Hellboy: Sword of Storms Animated 2007 Horror Movie Review

In this first animated feature from Director Tad Stones (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command), and Creative Producers Mike Mignola (creator of HELLBOY comics) and Guillermo del Toro (writer/director of the HELLBOY movie), a folklore professor becomes unwittingly possessed by the ancient Japanese demons of Thunder and Lightning. But when The Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense dispatches a team of agents to investigate, a cursed samurai sword sends Hellboy (Ron Perlman) to a supernatural dimension of ghosts, monsters and feudal mayhem.Now while pyrokinetic Liz Sherman (Selma Blair) and fishboy Abe Sapien (Doug Jones) battle one very pissed-off dragon, a lost and cranky Hellboy must find his way home. Even if he can survive the perilous journey, how much crap does a guy have to put up with from the two most vengeful and ferocious spirits of Japanese legend? 

Features:
Widescreen Presentation enhanced for 16x9 TVs

Teaser Trailer

Still Galleries

Original Production Art

A New Breed: Creating - The New Hellboy  

A VIEW FROM THE TOP - The “Heads” sequence  

Also on DVD  

Audio Commentary Featuring Hellboy Creator Mike Mignola, Supervising Producer/Director Tad Stones and Director Phil Weinstein  

Conquering Hellboy - The Actor’s Role  

DVD Rom - Live Transcript; Live Transcript Search; Synced Storyboards; Enhanced Script to Screen; Documentary Sync; Kill count - which keeps track of each of the major characters’ kills; Character sync; A ““Key Moments”” list; Weblinks  

Hellboy Goes East: A Revealing look at many of the inspirations, backstories and secrets of Hellboy: Sword of Storms. This includes: Tale Spin - A deconstruction of the ““Spider Lady”” sequence; Prop Perfecture - A look at how ordinary objects animate to life; Origins - The filmmakers are inspired by Japanese mythology; Samurai Songs - Hellboy’s music to live and fight by  

Keepers of Hellboy: A Comic Con 2006 Panel Discussion  

Motion Menus  

To Hell And Back - How Mike Mignola Created Hellboy (Part I)