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168-476: Michael Mignola ( / m ɪ n - ˈ j oʊ - l ə / ; born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book writer best known for creating Hellboy for Dark Horse Comics , part of a shared universe of titles including B.P.R.D. , Abe Sapien , Lobster Johnson , and various spin-offs . He has also created other supernatural and paranormal themed titles for Dark Horse including Baltimore , Joe Golem , and The Amazing Screw-On Head . Mike Mignola

336-771: A 2007 illustrated novel , and continued as a comic book series. It was created by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden . Like Baltimore , Joe Golem: Occult Detective began as an illustrated prose novel (2012's Joe Golem and the Drowning City ) and later continued as a comic book series. It was created by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden and exists in a shared universe with Baltimore called "The Outerverse". Alan Moore has described Mignola's style as " German expressionism meets Jack Kirby ". His style has also been likened to an amalgamation of Hal Foster and Alex Toth . Mignola worked as an illustrator for Francis Ford Coppola 's 1992 movie Bram Stoker's Dracula . He

504-637: A Golden Globe Award and three BAFTA Awards . He was honored with the Venice International Film Festival 's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2007 and was given the Order of the Arts and Letters by Culture Minister of France in 2010. Burton made his directorial film debut with the comedy Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) and gained prominence for Beetlejuice (1988) and Edward Scissorhands (1990). Burton also directed

672-529: A Hollywood Reporter article, Burton states: “I grew up watching the Universal horror movies, Japanese monster movies, and pretty much any kind of monster movie. That was my genre.” Burton also said that his love of Ray Harryhausen ’s work got him interested in stop-motion animation at a young age. After graduating from Burbank High School in 1976, Burton attended the California Institute of

840-609: A church bell . However, Hellboy freely admits to having extremely poor aim with the weapon, and often favors fighting hand-to-hand , preferring to use short-ranged physical weapons like swords, spears, and his massive stone fist over firearms. Hellboy's lack of formal combat training and education is compensated for by his decades of experience as a paranormal investigator, though encounters with unfamiliar threats have often forced him to resort to improvisation and using his wits. As revealed in Strange Places , Hellboy's right hand

1008-443: A healing factor that allows him to heal quickly from virtually all bodily injuries as well as renders him immune to all diseases. He also has the innate ability to comprehend ancient and magical languages. The extent of his strength is unclear, but he has torn down a large tree and hurled it at an opponent and has lifted massive stones. He has also picked up and thrown opponents weighing at least four to five hundred pounds. Hellboy has

1176-827: A $ 150 million budget. Burton also co-produced Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter with Timur Bekmambetov , who also served as director (they previously worked together in 9 ). The film, released on June 22, 2012, was based on the novel by screenwriter and novelist Seth Grahame-Smith , who wrote the film's screenplay and also authored Pride and Prejudice and Zombies . The film starred Benjamin Walker as Abraham Lincoln , Anthony Mackie as William H. Johnson , Joseph Mawle as Lincoln's father Thomas , Robin McLeavy as Lincoln's mother, Nancy , and Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Lincoln's love interest (and later wife), Mary Ann Todd . The film received mixed reviews and performed poorly at

1344-402: A $ 170 million budget and combined production and advertising costs of $ 300 million, ultimately losing money. In February 2021, it was announced that Burton would be directing and producing Wednesday , a series for Netflix based on the titular character from The Addams Family starring Jenna Ortega and Christina Ricci . This marked Burton's first foray into directing television since

1512-519: A Golden Globe nomination for Best Director , and won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction . The film blends explicit gore and Broadway tunes and was well received by critics. Johnny Depp's performance as Sweeney Todd was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor . In 2005, filmmaker Shane Acker released his short film 9 , a story about a sentient rag doll living in a post-apocalyptic world who tries to stop machines from destroying

1680-456: A Napoleonic officer who was, in fact, a vampire before he was "killed" on the order of a fearful Adolf Hitler . The culprit of the theft is revealed to be Ilsa Haupstein, one of the surviving members of Project Ragna Rok, who was revived from suspended animation and then aided in Giurescu's resurrection. Finding Castle Giurescu after splitting up with the other search groups, Hellboy learns that

1848-538: A bit gruff, he shows none of the malevolence thought to be intrinsic to classical demons and has an ironic sense of humor. This is said to be because of his upbringing under Professor Bruttenholm, who raised him as a normal boy. Hellboy works for the B.P.R.D., an international non-governmental agency, and for himself, against dark forces including Nazis and witches , in a series of tales that have their roots in folklore , pulp magazines , vintage adventure, Lovecraftian horror , and horror fiction . In earlier stories, he

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2016-554: A black and white illustration, with the later recognized name appearing on the demon's belt buckle. This image, accompanied by a short biography of Mike Mignola and his latest creation, appeared in the pamphlet in 1991. It is the first published mention of the later recognized name. This image was reprinted in The Art of Hellboy . This image was also used to create the “First Hellboy” statue by Mondo Tees, in both black and white and full color. A prototype incarnation of Hellboy appeared on

2184-516: A box office disappointment for Disney, the film was received well by critics for its story and visual aspects and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score (by Randy Newman ). Elfman and Burton reunited for Mars Attacks! . Based on a popular science-fiction trading card series , the film was a hybrid of 1950s science fiction and 1970s all-star disaster films. The coincidence made it an inadvertent spoof of

2352-569: A church in East Bromwich , England , Azzael burned her away so their child would be born, and chopped off the newborn's right hand to replace it with the "Right Hand of Doom", a relic with the power to free the Ogdru Jahad (a destructive, seven headed dragon imprisoned in deep space) and awaken the armies of Hell to wage war against Heaven. When the other princes of Hell learned of his actions, Azzael sent his half-demon child away while he

2520-442: A comic book fan – and I think it started when I was a child – is because I could never tell which box I was supposed to read. I don't know if it was dyslexia or whatever, but that's why I loved The Killing Joke , because, for the first time, I could tell which one to read. It's my favorite. It's the first comic I've ever loved. And the success of those graphic novels made our ideas more acceptable. In 1990, Burton created

2688-559: A conscious level. That is the beauty of it. I was raised Catholic. I was taught a bunch of stuff. I find religion fascinating, but at no time does any of that tie my hands. I get to play with stuff without getting too reverential. There's some Miltonian stuff to the geography of my Hell, the Hell I'm doing is much closer to the world I created in The Amazing Screw-On Head . It's this pile, this jumble of old buildings for

2856-400: A decade later in 2008's The Drowning . Since then it has had several short stories and beginning in 2013 it became an ongoing series with Scott Allie as the lead writer with Mignola. Lobster Johnson was the next spinoff, debuting as a back-up feature in 1999's Box Full of Evil . The series got its own title later in 2007's Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus . It returned again with

3024-587: A demon with the name "Hell Boy" written on his belt. Mignola had initially no intention of doing anything serious with the concept, but eventually decided he liked the name. Later, Mignola became interested in doing a creator-owned comic, as he felt it made more sense to create his own characters for the stories he wanted to tell, rather than trying to shoehorn existing characters into these stories. Mignola elaborated, "The kinds of stories I wanted to do I had in mind before I created Hellboy. It's not like I created Hellboy and said, 'Hey, now what does this guy do?' I knew

3192-691: A film adaptation of the fantasy novel Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children , written by Ransom Riggs , in November 2011. The film , starring Asa Butterfield , Eva Green , and Samuel L. Jackson , was released in theatres by 20th Century Fox on September 30, 2016. Burton also directed a live-action adaptation of the Disney animated film Dumbo , released on March 29, 2019, with Colin Farrell , Danny DeVito , Eva Green , and Michael Keaton starring. The film grossed $ 353 million worldwide against

3360-487: A fireball that destroys part of the castle and seemingly kills Alice. Convinced that Alice was right, Hellboy takes up Excalibur and suddenly finds himself atop a hill, with Alice, alive and well, standing beside him. As Hellboy: The Storm and the Fury opens, Hellboy and Alice have begun travelling throughout England, amassing an army from the noble dead of England. Soon, they are attacked by one of Nimue's soldiers. Hellboy

