alone in the room, the demon takes the stone hand and begins to use it to end the world. At that moment Hellboy awakens, for real this time, back at the table. He empties his shotglass, and, reassuring himself that it was "just a dream", refills it. Addenda The collected edition featured a section of Dysart's, Mignola's and Corben's preparatory sketches for the collected stories, and an essay by John Pelan entitled "Manly Wade Wellman: American Mythmaker," introducing readers to the pulp writer to whom The Crooked Man was written in tribute. Film adaptation In February 2023, Millennium Media announced plans for a new live-action reboot titled Hellboy: The Crooked Man'', the first in a potential series of films. Production is scheduled to begin in March 2023 in Bulgaria with Brian Taylor directing from a script by Mignola and Christopher Golden, based on the 2008 comic of the same name. The film is to be co-produced between Nu Boyana and Campbell Grobman Film and is presented by Millennium Media in association with Dark Horse Entertainment. References Hellboy titles Fantasy comics Cultural depictions of Blackbeard