DC and Marvel have made a lot of money in the last 10 years by relying on superhero movies.
But there are not only these two in Meiman, let alone many independent comics, Dark House is a force that has been neglected in recent years.
To be unfamiliar, it is not. For example, "Ghost in Disguise" is a comic book character from Dark House. When I was a child, I not only watched the cartoon of "Ghost in Disguise" and the movie of "Ghost in Disguise" by Kim Carey, I was also impressed.
"Ghost in Disguise" is a typical work of DH. The superheroes are all slanted and uttered, even a little crazy.
And his other major IP, "Hellboy", continues the unusual path of "Ghosts in Disguise", and has many diehard fans at home and abroad.
The mythical bloodline of Hellboy
Bible primer
Hellboy's English name is Hellboy, and his birth is closely related to myths and legends.
His father came from hell and was called Asazli. According to the comics, his father is the God of Babylonians and the god who rules witches. His position in hell is no less than that of Satan (a biblical concept). He also has a brother, the famous Astaros in Solomon's Seventy-two Pillars, but the father of the hero actually doesn't say it clearly in the comics.
But no matter what, demons, Satan, and Solomon's 72 Pillar Demon God are inseparable from the Bible.
Satan was once an angel before the seat of God. Later, because of his arrogance and arrogance, he tried to be equal to God. He led one third of the angels to rebel against God and was cast out of heaven. The angels who rebelled against Jesus became Solomon again. The Seventy-Two Pillar Demon God, in the comics, conveys a steady stream of enemies for Hellboy.
Celtic myth as a mother
Hellboy's father is a fallen angel, and his mother is a descendant of King Arthur. The Hellboy with the protagonist's halo is positioned as "both bloodlines are destined to be king" in the comics.
The baron’s mother is called "Sarah Hughes", a descendant of King Arthur in Celtic mythology.
Her mother's ancestor is King Arthur.
King Arthur married his half-sister. After giving birth to his son, King Arthur did not want to pass on the throne to his son, so the son wanted to usurp the throne of Juntu, and the two died together in the battle of the sword fence. Although the son died, the son's daughter survived, so the daughter preserved the blood of King Arthur and passed on, until he combined with the devil and gave birth to Hellboy.
Really handsome and rich background.
Other mythological bloodlines make opponents
Hellboy was created by the Bible and Celtic mythology, and the boss in the comics has opened his mind and has become a concentration camp for European and American mythical figures. Characters in Russian, Danish, and Egyptian mythology have all appeared in the story of "Hellboy".
For example, the following ones appeared in the movie:
The Blood Queen-English Mythology
The prototype of the blood queen Nimue is the fairy in the lake. The image of the fairy in the lake comes from the native mythology of England and Wales.
They were born in Lake Avalon and are numerous. They are also inextricably linked to King Arthur in Celtic mythology.
Not only was it given to King Arthur’s sword in the lake, but he also had a relationship with King Arthur’s friend, the greatest mage at that time.
Nimue is the strongest in magic, and her magic comes from Merlin. Because Merlin fell in love with her willingly, coupled with her temptation, Merlin's magic was weakened and was imprisoned in the stone by the Blood Queen.
Baba Yaga-Russian fairy tale
Baba Yaga is an old witch in Russian legend. She has iron teeth and a strong appetite, but she is skinny and likes to eat children. She lives in a hut in the forest. The hut has a pair of drumsticks that can walk around.
The relationship between her and the Hellboy is also friend and foe. In reality, she was blinded by the Hellboy, so she continued to fight against the Hellboy. In the end, the Hellboy repaid her for one eye, and she helped the Hellboy several times. Second-rate.
Gruagach-a Scottish myth
The boar spirit in the movie is quite cute and cute. He wanted to cosplay the human child alice in his childhood, but he was beaten back to the prototype by the hellboy, so he was resentful about it;
In the comics, he is actually a brown elf, a folk fairy tale from Scotland. In fairy tales, the brown elves like to live with humans and help humans with housework. It sounds like a foreign version of the snail girl.
But the brown elves don't like being discovered by humans, so they usually move around at night.
In the comics, the wild boar spirit is actually possessed by the brown elves. The brown elves are trapped in the degraded body of the giant grom, and only then have the appearance of a wild boar.
In addition to the above, in the story of Hellboy, there are also Irish legends of werewolves, Danish legends of trolls and witch doctors, and even Japanese folklore-the topping out.
It is a place where folklore from all over the world gathers.
But what is surprising is that Hellboy's values are completely anti-climax settings. Traditional superheroes have ordinary origins, grow up unexpectedly, and then "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility".
The Hellboy was born as the male lead (really, whoever makes sense), and his talent points far exceed those of ordinary humans.
On the contrary, he is not attached to his own abilities, what he hopes to do is to control and limit his abilities, and even cut off the horns of his head.
emmm, the brain circuit is strange, but it is also another kind of cool.
This time, the film focuses on this kind of anti-routine.
So if you want to see different superheroes, "Hellboy" is really recommended.
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