# Hellboy (franchise)

The Hellboy franchise consists of four live-action films, a live-action television pilot, two animated feature films and short films, and various games and novels. The series details the adventures of Hellboy, a Cambion (or half-Demon) B.P.R.D. agent whose true name is Anung Un Rama. The franchise has grossed a total of $325.2 million, on a combined budget of $212.5–$221 million.

## Films

| Title | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter | Story by | Producers |
| Hellboy | April 2, 2004 (2004-4-2) | Guillermo del Toro | Guillermo del Toro | Guillermo del Toro and Peter Briggs | Lawrence Gordon, Mike Richardson, and Lloyd Levin |
| Hellboy II: The Golden Army | July 11, 2008 (2008-7-11) | Guillermo del Toro | Guillermo del Toro | Guillermo del Toro and Mike Mignola | Lawrence Gordon, Mike Richardson, and Lloyd Levin |
| Hellboy | April 12, 2019 (2019-4-12) | Neil Marshall | Andrew Cosby | — | Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Mike Richardson, Philip Westgren, Carl Hampe, Matt O'Toole, Les Weldon, and Yariv Lerner |
| Hellboy: The Crooked Man | October 8, 2024 (2024-10-8) | Brian Taylor | Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, and Brian Taylor | — | Mike Richardson, Jeff Greenstein, Yariv Lerner, Jonathan Yunger, Les Weldon, Robert Van Norden, and Sam Shulte |

### Live-action films
#### Hellboy (2004)

The film was directed and co-written by Guillermo del Toro and stars Ron Perlman as Hellboy (the favorite of both del Toro and Mignola for the role), Selma Blair as Liz Sherman, Rupert Evans as FBI Special Agent John Myers (a character created for the film), John Hurt as Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, Doug Jones as Abe Sapien (voiced by an uncredited David Hyde Pierce), Karel Roden as Grigori Rasputin, and Jeffrey Tambor as FBI Senior Special Agent Tom Manning. The film depicts Hellboy as living at the B.P.R.D. with a dozen cats and limited access to the outside world, and considered an urban legend by the general populace.

#### Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

A sequel, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, was shot in Budapest by Guillermo del Toro and released in 2008, with Perlman and Blair returning. Jones also returned as Abe Sapien (undubbed this time), and also in two other roles, The Angel of Death and The Chamberlain. Revolution Studios had planned on making the film (which Columbia Pictures was to distribute), but the studio went out of business before filming. Universal Studios then picked it up. The plot is a shift to more folklore rather than action, with heavy European overtones. The character of Johann Kraus was added to the team, voiced by Seth MacFarlane. The character Roger the Homunculus was not, but he was written into the plot as a very prominent character in early drafts of the script. The character of Agent Myers from the first film does not return, his absence being explained by Liz remarking that Hellboy had him transferred to Antarctica out of jealousy. Hellboy also reveals himself to the outside world in this film, and Liz is revealed to be pregnant with his twin children. On November 11, 2008, the film was released on DVD.

#### Hellboy (2019)

In May 2017, Mignola announced Millennium Media's plans for an R-rated reboot, at the time titled Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen, with David Harbour as the titular character and Neil Marshall directing from a script by Andrew Cosby, Christopher Golden and Mignola. The film draws inspiration from Darkness Calls, The Wild Hunt, The Storm and the Fury, and Hellboy in Mexico. The film, later retitled as Hellboy, was released on April 12, 2019 to negative reviews. It grossed $55.1 million against a $50 million production budget, with several media outlets declaring it a box office bomb. In 2022, Marshall decried the film, calling it the "worst profession experience" of his life due to creative control being taken from him by the producers and that the script was not salvageable, concluding that "there's nothing of me in that movie."

#### Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024)

In February 2023, Millennium Media announced plans for another reboot titled Hellboy: The Crooked Man, the first in a potential series of films. Brian Taylor directed from a script by Mignola and Golden, based on the 2008 comic of the same name, with Jack Kesy as Hellboy. The film was released direct-to-VOD in the United States on October 8, 2024.

### Cancelled projects
#### Hellboy III

A sequel for Hellboy II: The Golden Army was in development in 2009, entitled Hellboy III: Dark Worlds. Guillermo del Toro was slated to return as the film's director and writer. Ron Perlman, Doug Jones, Seth MacFarlane, Selma Blair and Jeffrey Tambor were set to reprise their roles. In the sequel, Hellboy would live his normal life as a father for his two newborn twins with Liz Sherman, but also has to face an extremely powerful enemy who wishes to rule and bring the darkness upon Earth. In 2017, it was announced that the sequel was canceled due to the difficulty of funding the film, and a reboot would happen instead.
However, in July 2019, Perlman said that he would still love to finish the trilogy with del Toro, ignoring the reboot and that he thought it could happen if financing could be found.

