HB II: Hellboy
Mezco
2008 Con Exclusive
Hellboy
II is a rather nice collectible from Mezco, it includes the Samaritan Big Baby
Shotgun and a display base. Hellboy in this design has a cigar in his mouth and
the limited 2008 Con Exclusive edition (2500 only) shows him with a black
shirt. There are also other figures in the series including Johan Krauss, Liz
Sherman and Wink.
It
is an extremely detailed 3 3/4" figure - the sculpting on this figure is
superior - impressive when you consider the size. I really like the detail in
the head, it has excellent texture and looks very realistic. The proportions
are solid and the jacket etc look great. He also has a ball jointed neck, and
true ball jointed hips and shoulders, the tail has two cut joints and the arms
can also be moved. It is surprising how much articulation has been designed
into the figure and it creates a very flexible item which you can get a lot of poses
out of.
This
is a very nice collectible which is reasonably price and surprisingly detailed
for the size. It looks very much like
the character from the film and clearly a lot of effort has been put into
accuracy of the design. I have seen a lot of figures of about the same size
from other companies which cannot match the detail or look lacklustre.
Another
thing I like is that the pack includes a clear image on the back of the box and
a good description of what you get so you known exactly what you are buying and
know what other items are in the series. The Display base is also rather nice.