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The surprisingly humorous vigilante that is Hellboy first appeared on the cover of Dime
Press #4, and has since become one of the most recognizable faces of Dark Horse.
And yes I am stoked to get to venture out of DC and Marvel land today.
So let’s take a look at the top 10 HELLBOY SURPRISING FACTS.
In the number 10 spot is HIS ORIGINAL SKETCH.
The very first sketch of Hellboy that creator Mike Mignola presented at Great Salt Lake
comic con does not resemble that hellboy we know today in the least.
Rather, he was a demonic figure the name hellboy on his belt, complete with wings and also
various seafood hanging from his belt!
And certainly no right hand of doom.
He never had intentions of writing his own comic, and yet here Hellboy is today.
Minus the fish, thankfully.
Coming in at number 9, HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON A TEAM.
When the idea of Hellboy being a true comic book character began to shape, he got an updated
design and was even envisioned as debuting as a member of a team of heroes.
However, that idea was scrapped, and why?
Because Mignola couldn’t come up with a team name.
It’s really not that hard, Hellboy and the Demon Hunters?
Too goth metal band sounding?
Eventually he did team up with the bureau for paranormal research and defense.
Hellboy and the BPRD sounds less like a crappy band I guess.
Next, at number 8 ARE THE ACTORS PITCHED TO PLAY HIM.
Before Ron Perlman was selected to portray Hellboy, Revolution studios were throwing
around some other ideas of who to head the title.
They wanted big names in casting to attract audiences, so some of the actors under consideration
included Vin Diesel, Nicholas Cage, and Dwayne Johnson.
Who better to have a rock hand.
But Guillermo del Toro and Mignola settled on Perlman, believing he was the best choice
to adapt the role to the big screen.
In the number 7 spot, HE ONCE MET SABRINA THE TEENAGED WITCH.
Like most comic characters, Hellboy has had his fair share of crossovers.
One of these took place in Archie vs Predator, and it was not Hellboy meeting Archie or the
predator.
Rather very briefly, he came across Sabrina the teenaged witch—or actually Sabrina the
8 year old witch here.
He actually broke into her house wishing to speak to her cat, Salem.
See, Hellboy is just like most of us.
Tell me you wouldn’t totally bust into a kid’s house just to meet their pets.
Coming in at number 6, HE IS AN HEIR TO THE THRONE.
The Wild Hunt story revealed to us that Hellboy’s witch mother, Sarah Hughes, was of royal descent.
She was related to king Arthur and Hellboy is the rightful and only heir left to the
throne of Britain.
So he’s destined to be the king of Britain and wield Arthur’s sword, Excalibur.
But then he gets told that he’s also destined to kill Satan and become the king of hell.
There’s only so much a guy can do, pick one destiny!
Next up, at number 5 WE HAVE THE CANCELLED SEQUEL.
Because both Hellboy movies experienced success, there was a third in the making called Hellboy
3: Dark Worlds.
The film was going to follow Hellboy libing life as a parent and encounter an enemy who
wants darkness to prevail.
However, earlier this year the sequel was cancelled due to lack of funding.
Good thing we are now getting a reboot in 2018, and it’s going to be R rated!
No more flying coins representing blood!
Up next at number 4 IS HIS FAVORITE FOOD.
In Dark horse Presents Annual 1999, we learn of Hellboy’s favorite thing to eat, and
how he came to love it.
Turns out one of his favorite foods is pancakes.
At first, when he was a child he was reluctant to try them, like most childen, but of course
as soon as he does he falls in love.
And the demons of pandemonium realize there’s no way he’s coming back to them now.
Not until they make pancakes too.
We would get along because I make killer chocolate chip and cinnamon pancakes.
In the number 3 spot, WE HAVE THE LEFT HAND OF DOOM.
Yes I am not making a mistake by saying that.
Hellboy traditionally has a right hand that is made of stone that was attached to him
as a newborn to keep it from falling to the wrong hands.
Hand?
Anyway, for the film it was proposed to switch the hand to the left, because most people
are right-handed and it made no sense to cover up the dominant hand and not let the actor
use it.
In a strange act of fate however, Ron Perlman turned out to be a leftie.
The right hand of doom lives on!
Coming in at number 2, HE WAS BASED OFF MIGNOLA’S FATHER.
Personality wise, not looks, in case you were confused.
Mignola’s father was a cabinet maker who was quite accident prone working with his
hands, and he was also a Korean war vet.
So he would recount stories of accidents and battles ranging from minor to horrific, in
a very joking and offhand manner.
Like yeah I just sawed my hand off, it happens.
Mignola took this casual personality trait and gave it to his hero, resulting in a very
brush-off demeanor.
Yeah that demon just killed my friends, it happens.
And finally, in the number 1 spot WE GOT HIS SMELL.
It’s not every day that we are told what our heroes smell like.
According to several publications featuring Hellboy, such as the novel Oddest jobs and
The Bones of Giants, Hellboy is described as smelling a lot like peanuts.
Dry roasted peanuts to be exact.
If you ask me there are a lot of things that could be worse.
And now I kinda crave some PB and J.
So those were the top 10 HELLBOY FACTS.
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