#### Hellboy: Silverlance

In 2010, Hellboy screenwriter Peter Briggs was asked by Universal to script a spin-off centring on Prince Nuada, and provisionally agreed that Briggs could direct the film in New Zealand. Briggs began work on an outline with co-writer Aaron Mason. Titled Hellboy: Silverlance, the script was a B.P.R.D. story featuring Abe Sapien as the main character with Hellboy in a supporting role. Moving into the new B.P.R.D. headquarters in Colorado, Abe is troubled by his psychic connection with Princess Nuala, and begins researching the elves' history. The film would have shown Nuada's adventures throughout history, including his rivalry with a fairy courtier who orchestrates Nuada's exile in hopes of marrying Nuala and seizing control of the fairy kingdom; Nuada first meeting Mister Wink by saving him from a troupe of soldiers during the Spanish Inquisition; and Nuada in Nazi Germany, engineering a pact to keep various supernatural entities safe during World War II (with Nuada and Kroenen fighting in a "friendly" match for Project Ragnarok men). Doug Jones would have played both Abe and the Angel of Death, who strikes a bargain with Nuada. Rupert Evans's Agent Myers would also have returned. The story climaxed at the new B.P.R.D. headquarters, with the return of Rasputin's summoning gauntlet. Universal wanted to proceed with the project, but it emerged that del Toro's Hellboy 3 was still a possibility, so Silverlance was shelved.
In 2015, Briggs received another call from Universal, saying that Hellboy 3 had been cancelled and asking him and Mason to return for a reworked Silverlance, with producer Lawrence Gordon involved. The caveat was that Hellboy could not appear, but the writers managed to get the character a cameo appearance at the climax. If successful, the film would have launched a From the Files of the B.P.R.D. spin-off series.
In May 2017, Briggs affirmed that, with the announcement of the Hellboy reboot, the Silverlance project was dead.

## Television

| Title | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter | Story by | Producers |
| The B.P.R.D. Declassified | March 22, 2004 (2004-3-22) | Ben Rock | Ben Rock | Ben Rock | Ben Rock and Matt Compton |
| Hellboy: Sword of Storms | October 28, 2006 (2006-10-28) | Phil Weinstein | Matt Wayne and Tad Stones | Mike Mignola and Tad Stones | Scott D. Greenberg, Scott Hemming, and Sidney Clifton |
| Hellboy: Blood and Iron | March 10, 2007 (2007-3-10) | Victor Cook | Kevin Hopps | Mike Mignola and Tad Stones | Scott D. Greenberg, Scott Hemming, and Sidney Clifton |

### Live-action pilot

The B.P.R.D. Declassified, a 22-minute television pilot centering on the B.P.R.D, was written and directed by Ben Rock and aired on FX on March 22, 2004.

### Animated films

On November 9, 2005, IDT Entertainment issued a press release announcing that the company had licensed the rights to develop "animated content for television and home entertainment" based on the Hellboy comic. Ron Perlman (Hellboy), Selma Blair (Liz Sherman), Doug Jones (Abe Sapien) and John Hurt (Professor Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm) have all voiced their respective characters. Actress Peri Gilpin joined the cast as Professor Kate Corrigan.
The first two 75-minute animated films, Sword of Storms and Blood and Iron, aired on Cartoon Network before being released on DVD. The first one aired on October 28, 2006, and the second aired on March 10, 2007.
Both stories have much more in common with the comic book Hellboy rather than the film — Abe Sapien is not psychic, for example, and the artwork and color palette is derived more from Mignola's original artwork. The DVD of Sword of Storms was released on February 6, 2007; it contains documentary material, commentary, and a Hellboy comic, "Phantom Limbs". Blood and Iron similarly contains a comic called "The Yearning".
After the initial release, some stores included exclusive giveaways with copies of the Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron DVD:
* Best Buy: A 7" Hellboy figure
* Walmart: An 80-page digest titled The Judgment Bell
* Transworld: A 64-page Hellboy Digest
* Infinity: A Lobster Johnson magnet
* Circuit City – A Hellboy "Bust-Up"
A "Hellboy 2 Pack" limited edition DVD set was released July 1, 2008, that contained both films and a 7" figure.
A third animated Hellboy film, The Phantom Claw, has been put on hold. Tad Stones, director and writer of the direct-to-video films, says the film would of starred Lobster Johnson and have some familiar characters, but Abe and Liz would not be in the film (at least not as main characters).