3528-549: A former minor league baseball player, who worked for many years for the Burbank Parks and Recreation Department. The baseball field at Olive Recreation Center in Burbank, California is named for Bill Burton. As a preteen, Burton made short films in his backyard at 2101 North Evergreen Street, using crude stop motion animation techniques or shooting on 8 mm film without sound (one of his oldest known juvenile films

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3696-417: A high degree of resilience to injury. He can withstand powerful blows that would severely injure or kill a human. He survived being shot many times in the chest with an MG 42 machine gun before destroying it. He has survived being impaled through the chest with a sword, severe werewolf mauling, being beaten unconscious with heavy iron tongs, falling from extreme heights, being crushed by boulders, and more. In

3864-472: A key: being turned twice in a special obelisk secured by Rasputin would release the Ogdru Jahad. Astaroth and others also told of how the Hand contains the power to awaken the great Army of Hell, an army powerful enough to shatter the boundaries between Heaven, Hell and Earth for the wielder to rule all of Creation. This prophecy had never come to pass thanks to Hellboy's consistent refusal to embrace his destiny. It

4032-417: A long-imprisoned witch who has been freed by Grugach and wants to conquer England. She takes Hellboy to the sword Excalibur, but he does not take it. Alice tries to convince him that he should, but is unsuccessful. Soon afterwards, he is visited again by Astaroth, who reveals to him that he is destined to kill Satan and become the ruler of Hell. Hellboy fights against a demonic illusion of himself, exploding into

4200-477: A major inspiration for the successful 1990s cartoon Batman: The Animated Series , as the darkness of Burton's film and its sequel allowed for a darker Batman on television. Burton claimed that the graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke was a major influence on his film adaptation of Batman : I was never a giant comic book fan, but I've always loved the image of Batman and the Joker. The reason I've never been

4368-572: A mangy mutt that transforms into Anubis , the Ancient Egyptian god of mummification . The story was collected in the trade paperback Hellboy: Seed of Destruction . Hellboy makes a guest appearance in John Byrne's Next Men #21 (Dark Horse Comics, December 1993); this is the first American appearance in a full-color cameo. Mike Mignola's Hellboy: World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator by Mike Mignola and John Byrne featured

4536-597: A merciful death before returning to England. Hellboy: The Wild Hunt opens with Hellboy receiving an invitation by the Osiris Club to join them in hunting Giants. Hellboy joins, but is betrayed by the Club and left to die. He survives, and, despite being given a means to escape, decides to engage the Giants in battle. He grows more bloodthirsty and demonic over the course of the fight, only returning to his senses when all

4704-504: A move that helped assuage fans' fears, as well as attracting older audiences not as interested in a superhero film . When the film opened in June 1989, it was backed by the biggest marketing and merchandising campaign in film history at the time, and became one of the biggest box office hits of all time, grossing over $ 250 million in the U.S. and $ 400 million worldwide (numbers not adjusted for inflation) and earning critical acclaim for

4872-468: A nun and a priest whose spirits haunt the church after their deaths, attempting to stop Azzael from claiming Sarah. During the events of Hellboy: Wake the Devil , Hellboy, ostensibly content to return to his life of ignorance, is set back on his journey of self-discovery when a mission for the B.P.R.D leads him to Romania to investigate the theft of an ancient box containing the corpse of Vladimir Giurescu,

5040-828: A retrospective at the MoMA in New York with over 700 "drawings, paintings, photographs, storyboards, moving-image works, puppets, maquettes , costumes and cinematic ephemera", including many from the filmmaker's personal collection. From MoMA , the "Tim Burton" exhibition traveled directly to Australian Centre for the Moving Image in Melbourne. Running from June 24 to October 10, 2010, the ACMI exhibition incorporated additional material from Burton's Alice in Wonderland , which

5208-545: A script written by John Byrne and some later stories have been crafted by creators other than Mignola, including Christopher Golden , Guy Davis , Ryan Sook , and Duncan Fegredo . The increasing commitments from the Hellboy franchise meant that 2008 one-shot In the Chapel of Moloch was the first Hellboy comic Mignola had provided the script and art for since The Island in 2005. Hellboy has an internal numbering on

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5376-486: A second music video for The Killers , " Here with Me ", starring Winona Ryder, released in 2012. The DreamWorks/Warner Bros. production Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street , based on the 1979 Broadway musical , was released on December 21, 2007, to critical acclaim and grossed $ 153 million worldwide. Burton's work on Sweeney Todd won the National Board of Review Award for Best Director , received

5544-579: A sequel to Nightmare if he and Burton could create a good story for it. In 2012, Shane Acker confirmed that Burton would work with Valve to create his next animated feature film, Deep . Like 9 , the film would take place in a post-apocalyptic world (although set in a different universe). Deep would be another darker animated film, as Shane Acker has expressed his interest in creating more PG-13 animated films. Since then, there have been no further mentions of Deep , with Acker focusing on another project announced in 2013 ( Beasts of Burden ). Burton

5712-536: A short, rotund body. Released in 1992, Batman Returns grossed $ 282.8 million worldwide, making it a financial success, though not to the extent of its predecessor. Due to schedule constraints on Batman Returns , Burton produced, but did not direct, The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) for Disney, originally meant to be a children's book in rhyme. The film was directed by Henry Selick and written by Caroline Thompson , based on Burton's original story, world, and characters. The film received positive reviews for

5880-646: A son, born in 2003 and a daughter born in 2007. Bonham Carter's representative said in December 2014 that she and Burton had broken up amicably earlier that year. It is unclear whether or not they were married; Bonham Carter has used the word divorce when discussing the end of their relationship while other news outlets state that they never married . The Independent reported in September 2023 that Burton and Bonham Carter had indeed been married for years before their separation. On March 15, 2010, Burton received

6048-409: A supernatural comedy horror about a young couple forced to cope with life after death and the family of pretentious yuppies who invade their treasured New England home. Their teenage daughter, Lydia ( Winona Ryder ), has an obsession with death which allows her to see the deceased couple. Starring Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis , and featuring Michael Keaton as the obnoxious bio-exorcist Beetlejuice,

6216-560: A supernatural setting and starred Johnny Depp as Ichabod Crane , a detective with an interest in forensic science rather than the schoolteacher of Washington Irving 's original tale . With Sleepy Hollow , Burton paid homage to the horror films of the English company Hammer Films . Christopher Lee , one of Hammer's stars, was given a cameo role. A host of Burton regulars appeared in supporting roles ( Michael Gough , Jeffrey Jones , and Christopher Walken , among others), and Christina Ricci

6384-646: A team assembled by the Allied Forces , among them, Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, who formed the United States Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.). In time, Hellboy grew to be a large, muscular, red-skinned ape/monkey-like man with a tail, horns (which he files off, leaving behind circular stumps on his forehead that resemble goggles), cloven hooves, and an oversized right hand made of stone (the "Right Hand of Doom"). He has been described as smelling of dry-roasted peanuts . Although

6552-515: A unique drawing which gave screenwriter Caroline Thompson inspiration to write the script for Edward Scissorhands which Burton directed, re-uniting with Winona Ryder from Beetlejuice . His friend Johnny Depp , a teen idol at the end of the 1980s due primarily to his work on the hit TV series 21 Jump Street , was cast in the title role of Edward, who was the creation of an eccentric and old-fashioned inventor (played by Vincent Price in one of his last screen appearances). Edward looked human, but

6720-590: A young pyrokinetic . Things change dramatically for Hellboy during the events of Seed of Destruction when he searches for Professor Bruttenholm after he disappears during an expedition in the Arctic. He finds his adopted father only to witness his death at the hands of a Lovecraftian frog monster. The search takes Hellboy, Abe, and Liz to the Cavendish Hall mansion, which is a trap established by Rasputin to lure Hellboy into an embrace of his own "destiny", with

6888-496: Is The Island of Doctor Agor , adapted from the H. G. Wells novel The Island of Doctor Moreau , which he made when he was 13 years old). Burton attended Providencia Elementary School, Luther Burbank Middle School, and Burbank High School , but was not a particularly good student. He played on the water polo team at Burbank High. Burton was an introspective person and found pleasure in artwork, painting, drawing, and watching movies. His future work would be heavily influenced by

