Amazed I Remember

My password, that is. Yes it's been a long, long time since I've posted. Why? Because I've had nothing to post about further animated adventures of Hellboy. I still don't. (Sorry if I got your hopes up for a nanosecond there.) But I wanted to tell you the state of HBA before moving onto other things - more on those in a bit.

With the advent of Guillermo's second trip into the Hellboy world and a couple of screenings on Cartoon Network, sales of the animated DVDs shot up. Hellboy II: The Golden Army open very well at the box office but was trounced by Batman as expected. But Hollywood is a weird place that deals with shifting expectations so that when it fell, passions cooled a bit. Last I checked, it hasn't bounced back; audiences are choosing to see The Dark Knight again rather than catching a film they didn't see in its opening week. So it's not like there's a huge push to launch new secondary projects like a third Hellboy Animated film. Even if Guillermo's movie started regaining ground, I think the current management at Starz would be satisfied with increased sales of the existing DVD rather than putting money into a new one.

For those who've asked be at cons, no, I will not be posting the script to The Phantom Claw. Who knows what the future will bring. Once rights revert, maybe we'll pitch a Hellboy/BPRD series to Cartoon Network and we'll plunder some of the unused stuff. That would be a ways off if ever.

So let's call this the penultimate post. I'll check in once more when I have a new blog going. I really do enjoy sharing the creative process and people seem to like it. I'm currently poking around outside the animation field since the industry is so unsteady but have yet to find the dream gig that will pay the bills. The down time has let me experiment more with comics. Check out the back up story in THE PERHAPANAUTS #3 which I had fun illustrating. While you're at it, check out the rest of the comic too by Todd Dezago and Craig Rousseau. Lots of fun with a weird team of paranormal investigators. Sounds like something right up your alley. I've also created my own comic, EMMARYN, which I am currently pitching to various publishers. It's much lighter than Hellboy but overlaps some of the same folklore territory. Check out the page below and give it a click.

So thank you again for your support. This blog will remain up in the forseeable future as a reference. Tell your friends.

Looking forward to sharing again.

Tad Stones

Comments

[warren]

Aw MAN! Found this one way too late. I'll browse and relive the terror.

btw, your new page pic for your comic doesn't seem to work. can't view it. i'd love to see it, though!

[Tad Stones]

The good stuff is toward the beginning.

Can't help you with the pic. It works for me.

[falsechaos]

And once again, it appears I find an awesome series riiiiight as it's ending and/or just before it takes off proper. I've read through some of the older entries and it's been very interesting to see how everything was put together after watching the two animated features!

Aside from merchandise support, is there anything else fans can do to let whatever studios might be involved that we'd be *very* interested in seeing a third (or more!) Hellboy Animated film? Or even that utterly awesome if utterly unlikely animated series for Cartoon Network?

[Tad]

I guess the best chance for more Hellboy is to ask Cartoon Network if there's going to be a Hellboy series. If there's enough interest they might instigate something.

[CrashBurn]

Just want to say, that it's a real honor to get to type this to you. I'm a big fan of you and your work. Especially the work you did in the late 80's, namely, Rescue Rangers.

I loved the live action Hellboy movie, but have not seen your animated films. I've heard they are very awesome and well done. When I get the extra money, I'll be sure to pick up the DVDs.

Thanks for all the awesome work you've done in the past, and I hope you are successful in all your future projects.

Sincerely,

CrashBurn

[henk]

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[Busby SEO Challenge]

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