#### Animated short films

Iron Shoes (2007) was included as a bonus feature on the Hellboy: Blood and Iron DVD, with the cast reprising their roles. The Dark Below (2010) was released on various streaming services, with Hellboy voiced by Zebulon Pike.

## Main cast and characters

This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.
* An empty grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
* $^A$ indicates an appearance through archival footage or audio.
* $^C$ indicates a cameo role.
* $^P$ indicates an appearance in onscreen photographs.
* $^Y$ indicates a younger version of the character.
| Character | Films | Films | Films | Films | Films | Films |
| Character | Hellboy (2004 | Hellboy: Sword of Storms (2006) | Hellboy: Blood and Iron (2007) | Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | Hellboy (2019) | Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024) |
| Introduced in Hellboy (2004) |||||||
| Hellboy | Ron Perlman | Ron Perlman | Ron Perlman | Ron Perlman | David Harbour | Jack Kesy |
| Liz Sherman | Selma Blair | Selma Blair | Selma Blair | Selma Blair | — | — |
| John Myers | Rupert Evans | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trevor Bruttenholm | John Hurt | — | John Hurt James Arnold Taylor | John Hurt | Ian McShane | — |
| Abe Sapien | Doug Jones David Hyde Pierce (voice) | Doug Jones | Doug Jones | Doug Jones | Unknown | — |
| Tom Manning | Jeffrey Tambor | — | Jim Cummings | Jeffrey Tambor | — | — |
| Grigori Rasputin | Karel Roden | — | — | — | Markos Rounthwaite | — |
| Karl Ruprecht Kroenen | Ladislav Beran | — | — | — | Ilko Iliev | — |
| Ilsa Haupstein | Bridget Hodson | — | — | — | Vanessa Eicholz | — |
| Klaus Werner von Krupt | William Hoyland | — | — | — | Joel Harlow | — |
| Introduced in Hellboy: Sword of Storms (2006) |||||||
| Professor Kate Corrigan | — | Peri Gilpin | Peri Gilpin | — | — | — |
| Russell Thorn | — | Mitchell Whitfield | — | — | — | — |
| Kitsune | — | Gwendoline Yeo | — | — | — | — |
| Introduced in Hellboy: Blood and Iron (2007) |||||||
| Lobster Johnson | — | — | Unknown | — | Thomas Haden Church | — |
| Sydney Leach | — | — | Rob Paulsen | — | — | — |
| Father Lupescu | — | — | James Arnold Taylor | — | — | — |
| Oliver Trumbolt | — | — | J. Grant Albrecht | — | — | — |
| Hecate | — | — | Cree Summer | — | — | — |
| Erzebet Ondrushko | — | — | Kath Soucie | — | — | — |
| Introduced in Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) |||||||
| Johann Kraus | — | — | — | John Alexander and James Dodd Seth MacFarlane (voice) | — | — |
| Prince Nuada Silverlance | — | — | — | Luke Goss | — | — |
| Princess Nuala | — | — | — | Anna Walton | — | — |
| Introduced in Hellboy (2019) |||||||
| Vivienne Nimue, the Blood Queen | — | — | — | — | Milla Jovovich | — |
| Alice Monaghan | — | — | — | — | Sasha Lane | — |
| Ben Daimio | — | — | — | — | Daniel Dae Kim | — |
| Gruagach | — | — | — | — | Douglas Tait (Uncredited) Stephen Graham (voice) | — |
| Lady Hatton | — | — | — | — | Sophie Okonedo | — |
| Lord Adam Glaren | — | — | — | — | Alistair Petrie | — |
| Merlin | — | — | — | — | Brian Gleeson | — |
| Ganeida | — | — | — | — | Penelope Mitchell | — |
| King Arthur | — | — | — | — | Mark Stanley | — |
| Baba Yaga | — | — | — | — | Troy James Emma Tate (voice) | — |
| Introduced in Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024) |||||||
| Jeremiah Witkins / The Crooked Man | — | — | — | — | — | Martin Bassindale |
| Tom Ferrell | — | — | — | — | — | Jefferson White |
| Bobbie Jo Song | — | — | — | — | — | Adeline Rudolph |
| Reverend Nathaniel Armstrong Watts | — | — | — | — | — | Joseph Marcell |
| Effie Kolb | — | — | — | — | — | Leah McNamara |
| Cora Fisher | — | — | — | — | — | Hannah Margetson |