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7056-528: Is able to defeat the soldier, but while dying the soldier warns Hellboy that Nimue is transforming into something else. The two stop at a pub, where Hellboy decides that he no longer wants the sword, suggesting to Alice that she leave it in a lake. They share a kiss, and Hellboy asks Alice to move to America with him after he has defeated Nimue. On the way to Nimue's fortress, Hellboy has another confrontation with Astartoth, rebuking him again. He then runs into Baba Yaga, who tells him that he will only be able to reach

7224-546: Is described by BRPD as "reverse dog years ". In addition to his natural physical abilities, Hellboy keeps a variety of items in his utility belt and jacket that can be used against various supernatural forces. He has been known to carry holy relics , horseshoes, various herbs, and hand grenades . He frequently carries an oversized revolver, which in the Guillermo del Toro films was named the " Good Samaritan ", and whose construction incorporates iron that had been used to forge

7392-491: Is dying after losing her powers when she accidentally revived a homunculus while searching another location for Giurescu, finding Roger in the events of Hellboy: Almost Colossus as he convinces the homunculus to save Liz's life. Following the events of Hellboy: The Right Hand of Doom , gaining insight about his stone hand and being referred to as a harbinger of the Apocalypse, Hellboy is accompanied by Abe to hunt down

7560-461: Is identified as the "World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator". Hellboy, or "anung un Rama " as he was called, was conceived on October 5, 1574, the day his birth-mother, Sarah Hughes, a human woman, was on her deathbed. In life, Sarah was a witch who gained her powers from being a consort of the archdemon Azzael, an Archduke of Hell and Hellboy's "biological" father. Taking Sarah's body to hell when she attempted to repent on her deathbed within

7728-424: Is made clear it is not necessary for the arm to be attached to Hellboy to perform its duties. It has been suggested if Hellboy dies while the Hand is attached to him, it would become useless. He has, therefore, concluded the only way to prevent its falling into the wrong hands is to keep and protect it. Hellboy originated in 1991 with a drawing Mike Mignola did for a Great Salt Lake Comic-Con promotional pamphlet of

7896-403: Is nothing he could have done to prevent any of this. He tries to fight her, but realizes how tired he is of violence. He steps inside her Iron Maiden form, and his blood revives the world. Afforded by his demonic heritage as well as extensive physical training and bodybuilding, Hellboy possesses superhuman strength that exceeds the 1-ton base limit, endurance, a degree of resistance to injury, and

8064-532: Is one of the covers that a lot of people kind of go back to. I wish I had something profound to say about it. But at the time, it was just another job." In contrast, Mignola did not address his cover illustration of the Joker , and the accompanying cover text, for Batman #429. His visual depiction of the Joker anticipated prospective advertisements for his work in Gotham by Gaslight , yet the cover text still adhered to

8232-637: Is raised by Professor Bruttenholm in a normal Catholic home environment, and the United States Army where he is introduced to the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (BPRD), a private organization dedicated to combating occult threats. Due to the success of his first mission in 1952, Hellboy is granted "honorary human" status by the United Nations and becomes a member of the BPRD as

8400-693: Is set 13 years after the original Lewis Carroll tales. Mia Wasikowska was cast as Alice . The original start date for filming was May 2008. Torpoint and Plymouth were the locations used for filming from September 1 – October 14, and the film remains set in the Victorian era . During this time, filming took place in Antony House in Torpoint. 250 local extras were chosen in early August. Other production work took place in London. The film

8568-455: Is shown the sleeping army of Hell that his Right Hand has the power to awaken. After this, he is attacked by his fully demonic half brothers Lusk and Gammon who are being manipulated by Astaroth. All three are killed, and Hellboy falls again into the Abyss. He is saved again by Grey, who convinces him to commit to his new life in Hell. In between helping out lost souls, Hellboy learns gradually that

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8736-490: Is the main series continuing after the catastrophic events at the conclusion of the Plague of Frogs cycle. Guy Davis left the series in 2011 with the conclusion of Hell on Earth: Gods . Tyler Crook became the new ongoing artist beginning with Hell on Earth: Monsters , but he is joined by several regular artists, most notably James Harren and Laurence Campbell . Continuing where Hell on Earth left off, The Devil You Know

8904-614: Is widely considered inferior to the first adaptation of the novel . In 2003, Burton directed Big Fish , based on the novel Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions by Daniel Wallace . The film is about a father telling the story of his life to his son using exaggeration and color. Starring Ewan McGregor as young Edward Bloom and Albert Finney as an older Edward Bloom, the film also stars Jessica Lange , Billy Crudup , Danny DeVito , Alison Lohman and Marion Cotillard . Big Fish received four Golden Globe nominations as well as an Academy Award nomination for Elfman's score. The film

9072-565: Is written by Mike Mignola and Scott Allie with Laurence Campbell serving as the regular artist. Sir Edward Grey, Witchfinder (more commonly known simply as " Witchfinder ") began with a teaser story in 2008's MySpace Dark Horse Presents #16 , followed by a full miniseries in 2009. It follows the stories of the occult investigator, Sir Edward, agent of Queen Victoria . The Frankenstein began with Frankenstein Underground in 2015. Set in 1956, this miniseries follows Frankenstein (in

9240-520: The Cosmic Odyssey miniseries in 1988. Mignola drew covers for several Batman stories, including " Batman: A Death in the Family " and "Dark Knight, Dark City". Writer Brian Augustyn and Mignola crafted the Gotham by Gaslight one-shot in 1989. In an early 2000s interview, Mignola was asked if his 1988 cover art and cover text for Batman #428 anticipated the telephone vote for the death of

9408-574: The Hellboy series and features interviews with industry figures like Guillermo del Toro and Neil Gaiman . The documentary has been noted for its comprehensive portrayal of Mignola's impact on the worlds of comics and film. As of 2014, Mignola resides in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter. Regarding the influence of his religious upbringing on his artwork, Mignola explained in a 2014 interview, "No, I don't believe in anything, really. Not on

9576-605: The Disney Channel , which climaxes in a kung fu fight between Hansel and Gretel and the witch. Having aired once in 1983 at 10:30 P.M. on Halloween and promptly shelved, prints of the film are extremely difficult to locate, fueling rumors that the project did not exist. The short would finally go on public display in 2009 at the Museum of Modern Art , and again in 2011 as part of the Tim Burton art exhibit at LACMA . It

9744-538: The Knave of Hearts , with his face and voice added onto a CGI body. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was a commercial success, grossing $ 1 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of Burton's career. Burton produced the film's sequel, Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016), which was directed by James Bobin . Burton began filming Dark Shadows , a feature film adaptation of

9912-678: The Oompa-Loompas , the film generally took a more faithful approach to the source material than the 1971 adaptation, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory , although some liberties were taken, such as adding Wonka's issue with his father (played by Christopher Lee). Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was later nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design . The film made over $ 207 million domestically. Filming proved difficult as Burton, Depp, and Danny Elfman had to work on this and Burton's Corpse Bride (2005) at

10080-401: The miniseries The Burning Hand in 2012, followed by various short stories. B.P.R.D. was the third spinoff, but it was the first one which was conceived to be more than just a one-off side story, but rather a series of stories. It began with 2002's Hollow Earth , which continued on from Hellboy: Conqueror Worm . Beyond that followed a series of short stories designed to explore what

10248-533: The " Death in the Family " storyline. This Elseworlds Joker is only briefly discussed in Gotham by Gaslight as a man who married ten wealthy widows, poisoned all ten with strychnine , and then ingested the poison himself when police attempted an arrest, resulting in partial facial paralysis. Mignola included a black-and-white police sketch in Gotham by Gaslight that did not replicate his Batman #429 cover art, choosing instead to root that Elseworlds incarnation of

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10416-465: The "world's greatest paranormal investigator". As such, Hellboy interacts regularly with humans, primarily law enforcement officials, the military, Catholic clergy, and various "scholars of the weird", most of whom are not presented as overtly reacting to his strange appearance. During one of his early missions he rescued a young girl named Alice Monaghan, who had been replaced by fairies with a changeling named Gruagach. He also went to Russia and shot out

