Hellboy
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| Name: | Hellboy |
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| Creator: | Mike Mignola |
| Date(s): | August 1993 - present |
| Medium: | comic books, live-action/CGI films, animated films, video games |
| Country of Origin: | United States |
| External Links: | Wikipedia |
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Hellboy is a Dark Horse comic book series focused around the titular character. In 2004, a film version was released with a sequel released in 2008, with two straight-to-DVD animated films, as well as two video games. The films were rebooted in 2019.
Canon
The character first appeared in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 (Aug. 1993).
Comics Fandom
Hellboy and Hellboy II Movieverse
Characters
- Hellboy, main character.
- Liz Sherman
- Abe Sapien
- John Myers, a film-only character
- Trevor Bruttenholm, Hellboy's adoptive father.
Introduced in Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008):
Shipping
Although the main canon pairing of Hellboy/Liz Sherman is popular, the slash pairing of Hellboy/John Myers is nearly as popular. Other pairings include: Nuala/Abe Sapien, John Myers/Nuada, Hellboy/Abe Sapien, Abe Sapien/Liz Sherman, John Myers/Abe Sapien and Nuada/Nuala. Although hinted in the first film, the pairing Liz Sherman/John Myers never quite took off. Nuada is sometimes paired with Loki in crossovers with the MCU.
Common Tropes & Themes
- Found Family - Hellboy, Liz, Abe, Johann, Myers, Manning, and the Twins are involved in the dynamic, though some fans won't include all of them.
Hellboy Reboot Fandom
Ben Daimio (as portrayed by Daniel Dae Kim) is a popular character.
Connections with Other Fandoms
Ron Perlman, who portrays Hellboy in the original 2004 and 2008 live-action films, has a fanbase originating with his portrayal of Vincent on Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990).
David Harbour, who portrays Hellboy in the 2019 reboot, was previously known in fandom for his role as Jim Hopper in Stranger Things (2016–present).
Hellboy crosses over with DC Comics in the 1999 comic book miniseries Batman/Hellboy/Starman. Hellboy is also a playable DLC character in Injustice 2 (2017).
Example Fanworks
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Fanfiction
Fanart
Fanzines
- Crescent of Steel and Darkness, a crossover zine with CSI: New York and Without a Trace
Archives and Fannish Links
- Hellboy - All Media Types works at AO3
- Hellboy & crossover works at Fanfiction.net
DeviantArt
- Hellboy Fan Club, a DA group
Tumblr
LJ Communities
- BPRD (general)
- hellishness (fanworks)
- hellboy_icons (icons)