Hellboy: The Art of the Movie

by Guillermo del Toro, Mike Mignola, Peter Briggs, et al.

Storyboards, sketches of ideas for characters, costumes, sets, and props, and behind-the-scenes accounts accompany the script of the film about a demonic investigator fighting villains who want to loose powerful evil beings.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593071884
• ISBN13: 9781593071882
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
• Length: 117 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

An amazing visual companion to the cult movie phenomenon

Mike Mignola's HELLBOY is no longer a obscure character enjoyed by unwashed comic geeks thanks to Guillermo Del Toro & Revolution Studios. A full finished script of the film is included, as well as some background stories on some key characters. The book's preproduction art from Wayne Barlowe, Mike Mignola, Simeon Wilkins, & TyRuben Ellingson is no less than phenomenal. Creature, Prop, & Location designs are found throughout each page. Arguably, some of Wayne Barlowe's best designs can be found here. Even Guillermo Del Toro's sketches find their way into the book. This book makes for an excellent introduction to one of modern fiction's most unique characters.

Mignola and del Toro and Barlowe, oh my

Besides a complete shooting script and lots of commentary, this has tons of illustrations and concept art done by all the artists involved in the movie. It's wonderful to see Mike Mignola's and Wayne Barlowe's sketches following the development of all the various Hellboy monsters, characters and environments, and lots of stuff that didn't make it into the movie. A must for any fan of the film.

Great art, great book

A must have for art, comic and production design lovers, has lots new designs by Mignola Barlowe and other great artists including the prop makers. Includes beautiful pages illustrating both concept and the picture of the final prop supported by the commentaries and thinkings of the artist involved in the creation of that specific prop. It also includes the final shooting script, and images from Guillermo del Toro's notebook which are nice sketches and annotations depicting the first idea behind the final design of each character. Great!!! one of the best, just do not read it before watching the movie.

Great art, great book

A must have for art, comic and production design lovers, has lots of designs by Mignola Barlowe and other great artists including the prop makers. Includes beautiful pages illustrating both concept and the picture of the final prop supported by the commentaries and thinkings of the artist involved in the creation of that specific prop. It also includes the final shooting script, and images from Guillermo del Toro's notebook which are nice sketches and annotations depicting the first idea behind the final design of each character. Great!!! one of the best, just do not read it before watching the movie.