10584-475: The 1960s television series of the same name , in May 2011. In addition to starring Burton regulars Depp and Bonham Carter, the film saw Burton reunite with Batman Returns star Michelle Pfeiffer , while Burton once again collaborated with composer Danny Elfman , production designer Rick Heinrichs , and costume designer Colleen Atwood . The film was released on May 11, 2012, and grossed $ 245 million worldwide from

10752-589: The 1980s. He helmed four episodes in the first season, which began production in September 2021 for a November 2022 release. The show was released to critical acclaim. In October 2022, Burton announced that he would probably never work with The Walt Disney Company again after Dumbo , due to his distinctive style and working approach not matching with what Disney is currently looking for, with its focus on Pixar , Marvel and Lucasfilm . He stated that "It's gotten to be very homogenized, very consolidated. There's less room for different types of things". In July 2012, It

10920-534: The 2005 DVD release). In 1996, Burton and Selick reunited for the musical fantasy James and the Giant Peach , based on the book by Roald Dahl . Burton, once again, served only as a producer due to his contributions to making Mars Attacks! (1996). The film, a combination of live action and stop motion footage, starred Richard Dreyfuss , Susan Sarandon , David Thewlis , Simon Callow and Jane Leeves among others, with Selick's animation direction. While

11088-557: The 2019 reboot, where Hellboy is able to raise an entire army of the dead after embracing his power as Anung Un Rama. Hellboy ages quite differently from human beings. In the story Pancakes he is now two-years old but appears to be somewhere between 6 and 10 in human years old. In Nature of the Beast , set in 1954, the ten-year-old Hellboy appears fully grown. His rapid physical maturation is in contrast to his actual rate of aging, however, which seems to be much slower than humans. Throughout

11256-433: The Abyss, the outermost part of Hell, and being attacked by Eligos. He is saved by Edward Grey, a british paranormal investigator who wound up trapped in Hell and has been watching over Hellboy for many years. Soon after, Hellboy is visited by three spirits. The first takes him to see his birth in Hell and his father's imprisonment. Then he is shown Satan, who he murders as prophesied, but does not remember doing so. Finally, he

11424-591: The Arts in Valencia, Santa Clarita , to study character animation . As a student at CalArts, Burton made the shorts Stalk of the Celery Monster and King and Octopus . Stalk of the Celery Monster attracted the attention of Walt Disney Productions , which offered Burton an animator's apprenticeship at its animation division . He worked as an animator, storyboard artist, graphic designer, art director, and concept artist on films such as The Fox and

11592-630: The Arts with a BFA in Illustration. In 1983 he worked as an inker at Marvel Comics on Daredevil and Power Man and Iron Fist and later became the penciler on titles such as The Incredible Hulk , Alpha Flight , and the Rocket Raccoon limited series. In 1987, he began working for DC Comics as well. He drew the Phantom Stranger and World of Krypton limited series. With writer Jim Starlin , Mignola produced

11760-419: The B.P.R.D. comics are collected in trade paperbacks . These editions collect the stories in the size they were originally drawn. These editions collect the complete Hellboy series in chronological order. Beyond the Hellboy comic and its associated spinoffs, Hellboy has made appearances in other publications: The character name "Hell Boy" was included in a drawing by Mike Mignola of a demon character in

11928-406: The B.P.R.D. series could be. 2004's Plague of Frogs was the story that solidified what the series was, and would set the direction for future books to come, so much so that the first major story cycle is collected in omnibus editions titled B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs . A vast majority of the stories in this era were co-written with John Arcudi and drawn by Guy Davis . B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth

12096-516: The BPRD. After some time with a witch doctor in Africa, Hellboy is captured by a trio of mermaid sisters and brought underwater to a witch known as the Bog Roosh. In exchange for Hellboy, the Bog Roosh grants each sister a wish. The first two sisters are tricked by the Bog Roosh and killed by their wishes, but the third sister is clever and gets her wish, a missing piece of her father's grave. While

12264-522: The Bold . Hellboy was made into a feature film in 2004 by director Guillermo del Toro . Mignola was closely involved with the movie's production, and a sequel was released in 2008. Hellboy has been made into two direct-to-video animated films, Sword of Storms in 2006 and Blood and Iron in 2007. Mignola's The Amazing Screw-On Head debuted in 2006 on the Sci-Fi Channel , starring

12432-471: The Devil where he describes his mindset since the aftermath of Seed of Destruction by saying, "I like not knowing. I've gotten by for fifty-two years without knowing. I sleep good not knowing ." Before Hellboy was published independently at Dark Horse Comics, the concept was initially pitched to a board of directors for DC Comics , who loved it, but did not like the idea of it involving "Hell". The early stories were conceived and drawn by Mignola with

12600-594: The Family," particularly Batman #429, which prompted debates over Mignola's intentions. Through the early 1990s Mignola worked on covers and backup features for various DC and Marvel Comics. He collaborated twice with writer Howard Chaykin . In 1990–1991, they produced the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser limited series for Epic Comics , with inker Al Williamson . This was followed with the Ironwolf: Fires of

12768-500: The Giants are dead. He is found by Alice Monaghan, who, since being rescued by Hellboy in her youth, has become a close consort to the faeries of England. She takes Hellboy to meet Mab , Queen of the Faeries, who hints that his mother's ancestry entitles him to a crown. After this, Alice and Hellboy are led into a trap where Alice in nearly fatally poisoned. The two are the taken to the castle of Morgana Le Fay to save Alice. To enter

12936-740: The Hellboy Universe, the Frankenstein monster takes his father's name) as he ventures into the Pellucidar-like Hollow Earth . This also canonized Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus . The series was further expanded in 2020 with Frankenstein Undone , a direct sequel to Shelley's novel. Numerous spinoffs have been published that are set in the Hellboy universe: Baltimore began with

13104-577: The Homunculus in preventing an alien entity called the Conqueror Worm from arriving on Earth through the continued machinations of the surviving members of Ragna Rok. Over the course of the story, Hellboy learns that the B.P.R.D has implanted a bomb in Roger as a failsafe in case he should turn on them. Disillusioned by this knowledge and finally ready to look deeper into his origins, Hellboy quits

13272-457: The Hound (1981), Tron (1982), and The Black Cauldron (1985). His concept art never made it into the finished films. While at Disney in 1982, Burton made his first short, Vincent , a six-minute black-and-white stop motion film based on a poem written by Burton, which depicts a young boy who fantasizes that he is his hero Vincent Price , with Price himself providing narration. The film

13440-529: The Joker in Conrad Veidt 's 1928 portrayal of Gwynplaine for The Man Who Laughs . A scene from Tim Burton 's Batman , released in June 1989 (United States), additionally featured Jack Nicholson 's Joker in a top hat , but without a monocle . Two years later, Jack Shaheen published an assessment of Islamophobia pervasive in Jim Starlin 's plot and Jim Aparo 's interior pencils for "Death in

13608-482: The Ogdru Jahad to Earth. The Mystic threatens to force all of mankind to worship the Sadu Hem, and Hellboy fights to stop him. Hellboy is ultimately able to win the fight. Rattled, Hellboy sets sail for England, much to the chagrin of Gruagach and the council of fairies who have been watching over him. Six years later, as Hellboy: Darkness Calls opens, Hellboy's search takes him to England where he finds himself in

13776-561: The Revolution graphic novel in 1992. Prior to 1994 Mignola's career had been spent doing work-for-hire illustration for corporate publishers. That year, Dark Horse Comics released Hellboy: Seed of Destruction , Mignola's creator-owned project. Though he wrote the story himself, it was scripted by John Byrne . The next Hellboy story, The Wolves of Saint August , was completely written and drawn by Mignola. Since then all Hellboy stories have been written solely by Mignola with

13944-474: The aristocracy of Hell have all gone into hiding or been killed by their slaves since his arrival, as they panicked over the thought that he might kill them all. He is poisoned by powerful spirits called the Furies, who were set on him by his half sister Gamori. The furies turn on her, dooming her to destroy the remains of Pandemonium , the capital city of Hell. Eventually, Hellboy, in fully demonic form, hunts down

14112-442: The artists that worked on Nathan Never, and the first two years of the life of this comic were the main topic of the fanzine. With the exception of the cover, there is no other mention of Hellboy within the fanzine. The character shown was still in a draft stage, and although close to the final design of Hellboy, it had gray skin and an outfit not common to the character. Mike Mignola's Hellboy by Mike Mignola and John Byrne featured

