Hellboy

With Toy Fair 2013 wrapped up for another year, we’re happy to say that even though there was plenty of big name collectibles and mainstream-oriented kid toys, the show didn’t disappoint when it came to the weird stuff too.

The best creative collaborations are the ones which result in a truly unified voice, the kind of work in which you can’t pick out who wrote what. Stephen King and Peter Straub achieved this with The Talisman and its sequel, Black House; just last week I wrote about the duo of Jack Ketchum and Lucky McKee, who’ve successfully melded their talents with both The Woman and I’m Not Sam.

FX company Spectral Motion has been working with the Make-a-Wish Foundation, making wishes come true for terminally ill children. One little boy named Zachary wished to become Hellboy for a day.