Posts Tagged ‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army’
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GRR!
Okay, I had written this huge, long blog post about today’s comic, but Firefox totally crashed on me and I lost it!
I’m too disheartened to try and rewrite the whole thing, so I’ll give you the bullet points:
- I was paranoid about doing a straight-up movie parody because I often feel that a Theater Hopper character should narrate the action in order to keep it grounded in the Theater Hopper universe. In this instance, adding Jared or Tom would have ruined the pacing and, plus, I wanted more room to draw Hellboy and Abe Sapien. I know this is not important to anyone else.
- I am aware that Hellboy is not actually 60 years old, that he ages differently than humans and is technically a teenager. But I maintain that watching Ron Perlman chug Tecate, smoke stogies and wield firearms kind of kills the whole “teenage” vibe. Also, what teenager would tolerate being called “boy” I think the joke still works.
- I kind of forgot how excited I was to see Hellboy II: The Golden Army. Despite its pacing problems, I loved the original Hellboy and held my breath for a sequel. Now that it’s here, I kind of neglected the hype, but am very excited to check it out on Friday!
So, there you have it. The Cliff’s Notes version of today’s blog. The original was much more elloquent. But you know how it goes when you lose an e-mail or an essay or whatever. It’s like your computer broke your heart. You need a little distance.
Stoopid com’pooter.
Have a great Wednesday, everyone!
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Today’s comic is going to make a lot more sense if you already have an appreciation for find sandwich condiments and delicious puns. But just in case I haven’t made it obvious enough, here’s another visual clue so you can get what I’m driving at…
I wasn’t planning on doing another Hellboy II comic for today, let alone one that incorporated continuity. But (credit where credit is due), jason_md2020 from the comments section over at FirstShowing.net gave me the idea for the Hellman’s reference when Wednesday’s comic was simultaneously posted over there. I decided to run with it. Thanks, Jason!
Not much else to mention today. I’m planning on seeing Hellboy II tonight after Henry goes to bed. Cami has no interest in seeing it, so she’s staying home and has invited her sister over to keep her company. I’m excited for the film. It’s been getting pretty good reviews, which I’m encouraged by.
Apparently, there has been a ton of viral marketing done on behalf of Hellboy II featuring Ron Perlman in the Hellboy costume and makeup. Hellboy is showing up all over the place! I would probably be more impressed if I came across the advertisements naturally. Y’know… while watching TV. Instead, someone forwarded me a link of one of the spots on YouTube and I watched the rest of the related commercials. I think I like the PSA where Hellboy is holding the cat the best. But you can watch a few of these and decide for yourself.
Have a great weekend, everybody!
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