14280-399: The assistance of Sadu-Hem, one of the 369 spawn of the Ogdru Jahad. Controlled by the spirit of one of the ancestral Cavendish men, Abe impales Rasputin. Liz's firestorm then incinerates Rasputin's body alongside Sadu-Hem's and destroys Cavendish Hall. Soon after, during a visit to Bromwich Church, Hellboy gets a glimpse of his conception 300+ years ago and learns he has two human half-siblings,

14448-459: The blockbuster Independence Day , which had been released five months earlier. The film boasted an all-star cast, including Jack Nicholson , Glenn Close , Annette Bening , Danny DeVito , Pierce Brosnan , Michael J. Fox , Sarah Jessica Parker , Natalie Portman , Lukas Haas , Martin Short , Rod Steiger , Christina Applegate , and Jack Black . Sleepy Hollow , released in late 1999, had

14616-449: The books of such childhood heroes as Dr. Seuss and Roald Dahl , and of the visual aesthetics of silent gothic horror films, Universal Monsters movies such as Frankenstein which he would continuously tribute throughout his career, Hammer Horror films starring Christopher Lee and the horror films of Vincent Price , both of whom would star in his films, and with the latter being paid tribute in his 1982 short film Vincent . In

14784-486: The box office. He then remade his 1984 short film Frankenweenie as a feature-length stop motion film, distributed by Walt Disney Pictures . Burton has said, "The film is based on a memory that I had when I was growing up and with my relationship with a dog that I had." The film was released on October 5, 2012, and met with positive reviews. Burton directed the 2014 biographical drama film Big Eyes about American artist Margaret Keane ( Amy Adams ), whose work

14952-471: The cast. In February 2024, Variety reported that Burton and Gone Girl writer Gillian Flynn are developing a remake of Nathan H. Juran 's film Attack of the 50 Foot Woman for Warner Bros. After Kevin Smith had been hired to write a new Superman film , he suggested Burton to direct. Burton came on and Warner Bros. set a theatrical release date for the summer of 1998, the 60th anniversary of

15120-435: The casting of the film. Edward Scissorhands is considered one of Burton's best movies by some critics. Burton has stated that this is his most personal and meaningful film because it is a representation of him not being able to communicate effectively with others as a teenager. After the success of Batman , Burton agreed to direct the sequel for Warner Bros. on the condition that he would be granted total control. The result

15288-399: The castle, Hellboy must fight Eligos , a high-ranking demon from Hell. Hellboy is able to defeat Eligos with the help of one of his slaves, in exchange for Hellboy remembering the slave when he becomes ruler of Hell. Once inside, Morgana reveals to Hellboy that, on his mother's side, he is a descendant of Mordred, and subsequently the rightful ruler of England. She also tells him about Nimue ,

15456-519: The character's debut in Action Comics . Nicolas Cage was signed on to play Superman, Burton hired Wesley Strick to rewrite Smith's script, and the film entered pre-production in June 1997. For budgetary reasons, Warner Bros. ordered another rewrite from Dan Gilroy , delayed the film, and ultimately put it on hold in April 1998. Burton then left to direct Sleepy Hollow . Burton has depicted

15624-572: The character's first full appearance, and was a four-page black-and-white story that had an approximately 1,500 book print run. It was published by Dark Horse Comics in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 (August 1993) for distribution at San Diego Comic-Con . It was also reprinted in The Comic's Buyers Guide #1069, along with an interview with creator Mike Mignola. Hellboy travels to an American ghost town , where he encounters

15792-529: The character's next solo appearance. It was published by Dark Horse Comics in a special four-page mini-comic for distribution in Comics Buyer's Guide #1,070 (May 20, 1994). In the story Hellboy battles with the disembodied head of Nazi scientist Herman von Klempt and his puppet henchman Brutus the Gorilla to rescue a captive girl from the doctor's transference of nutrient fluids process. The story

15960-557: The child appears on Earth in a fireball at what remains of the ruined Bromwich Church on December 23, 1944, likely guided there by the ghosts of his mother's other children. Proving not to be a devil in the traditional sense, but a devil-like creature, the child was dubbed "Hellboy" by Professor Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm. Taken by the United States Armed Forces to an Air Force base in New Mexico , Hellboy

16128-470: The corpse of a long dead mystic who was killed in the temple. Hellboy's blood resurrects him and transforms him into a more demonic looking version of Hellboy himself. The Mystic reveals to Hellboy the true nature of his Right Hand of Doom, which is actually the severed hand of one of the Angels involved in the creation of the Ogdru Jahad, and is therefore the only power in the universe capable of fully returning

16296-523: The cover of Dime Press #4 (Glamour International Production, 1993), an obscure Italian fanzine, with "Hellboy©Mignola 93" written at the bottom of the cover. The cover, illustrated by Mignola and by the Italian artist Nicola Mari, shows Hellboy in the act of attacking a "diabolic" version of the Italian SF comic book character Nathan Never (with bat wings and pointed tail). Mari at the time was one of

16464-523: The culmination of Ragnarok, where Hecate spills Hellboy's blood onto the incinerated Earth to breathe life back into it. It is revealed to Baba Yaga by the dead Russian nobility that Hellboy may not be slain even through supernatural means and that he appears to be as deathless as her warrior, Koschei the Deathless. In the films, Hellboy has shown skill in necromancy , animating a man's dead body so that it could give him directions. This also happened in

16632-426: The demon Yomyael, who is possessing a young girl named Varvara. Once free, however, Varvara reveals herself to be the daughter of their old foe Rasputin, and resurrects him. Hellboy and Rasputin battle one last time, both dying. As a ghost, Hellboy is shown the remaining path to the end of the world by Edward Grey. Agents of the B.P.R.D. are able to save a small portion of humanity, guiding them to shelter underground. On

16800-543: The destruction of the world, but Hellboy, true to his values and somewhat drunk, brushes her off. He travels deeper into the island, and is attacked by a long slumbering Sadu Hem. The fight with the creature takes him into a temple at the center of the island, where the creature stabs him through the chest, seemingly killing him. While dead, Hellboy has another conversation with the Witch Doctor, who somehow resurrects him. Hellboy awakens to find his spilled blood absorbed by

16968-481: The directing responsibility to Resnick once he was offered Ed Wood . Burton's next film, Ed Wood (1994), was of a much smaller scale, depicting the life of the infamous director Ed Wood . Starring Johnny Depp in the title role, the film is an homage to the low-budget science fiction and horror films of Burton's childhood and handles its comical protagonist and his motley band of collaborators with surprising fondness and sensitivity. Owing to creative squabbles during

17136-468: The end, the furor over the casting provoked enormous fan animosity, to the extent that Warner Brothers' share price slumped. Burton had considered it ridiculous to cast a "bulked-up" ultra-masculine man as Batman, insisting that Batman should be an ordinary man who dressed up in an elaborate bat costume to frighten criminals. Although Burton originally considered Brad Dourif , finally cast Jack Nicholson as The Joker ( Tim Curry being his second choice) in

17304-670: The exception of They That Go Down to the Sea in Ships , which was co-written by Joshua Dysart. Makoma (2006) was the first Hellboy story not drawn by Mignola, featuring the art of Richard Corben . Corben would return to draw many flashback stories for the series. Other artists have also had a hand in drawing flashback stories including Jason Shawn Alexander , Kevin Nowlan and Scott Hampton . In 2007, following after 2005's The Island , British artist Duncan Fegredo took over art duties on

17472-476: The exhibition. "Tim Burton at Seoul Museum of Art" was exhibited as a promotion of Hyundai Card at Seoul Museum of Art from December 12, 2012, to April 15, 2013, in Seoul, South Korea. This exhibition featured 862 of Burton's works including drawings, paintings, short films, sculptures, music, and costumes that have been used in the making of his feature-length movies. The exhibition was divided into three parts:

17640-458: The experience as a difficult one, citing differences with producer Jon Peters and the studio, stating, "I basically wasted a year. A year is a long time to be working with somebody that you don't really want to be working with." In 2002, The Walt Disney Company began to consider producing a sequel to The Nightmare Before Christmas , but rather than using stop motion , Disney wanted to use computer animation . Burton convinced Disney to drop

