: Winner must live within the United States (sorry international friends, we just can’t afford the shipping). CinemaBlend staff are not eligible for entry. No purchase necessary. Contest ends March 2nd. If you don't follow directions you won't win, even if you send me a sob story about how you're disabled, or have 15 children, or frittered away all your money on hookers and beer and you deserve to win one more than anyone else because your life sucks (you people know who you are). Well our life sucks too and we’re not getting free stuff! So keep all that to yourself. (actually our lives are pretty good, but it’s become a CinemaBlend staple to attach this part).