## Additional crew and production details

| Title | Crew/Detail | Crew/Detail | Crew/Detail | Crew/Detail | Crew/Detail | Crew/Detail |
| Title | Composer | Cinematographer | Editor | Production companies | Distributing companies | Running time |
| Hellboy (2004) | Marco Beltrami | Guillermo Navarro | Peter Amundson | Revolution Studios, Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin Productions, and Dark Horse Entertainment | Columbia Pictures and Revolution Studios | 122 min |
| Hellboy: Sword of Storms (2006) | Christopher Drake | — | John Hoyos and Jeffrey Perlmutter | Starz Media, Film Roman, Revolution Studios, and Madhouse | Anchor Bay Entertainment | 77 min |
| Hellboy: Blood and Iron (2007) | Christopher Drake | — | Matt Steinauer | Starz Media, Film Roman, Revolution Studios, and Madhouse | Anchor Bay Entertainment | 75 min |
| Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | Danny Elfman | Guillermo Navarro | Bernat Vilaplana | Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin Productions, and Dark Horse Entertainment | Universal Pictures | 120 min |
| Hellboy (2019) | Benjamin Wallfisch | Lorenzo Senatore | Martin Bernfeld | Summit Entertainment, Millennium Media, Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin Productions, Dark Horse Entertainment, Nu Boyana, and Campbell Grobman Films | Lionsgate | 121 min |
| Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024) | Sven Faulconer | Ivan Vatsov | Ryan Denmark | Millennium Media, Dark Horse Entertainment, Nu Boyana Film Studios, and Campbell Grobman Films | Ketchup Entertainment | 99 min |

## Reception
### Box office and financial performance

| Film | Box office gross | Box office gross | Box office gross | Box office ranking | Box office ranking | Budget | Ref. |
| Film | North America | Other territories | Worldwide | All time North America | All time worldwide | Budget | Ref. |
| Hellboy (2004) | $59,623,958 | $40,200,000 | $99,823,958 | 1,562 | 1,871 | $60–66 million | |
| Hellboy: Sword of Storms (2006) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Hellboy: Blood and Iron (2007) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | $75,986,503 | $92,332,740 | $168,319,243 | 1,162 | 1,227 | $82.5–85 million | |
| Hellboy (2019) | $21,903,748 | $33,161,541 | $55,065,289 | 3,669 | 3,001 | $50 million | |
| Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024) | TBA | $2,014,050 | $2,014,050 | 10,289 | 14,763 | $20 million | |
| Total | $157,514,209 | $167,708,331 | $325,222,540 | – | – | $212.5– $221 million | |

### Critical and public response

| Film | Critical | Critical | Public |
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
| Hellboy (2004) | 81% (204 reviews) | 72 (37 reviews) | B− |
| Hellboy: Sword of Storms (2006) | — (4 reviews) | — | — |
| Hellboy: Blood and Iron (2007) | — (3 reviews) | — | — |
| Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | 86% (247 reviews) | 78 (36 reviews) | B |
| Hellboy (2019) | 17% (222 reviews) | 31 (44 reviews) | C |
| Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024) | 39% (36 reviews) | 45 (7 reviews) | — |

### Accolades

Awards and nominations for Hellboy films :
| Award | Category | Film | Result |
| Saturn Awards | Best Fantasy Film | Hellboy (2004) | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Special Edition DVD Release | Hellboy (2004) | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Costume Design | Hellboy (2004) | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Make-up | Hellboy (2004) | Won |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture | Hellboy (2004) | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Makeup | Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | Best Sci-Fi/Superhero | Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Horror Film | Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | Won |
| Saturn Awards | Best Make-up | Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Special Effects | Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture | Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | Nominated |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | Won |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Actor | Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | Won |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Make-Up/Creature FX | Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | Won |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Wide-Release Film | Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | Won |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Screenplay | Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | Nominated |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture | Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | Nominated |
| 20th Annual Golden Trailer Awards | Golden Fleece TV Spot (for a Feature Film) | Hellboy (2019) | Won |
| 20th Annual Golden Trailer Awards | Trashiest Trailer | Hellboy (2019) | Nominated |
| 40th Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Director | Hellboy (2019) | Nominated |
| 40th Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Actor | Hellboy (2019) | Nominated |
| 40th Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Screenplay | Hellboy (2019) | Nominated |
| 40th Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel | Hellboy (2019) | Nominated |
| 40th Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Reckless Disregard for Human Life and Public Property | Hellboy (2019) | Nominated |