17808-482: The eye of the witch Baba Yaga . Gruagach and Baba Yaga both held lifelong grudges against Hellboy over these incidents. As an adult, having matured physically within the years yet aging slowly mentally with a teenage mind, Hellboy becomes the primary agent for the BPRD, alongside other human and quasi-human agents that include Kate Corrigan , a professor of folklore at New York University ; Abe Sapien , an amphibian humanoid ( Ichthyo sapiens ); and Liz Sherman ,

17976-407: The film grossed $ 80 million on a relatively low budget and won an Academy Award for Best Makeup . It would be converted into a cartoon of the same name , with Burton playing a role as executive producer, that ran on ABC and later Fox channel. Burton's ability to produce hits with low budgets impressed studio executives, and he received his first big-budget film, Batman . The production

18144-474: The film version, it is stated that Hellboy is immune to all forms of fire and burns, including Liz Sherman's flames, and electrocution. Despite his ability to quickly recover from seemingly mortal wounds, he is far from invulnerable and can be injured or bloodied by conventional weapons. Curiously in certain instances, the spilling of Hellboy's blood causes lilies to sprout - a supernatural indicator of his true good nature. This unique property comes into play even at

18312-594: The film's 30th anniversary. In April 2019, Warner Bros. stated the sequel had been shelved. In February 2022, however, the sequel was announced again, this time produced by Brad Pitt 's studio Plan B Entertainment , alongside Warner Bros. Though Burton initially said that he was not involved, he later backtracked, and the sequel officially started shooting in London on May 10, 2023, with a release date of September 6, 2024, with Burton as director, Keaton and Ryder reprising their roles, and Ortega and Justin Theroux joining

18480-458: The film's overt sexuality, personified by the sleek, fetish-inspired styling of Catwoman's costume. Burton made many changes to the Penguin which would subsequently be applied to the character in both comics and television. In the comics, the penguin was an ordinary man; Burton transformed him into a freak of nature resembling a penguin with webbed, flipper-like fingers, a hooked, beak-like nose and

18648-459: The film. Burton collaborated with Selick again for James and the Giant Peach (1996), which Burton co-produced. In 1994, Burton and frequent co-producer Denise Di Novi produced the 1994 fantasy-comedy Cabin Boy , starring comedian Chris Elliott and directed/written by Adam Resnick . Burton was originally supposed to direct the film after seeing Elliott perform on Get a Life , but he handed

18816-551: The films he made during their relationship from 1992 to 2001, most notably in Sleepy Hollow , Ed Wood , and Mars Attacks! . Burton developed a romantic relationship with English actress Helena Bonham Carter , whom he met while filming Planet of the Apes . Lisa Marie responded in 2005 by holding an auction of personal belongings that Burton had left behind, much to his dismay. Burton and Bonham Carter have two children:

18984-526: The first part, "Surviving Burbank", covered his younger years, from 1958 to 1976. The second, "Beautifying Burbank", covers 1977 to 1984, including his time with CalArts and Walt Disney. The last segment, "Beyond Burbank", covers 1985 onward. "Tim Burton and His World" was exhibited at the Stone Bell House from March 3 to August 8, 2014, in Prague, Czech Republic. The exhibition later premiered at

19152-565: The fortress with her magical help. In exchange, Hellboy finally sacrifices his eye to Baba Yaga. Reaching Nimue, Hellboy sees she has been completely possessed by the Ogdru Jahad and now seeks to destroy the world. The two engage in battle as storms rage across England, and Hellboy is able to defeat her using a sword given to him by the ghost of Vasilisa . As the Dragon collapses, Nimue's ghost emerges and plucks out Hellboy's heart, damning him to Hell. Hellboy in Hell begins with Hellboy stuck in

19320-428: The idea. "I was always very protective of ['Nightmare'], not to do sequels or things of that kind," Burton explained. "You know, 'Jack visits Thanksgiving world' or other kinds of things, just because I felt the movie had a purity to it and the people that like it... Because it's a mass-market kind of thing, it was important to kind of keep that purity of it." Regardless, in 2009, Henry Selick stated that he could make

19488-467: The inside cover of its issues. Below are the stories listed by their internal numbering for the comics. Hellboy in Hell is a finished series with its own numbering. Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. is an ongoing series of miniseries. Special stories were created for hardcover original graphic novels . All in-continuity Hellboy comics are collected in trade paperbacks . All Hellboy in Hell comics are collected in trade paperbacks . All Hellboy and

19656-747: The insignia of Chevalier of Arts and Letters from then- Minister of Culture Frédéric Mitterrand . The same year, Burton was the president of the jury for the 63rd Cannes Film Festival , held from May 12 to 24 in Cannes , France. Burton's relationship with Italian actress and model Monica Bellucci was reported in February 2023. They met in October 2022 at the Lyon 's Lumière Film Festival . Bellucci first spoke publicly about their relationship in June 2023. From November 22, 2009, to April 26, 2010, Burton had

19824-473: The kinds of stories I wanted to do, but just needed a main guy." He initially created Hellboy as part of a team of five, but scrapped this idea when he realized he could not think of any team names that he liked. Much like other American comic book superheroes, such as Batman , Wolverine , Iron Man , Daredevil , and Spawn , Hellboy is constantly tormented by the knowledge of his past. One example being in Wake

19992-442: The last remaining rulers of Hell and destroys them all with the help of their slaves. After this, he returns to a home on the beach where he is met by three glowing shapes. Hellboy returns, resurrected, in B.P.R.D: The Devil You Know, the final arc of the narrative. He fights alongside his original companions, Liz Sherman and Abe Sapien, against the rising Sadu Hem and a small group of demons seeking to conquer Earth. The team defeats

20160-487: The making of The Nightmare Before Christmas , Danny Elfman declined to score Ed Wood , and the assignment went to Howard Shore . While a commercial failure at the time of its release, Ed Wood became a cult classic and was well received by critics. Martin Landau received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Bela Lugosi , and the film received the Academy Award for Best Makeup . Warner Bros.

20328-471: The middle of a power vacuum caused by Bromhead incapacitating Hecate in Italy. Refusing to serve the witches as their king, Hellboy ends up in the dimension of the witch Baba Yaga . Managing to defeat Baba Yaga's champion Koshchei the Deathless , Hellboy returns to his reality and is led to Bromhead after he became monstrous and in agony from his attempt to take Hecate's powers for his own. Hellboy gives Bromhead

20496-533: The most part. It's entirely made out of everything I want to draw." Hellboy A well-meaning Cambion (or half- Demon ) whose true name is Anung Un Rama ("and upon his brow is set a crown of flame"), Hellboy was summoned from Hell to Earth as a baby by Nazi occultists (spawning his hatred for the Third Reich ). He appeared in the ruins of an old church in the Outer Hebrides in front of

20664-470: The music for the film. Since then, Elfman has scored every film that Tim Burton has directed, except for Ed Wood , Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street , and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children . Additionally, Burton directed episodes of the 1985 revival of the '50s/'60s anthology horror series Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Shelley Duvall 's Faerie Tale Theatre . Burton directed his next big project: Beetlejuice (1988),

20832-578: The musicals Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007); and the biographical dramas Ed Wood (1994) and Big Eyes (2014). Starting in 2022, Burton has directed several episodes for the Netflix series Wednesday , for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series . He also directed Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024),

21000-407: The new Bog Roosh, releasing the souls of drowned sailors from which the previous Bog Roosh drew her power. She then releases Hellboy, leaving him lost at sea. In Hellboy: Strange Places , after several years adrift at sea and spent drinking with the ghosts of sailors, Hellboy arrives on a mysterious island. He encounters Hecate, who once again insists that they are bound together and must unite in

21168-502: The newborn Hellboy. As the hand which created and bound the Ogdru Jahad, it is also the key that will "loose and command" them; in other words, it is a catalyst that will bring about Ragnarok . The comic books themselves never mention how the Right Hand of Doom would actually perform these tasks; they only explain this is the case and someone or something intends to do it, with or without Hellboy's consent. The film shows it working as

