Hellboy: The Art of the Movie

Hellboy: Artbooks

by Dark Horse Comics, Wayne Barlowe

Since its debut in 1994, Mike Mignola's Hellboy has been one of the most celebrated comics on the shelves. Mignola has won every major industry award for his work, and attracted the attention of Hollywood for a series of jobs on high-profile films, including Disney's Atlantis and Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula. Now the director he teamed with on Blade II, Guillermo del Toro, brings Mignola's creation to the big screen, and Dark Horse provides a unique look into this moment in comics-to-film history.

Genres: Art, Film, Nonfiction, Horror, Comics

117 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2004

Reviews

[nidah05 (SleepDreamWrite) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was interesting. The art style and different character designs, concept art, etc was also good.

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok I have many weaknesses, and one of them are the "the art of books". I love seeing how an idea turns in to a concept turns in to a reality. I am always amazed at how creative some people are and how they can turn something from the page in to a reality.
The book is well bound and clearly printed (how many books have I been annoyed at where images are printed over spines and so are lost or distorted). The various concepts are show and even comments and dialogue printed which accompany a scene or situation.
there are also lots of little extra snippets of information like character back stories - which shows that the book was thought of and properly put together and not just a random assortment of pages put together at the end to exploit the fan base. No this book is impressive and makes me want to watch the film all over again.

[K. Carters · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got bought this for Xmas and an immediate winner. I love the films, the comics and the back story. This is a must for any of the fans as the art work (sketches up to full colour) are remarkable, the decision making immense and the storyboards spot on. A very easy 5 stars...but it was always going to be!

[April · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[DW]

Actually I'm looking for a newer one, published the same year, but goodreads has no record of it; does not recognize the ISBN. This edition will do for now :)

[Brian Clopper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely look at one of my favorite movies!