## Other media
### Novels and anthologies

Christopher Golden has written several novels about the character, the first two of which, The Lost Army and The Bones of Giants, are part of the official Hellboy story canon. The events of both these novels are listed in the comic's official timeline featured in Hellboy: The Companion. In particular, the Golden-penned character of Anastasia Bransfield was also described in the companion, despite having never actually appeared in a comic.
* Hellboy: The Lost Army (written by Christopher Golden, cover and other illustrations by Mike Mignola, 1997)
* Hellboy: Odd Jobs (by editor Christopher Golden, writers include Stephen R. Bissette, Greg Rucka, Nancy A. Collins, and Poppy Z. Brite; with an introduction by Mike Mignola. Milwaukie: Dark Horse Comics, Inc., ISBN 1-56971-440-1, December 1999)
* Hellboy: The Bones of Giants (written by Christopher Golden, cover and other illustrations by Mike Mignola, 2001)
* Hellboy: Odder Jobs (by editor Christopher Golden, writers include Frank Darabont, Guillermo del Toro, Charles de Lint, Graham Joyce, Sharyn McCrumb, James Cambias, and Richard Dean Starr, October 2004)
* Hellboy: On Earth As It Is In Hell (written by Brian Hodge, cover by Mike Mignola, September 2005)
* Hellboy: Unnatural Selection (written by Tim Lebbon, cover by Mike Mignola, March 2006)
* Hellboy: The God Machine (written by Thomas E. Sniegoski, cover by Mike Mignola, July 2006)
* Hellboy: The Dragon Pool (written by Christopher Golden, cover by Mike Mignola, March 2007)
* Hellboy: Emerald Hell (written by Tom Piccirilli, cover by Mike Mignola, February 2008)
* Hellboy: The All-Seeing Eye (written by Mark Morris, cover by Mike Mignola, October 2008)
* Hellboy: Oddest Jobs (by editor Christopher Golden, writers include Joe R. Lansdale, China Miéville, Barbara Hambly, Ken Bruen, Amber Benson, and Tad Williams, July 2008)
* Hellboy: The Fire Wolves (written by Tim Lebbon, cover by Mike Mignola, April 2009)
* Hellboy: The Ice Wolves (written by Mark Chadbourn, cover by Duncan Fegredo, September 2009)
* Hellboy: An Assortment of Horrors (2017)

### Video games

A Hellboy video game called Hellboy: Dogs of the Night, developed by Cryo Interactive, was released in 2000 for Microsoft Windows. It was ported to PlayStation as Hellboy: Asylum Seeker with David Gasman voicing Hellboy.
On April 6, 2005, Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro announced on his official site that he had made a deal with the developer Konami to create a new Hellboy video game based on the film version of the character and his world, featuring new monsters, new villains, and a new storyline. Herman von Klempt and his war ape Kriegaffe #10 were slated to make appearances. On May 9, 2006, it was revealed that the Hellboy game would appear in the summer of 2007, on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PlayStation Portable. The game was released in North America on June 24, 2008 with the name Hellboy: The Science of Evil with Ron Perlman reprising his role. It is developed by Krome Studios, and published by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. As well as single-player campaign where the player gets to play as Hellboy the game also features co-op play, featuring the characters Abe Sapien and Liz Sherman. Two additional levels and Lobster Johnson as a playable character (voiced by Bruce Campbell) as DLC were developed but were unreleased.
A Hellboy video game called Hellboy II: The Golden Army – Tooth Fairy Terror was released for the iPhone by Tuesday Creative on January 14, 2009.
Hellboy is a playable DLC character in Injustice 2, voiced by Bruce Barker, as part of the "Fighter Pack 2". The character was released for download on Tuesday, November 14, 2017. He is brought to the Injustice universe by Brainiac who decides to add him to his collection as he is fascinated by Hellboy's human-like mind and personality despite being a demon. In his ending, Hellboy escapes from Brainiac's collection and defeats him. As a result, he is asked to assist in rounding up local supervillains before eventually returning to the B.P.R.D. but finds his work there unfulfilling and ends up retiring to Africa.
Hellboy appeared as a playable character in Brawlhalla.
A Hellboy roguelike video game, titled Hellboy Web of Wyrd, was released on October 18, 2023 by developer Upstream Arcade. It is available on Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Lance Reddick voices the title character and it was one of his final productions prior to his death. The game is dedicated in his memory.
The Heavy from Team Fortress 2 has a cosmetic item based on Hellboy's horns.

### Tabletop games

In 2002, Hellboy Sourcebook and Roleplaying Game was published by Steve Jackson Games using their GURPS role-playing system, in both softcover and hardback.
Mantic Games released a Hellboy: The Board Game in 2019, after a successful crowdfunding campaign.
In 2020, Mantic Games followed up the boardgame with another Hellboy Kickstarter campaign, this time for a new Hellboy roleplaying game, using D&D 5E as a base for the game rules. The roleplaying game was released in March 2021.