21336-403: The ongoing story arc of Hellboy from Darkness Calls onwards. Mike Mignola returned as the full-time artist for Hellboy in 2012 for the series' conclusion, Hellboy in Hell . In 1998 the first Hellboy spinoff, Abe Sapien , was launched. It was not written by Mike Mignola, but it did feature his Hellboy short story " Heads " as a back-up. Abe Sapien did not take off properly until

21504-491: The only two actors who returned after Batman Returns were Pat Hingle as Commissioner Gordon and Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth. The film, a combination of the darkness that characterized the saga and colors and neon signs proposed by Schumacher, was a huge box office success, earning $ 336 million. Warner Bros. demanded that Schumacher delete some scenes so the film did not have the same tone as its predecessor, Batman Returns (later they were added as deleted scenes on

21672-459: The performances of both Keaton and Nicholson, as well as the film's production aspects, which won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction . The success of the film helped establish Burton as a profitable director, and it proved to be a huge influence on future superhero films, which eschewed the bright, all-American heroism of Richard Donner 's Superman for a grimmer, more realistic look and characters with more psychological depth. It also became

21840-468: The rest of his eight fellow rag dolls. The film won numerous awards and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film . After seeing the short film, Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov , director of Wanted , showed interest in producing a feature-length adaptation of the film . Directed by Acker, the full-length film was produced by Burton, written by Acker (story) and Pamela Pettler (screenplay, co-writer of Corpse Bride ), and featured

22008-470: The same time, which was Burton's first full-length stop motion film as a director, featuring the voices of Johnny Depp as Victor and Helena Bonham Carter as Emily. Burton directed his first music video, " Bones ", in 2006. "Bones" is the sixth overall single by American indie rock band The Killers and the second released from their second studio album, Sam's Town . Starring in this video were actors Michael Steger and Devon Aoki . Burton went on to direct

22176-589: The second Robin ( Jason Todd ). Mignola responded: "It's so amazing to me that people are still talking about that damn thing. I didn't know if he was going to live or die, because I did the cover ahead of time. So the idea was: I'll draw him dead, and if he lives, then it's just a cover of him being badly hurt. I've gotta say---I don't think I was giving it a lot of thought. I never imagined I'd be talking about it all these years later." When asked if fans continued to question him about that cover, he replied, "You know, it does crop up. When people talk about my career, that

22344-499: The sequel to the 1988 film. Burton has frequently collaborated with composer Danny Elfman , who scored all but three of his films. He has released several books including The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories (1997). Timothy Walter Burton was born on August 25, 1958, in Burbank, California , the son of Jean Burton ( née Erickson), who in the 1980s was the owner of a cat-themed gift shop, and William "Bill" Burton ,

22512-427: The sixty-year span of time depicted in the comics, he does not age beyond the plateau of physical maturity. This mystical aging process is similar to the other demons and supernatural beings that populate Hellboy's world. The lifespan of a demon (or half-demon, as Hellboy's mother was human) is left undefined within the comics and seems to range from decades to many thousands of years. In the films, Hellboy's aging process

22680-443: The source of Giurescu's rebirth is the ancient goddess Hecate . Though Hellboy destroys Hecate's original body by forcing her into the sunlight, he faces her again after Rasputin unintentionally provides her with Ilsa's iron maiden-encased body. Hecate swallows Hellboy and reveals to him his ultimate purpose as destroyer of worlds, but he returns to his own reality after he denounces his supposed destiny. Hellboy later learns that Liz

22848-447: The stop motion animation, musical score, and original storyline. It was a modest box office success, grossing $ 50 million. Because of the nature of the film, it was not produced under Disney's name, but rather Disney-owned Touchstone Pictures. Disney wanted the protagonist to have eyes, but the final iteration did not. Over 100 people worked on this motion picture just to create the characters, and it took three years of work to produce

23016-399: The superhero films Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992); the animated films Corpse Bride (2005) and Frankenweenie (2012); the science fiction films Mars Attacks! (1996) and Planet of the Apes (2001); the supernatural horror film Sleepy Hollow (1999); the fantasy films Big Fish (2003), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Dark Shadows (2012) and Dumbo (2019);

23184-507: The surface, the Sadu Hem reign for a short time before the Osiris Club use Hellboy's severed Right Hand of Doom to summon the Ogdru Jahad to Earth and kill it. Once this is done, Hellboy takes back the Hand, killing the Osiris Club in the process. Finally, he sees Liz Sherman, somehow still alive, and instructs her to unleash the full brunt of her pyrokinetic abilities, burning down the world. The world gone, Hecate appears before Hellboy, once again in her Iron Maiden form. She assures him that there

23352-425: The third sister returns to her father's grave, the Bog Roosh explains her plan to completely destroy Hellboy, thereby preventing the apocalypse. At the grave, the third sister is told by her father's ghost that the only way to honor him is to save Hellboy. She does, and when the Bog Roosh realizes she cannot prevent the apocalypse, she allows herself to be killed by Hellboy in the ensuing battle. The third sister becomes

23520-423: The translations of this name is, lit. "and upon his brow is set a crown of flame"; with the theft of his crown, the name is no longer accurate), and he kills Ualac's mortal body before the demon and the crown are taken to Hell by the archdemon Astaroth , who is later revealed to be Hellboy's paternal uncle. In the events of Hellboy: Conqueror Worm , Hellboy is assisted by the ghost of Lobster Johnson , and Roger

23688-437: The upcoming film adaptation of Monsterpocalypse . In 2011, it was reported that Burton was working on a live-action adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame starring Josh Brolin , who would also be co-producing. The project did not move forward. Burton was married to Lena Gieseke, a German-born artist. Their marriage ended in 1991 after four years. He went on to live with model and actress Lisa Marie ; she acted in

23856-517: The voice work of Elijah Wood , John C. Reilly , Jennifer Connelly , Christopher Plummer , Martin Landau , and Crispin Glover , among others. Burton appeared at the 2009 Comic-Con in San Diego, California, to promote both 9 and Alice in Wonderland ; the latter won two Academy Awards, for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design . In Burton's version of Alice in Wonderland , the story

24024-659: The voices of Paul Giamatti and David Hyde Pierce . Mignola worked on the script for the R-rated Hellboy reboot film (2019), that was directed by Neil Marshall , and starred David Harbour as Hellboy. Mignola also co-wrote the screenplay for a 2024 reboot film titled Hellboy: The Crooked Man alongside Chris Golden. In 2022, Mignola's career was highlighted in the documentary Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters . Directed by Kevin Konrad Hanna and Jim Demonakos , this film explores Mignola's journey in creating

24192-504: The warlock Igor Bromhead in Box Full of Evil . But it turned out to be a trap conducted by Bromhead and the demon Ualac to capture Hellboy, using his True Name , Anung Un Rama, to restrain him, so that the latter can claim Hellboy's normally invisible Crown of the Apocalypse to increase their power. But this act, however, proves to be counterproductive, as it allows Hellboy to no longer be controlled by his true name, Anung Un Rama (as one of

24360-462: Was Batman Returns , which featured Michael Keaton returning as Batman, and a new triad of villains: Danny DeVito (as the Penguin ), Michelle Pfeiffer (as Catwoman ) and Christopher Walken (as Max Shreck , an evil corporate tycoon and original character created for the film). Somewhat darker and considerably more personal than its predecessor, concerns were raised that the film might be too scary for children. Audiences were more uncomfortable at

24528-511: Was again shown at the Seoul Museum of Art in 2012. Burton's next live-action short film, Frankenweenie , was released in 1984. It tells the story of a young boy who tries to revive his dog after it is run over by a car. Filmed in black-and-white, it stars Barret Oliver , Shelley Duvall (with whom he would work again in 1986, directing an episode of her television series Faerie Tale Theatre ), and Daniel Stern . After Frankenweenie

24696-648: Was also a turning point for Burton. Along with the change in his personal life (separation from actress Lisa Marie ), Burton changed radically in style for his next project, leaving the haunted forests and colorful outcasts behind to go on to directing Planet of the Apes which, as Burton had repeatedly noted, was "not a remake" of the earlier film. Planet of the Apes was a commercial success, grossing $ 68 million in its opening weekend and eventually it earned $ 180 million in North America and $ 362 million worldwide. The film however has received mixed reviews and

