Hellboy is neither a boy, nor is he in
Hell. (though he might be from around those parts, no one is really sure including himself...) He isn't exactly a
demon, either, though he is very
large and very
red.
Hellboy is a
character. He's the kind of guy you'd like to have a
beer with after work. Hellboy can get away like no one else with shouting things like "Big talk for a guy with no pants!" while battling
zombies or
vampires...
At some undocumented point in Hellboy's early life, someone either sawed off the two large
horns from his forehead, or he snapped them off himself. Little matter, for now he has two strange looking discs protruding from his
skull. He does manage to stay
hip with a little black
goatee, however.
To cover up his strange looks while walking the streets of
New York City or even
Baltimore, Hellboy wears a BPRD (Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense) issue trenchcoat, but he often forgets to button it, or his tail hangs out. ( and he never bothers to find shoes that fit his tiny
goat feet... )
Oh, did I mention Hellboy's right arm is made of stone and rumored to be the key to the
apocalypse? Its really not that important mostly, but it sure is good for clobbering the drooling undead!
( In all seriousness, I usually laugh until I bust a gut when I read a new issue of Hellboy by Mike Mignola - check it out! )