Comic Art

Apart from the comic books concerning Hellboy there is a small but growing animation movement trying to evolve out favorite character in a whole new level. After Hellboy – Sword of Storms that was aired in USA in October 28^th and was released on DVD on February 6^th the new chapter in Hellboy’s animated adventures is called Blood and Iron, it was aired on March 17^th and it’s expected to be released on DVD this June. But enough with that, on to the story!

Several characters known by the Hellboy and B.P.R.D. comic books appear in this story where Professor Bruttenholm faces a ghost from his past, the vampires Erzsebet Ondrushko who bathed in the blood of innocents to stay young after she sold her soul to the Queen of Witches, the goddess Hecate. Now, years after their first encounter, she is resurrected by two of her servants but the Professor is not alone anymore, he has with him the top BPRD agents, Hellboy, Liz Sherman and Abe Sapien in a battle that escalates to be something more than a simple haunting.

This animation should not be judged using the same criteria as the comic books; those are completely different works of art awaited by millions of fans every time a new release is unannounced, as far as I’m concerned the animations are just a way to have some fan in the time between. The quality of the picture is extremely good, the sound is similarly great, the story stands decently as a Hellboy scenario and if you ignore some childish moments obviously addressing the smaller ages this can be watched by almost anyone who’s looking for a fun story with his loved characters and doesn’t care about being judgemental. Watch it and find out if you like it!

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