24864-581: Was also the production designer for the Disney feature film Atlantis: The Lost Empire in 2001 and a concept artist for 2002's Blade II and Pixar 's Brave . Mignola was hired by Bruce Timm to provide character designs for Batman: The Animated Series in 1991. His redesign of Mr. Freeze was used for the series. Mignola's design of the 1880s Batman costume from the comic Batman: Gotham by Gaslight appeared in Batman: The Brave and

25032-473: Was also the second collaboration between Burton and Helena Bonham Carter , who played the characters of Jenny and the Witch, and Burton and Danny DeVito , who played Amos Calloway the circus ringleader. Released in 2005, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is an adaptation of the book of the same name by Roald Dahl. Starring Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka , Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket, and Deep Roy as

25200-399: Was announced that Burton was working with Seth Grahame-Smith on Beetlejuice Beetlejuice , a project he had been considering making since 1990. Actor Michael Keaton also expressed interest in reprising his role as the title character along with Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz. In October 2017, Deadline Hollywood reported that Mike Vukadinovich was hired to write a script in time for

25368-662: Was born September 16, 1960. He was raised Catholic . Mignola was born in Berkeley, California . He began his career in 1980 by illustrating spots in The Comic Reader . His first published piece was in The Comic Reader #183, a spot illustration of Red Sonja (pg. 9). His first published front cover was The Comic Reader #196 in November 1981. In 1982 he graduated from the California College of

25536-407: Was briefly attached to direct Maleficent for Walt Disney Pictures in 2011, but chose to pursue Dark Shadows and Frankenweenie instead. It was reported that Burton would direct a 3D stop motion animation adaptation of The Addams Family , which was confirmed by Christopher Meledandri, but the project was scrapped on July 17, 2013. On July 19, 2010, Burton was announced as the director of

25704-456: Was cast as Katrina van Tassel. A well-regarded supporting cast was headed by Miranda Richardson , Michael Gambon , Richard Griffiths and Ian McDiarmid . Mostly well received by critics, and with a special mention to Elfman's gothic score, the film has grossed $ 207 million worldwide and won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction , as well as two BAFTAs for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design . A box office success, Sleepy Hollow

25872-412: Was collected in the trade paperback Hellboy: Seed of Destruction . Hi, My Name is Hellboy by Mike Mignola was a one-page panel ad that related the character's fictional origins. It was published by Diamond Comic Distributors in catalog supplement Celebrate Diversity collector's edition (October 1994). The ad was collected in the trade paperback The Art of Hellboy . The Dark Horse Book of...

26040-586: Was collected into The Dark Horse Book of Horror in 2017. Hellboy: The First 20 Years was published on 1 April 2014. Tim Burton Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American animator, film director, producer, artist, writer, puppeteer and illustrator. Known for pioneering Goth culture in the American film industry , Burton is famous for his gothic horror and fantasy films. He has received numerous accolades including an Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Academy Awards ,

26208-411: Was completed, Disney fired Burton, under the pretext of him spending the company's resources on a film that would be too dark and scary for children to see. Actor Paul Reubens saw Frankenweenie and chose Burton to direct the cinematic spin-off of his popular character Pee-wee Herman , stating on the audio commentary of 2000 DVD release of Pee-wee's Big Adventure that as soon as the short began, he

26376-660: Was decided that Joel Schumacher , would direct the third film , whilst Burton would only produce it in conjunction with Peter MacGregor-Scott , in which Burton was given top-billing producer credit, without being able to contribute ideas; only approving director and screenplayers. Following this change and the changes made by the new director, Michael Keaton resigned from the lead role and was replaced by Val Kilmer . Filming for Batman Forever began in late 1994 with new actors: Tommy Lee Jones as Harvey Dent/Two-Face, Nicole Kidman as Dr. Chase Meridian, Chris O'Donnell as Dick Grayson/Robin and Jim Carrey as Edward Nygma/The Riddler;

26544-677: Was fraudulently claimed in the 1950s and 1960s by her then-husband, Walter Keane ( Christoph Waltz ), and their heated divorce trial after Margaret accused Walter of stealing credit for her paintings. The script was written by the screenwriters behind Burton's Ed Wood , Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski . Filming began in Vancouver , British Columbia, in mid-2013. The film was distributed by The Weinstein Company and released in U.S. theaters on December 25, 2014. It received generally positive reviews from critics. Burton entered talks to direct

26712-511: Was left with scissors in the place of hands due to the untimely death of his creator. Set in suburbia (and shot in Land o' Lakes, Florida ), the film is largely seen as Burton's autobiography of his childhood in Burbank. Burton's idea for the character of Edward Scissorhands came from a drawing he created in high school. Depp wrote a similar comment in the foreword to Mark Salisbury's book, Burton on Burton , regarding his first meeting with Burton over

26880-399: Was not interested in Tim Burton's return as director for a third Batman installment after considering Batman Returns too dark and unsafe for children. Burton noted he was unsure about returning to direct, writing: "I don't think Warner Bros. wanted me to direct a third Batman . I even said that to them." Burton and Warner Bros. mutually agreed to part ways. To attract the young audience, it

27048-532: Was originally the right hand of Anum, one of the Watcher angels that watched over the burgeoning Earth and created the Ogdru Jahad. After sealing the Ogdru Jahad away, Anum was destroyed by his fellow spirits. Only his right hand remained intact as it was kept and preserved by the Hyperboreans, the first race of man. The Right Hand of Doom eventually ended up in the possession of Azzael before he grafted it onto

27216-756: Was originally to be released in 2009, but was pushed to March 5, 2010. The film starred Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter ; Matt Lucas as both Tweedledee and Tweedledum ; Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen ; Stephen Fry as the Cheshire Cat ; Anne Hathaway as the White Queen ; Alan Rickman as Absolem the Caterpillar; Michael Sheen as McTwisp the White Rabbit ; and Crispin Glover as

27384-465: Was plagued with problems. Burton repeatedly clashed with the film's producers, Jon Peters and Peter Guber , but the most notable debacle involved casting. For the title role, Burton chose to cast Michael Keaton as Batman following their previous collaboration in Beetlejuice , despite Keaton's average physique, inexperience with action films, and reputation as a comic actor. Although Burton won in

27552-542: Was produced by Rick Heinrichs , whom Burton had befriended while working in the concept art department at Disney. The film was shown at the Chicago Film Festival and released, alongside the teen drama Tex , for two weeks in one Los Angeles cinema. This was followed by Burton's first live-action production, Hansel and Gretel , a Japanese-themed adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale for

27720-753: Was released in March 2010. "The Art of Tim Burton" was exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from May 29 to October 31, 2011, in the Museum's Resnick Pavilion. LACMA also featured six films of Tim Burton's idol, Vincent Price . "Tim Burton, the exhibition/Tim Burton, l'exposition" was exhibited at the Cinémathèque Française from March 7 to August 5, 2012, in Paris, France. All of Tim Burton's movies were shown during

27888-553: Was sold on Burton's style. Pee-wee Herman gained mainstream popularity with a successful stage show at The Groundlings and the Roxy which was later turned into an HBO special . The film, Pee-wee's Big Adventure , was made on a budget of $ 8 million and grossed more than $ 40 million at the North American box office. Burton, a fan of the eccentric musical group Oingo Boingo , asked songwriter Danny Elfman to provide

28056-501: Was stripped of his powers and imprisoned in ice (like Lucifer in Dante 's Divine Comedy ). The child is eventually summoned to Earth in the final months of World War II by the "Mad Monk" Grigori Rasputin on Tarmagant Island, off the coast of Scotland , having been commissioned by the Nazis to change the tide of a losing war (" Project Ragna Rok "). As a direct result of this rite,

28224-457: Was the banner title given to a series of four one-shot hardcover comic book horror anthologies produced annually by Dark Horse Comics between 2004 and 2007. Each issue contained a Hellboy story — “Dr. Carp’s Experiment” (2004), “The Troll Witch” (2005), “The Ghoul” (2006), and “The Hydra and The Lion” (2007). All four stories were collected into the trade paperback Hellboy: The Troll Witch and Others in 2007. The Dark Horse Book of... series itself

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