Starz Home Entertainment has released the animated feature, Hellboy: Sword of Storms to DVD. Based on the character created in the influential graphic novel (an exclusive 32-page limited edition comic is included with this release) and featured in the wildly successful 2004 Hellboy theatrical, Hellboy: Sword of Storms is the first of two produced full feature length films that reunites Hellboy’s stars Ron Perlman, Selma Blair and Doug Jones. Hellboy: Sword of Storms is the effort of Tad Stones (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command), Mike Mignola (creator of the Hellboy) and Guillermo del Toro (writer/director, Hellboy). The story begins when a professor of folklore becomes possessed by a duo of Japanese demons who plan to summon their brothers (the Dragons), to dominate the world. The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense sends Hellboy (Ron Perlman) and a team of agents (Selma Blair, Doug Jones) to investigate. But when Hellboy picks up a cursed samurai sword, he is swept into a dimension of ghosts and monsters. Even if he does survive this terrifying world, will he be able to defeat the two most feared spirits of Japanese legend?

HELLBOY ANIMATED-SWORD OF STORMS also offers a number of cool extras and enhancements including widescreen Presentation (1.78:1) - enhanced for 16x9 TVs; To Hell And Back – How Mike Mignola Created Hellboy; A New Breed – Creating The New Hellboy; Conquering Hellboy – The Actor’s Role; A View From The Top – The “Heads” sequence; Keepers of Hellboy – A Comic Con 2006 Panel Discussion; a 32 page Comic Book created by Mike Mignola; Audio Commentary Featuring Hellboy Creator Mike Mignola, Supervising Producer/Director Tad Stones and Director Phil Weinstein; and a whole lot more. The DVD retails for $19.98 and is unrated.