not to be confused with hellman, hellkid, hellgirl, or hellchild, hellboy, the brain child comics veteran mike mignola, is soon to make the perilous jump from comic to big screen. it is a path strewn with the fetid corpses of awful failures. it’s a high pile, most recently added to by the wormy shells that were the league of extraordinary gentlemen and the hulk. for every ghost world their are not one, but two punishers. if you’ve never seen the hellboy comic, (which has some of the best artwork around) you can get a taste with the multimedia versions here. now check out the movie trailer and place your bets. will it be another stinker? the plot is laid out here. i think it looks pretty decent actually, nice art direction, and hey, fangoria agrees with me. can’t argue with their good taste can you? wonder if it will be able to hold its own against the 30’s pulp inspired sky captain and the world of tomorrow with it’s fantastic retro robots? we shall see.