New York City’s Comic Con was the scene of gushing fan-gasms as the faithful flocked to see the stars of Hellboy II: The Golden Army. I’m talkin crowds, wrapped around like noodles, for a chance to see everyone’s favorite ass kicking demon, sans the red make-up, and the rest of the original gangster BPRD crew. The panel was hilarious with monsters on stage and more cursing from Guillermo Del Toro than I’ve ever seen at a public event.

I was lucky enough to get a few minutes with the cast before the panel. It was mayhem as well in the press room, but I did my best to keep the camera steady under the hot lights; for the even hotter Selma Blair, bad guy supreme Luke Goss, Doug ‘Abe Sapien finally gets some lovin’ Johnson, and the baddest mofo this side of hell, Ron ‘Hellboy’ Perlman.

Exclusive: Hellboy II Cast

Exclusive: Selma Blair

From Superhero Flix

Writer-artist Mike Mignola’s Hellboy has thrilled comics fans for years, as did the hit 2004 film which was spawned from the comic like a demon from Hell… And now a sequel to that movie is finally on its way to theaters this summer! But first, Mignola, director Guillermo del Toro, and the cast of the new film will be visiting the IGN Theater at New York Comic Con next week for a special preview of the highly anticipated return of Big Red…

In addition to Mignola and del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth), stars Ron Perlman (Hellboy), Selma Blair (Liz Sherman), Doug Jones (Abe Sapien, among various other characters) and Luke Goss (Prince Nuada) will be in attendance to discuss Hellboy II: The Golden Army. Hitting theaters on July 11th, the film is described thusly by studio Universal: “With a signature blend of action, humor and character-based spectacle, the saga of the world’s toughest, kitten-loving hero from Hell continues to unfold in Hellboy II: The Golden Army. Bigger muscle, badder weapons and more ungodly villains arrive in an epic vision of imagination.”

Be sure to join IGN’s own Chris Carle as he moderates the Hellboy II panel in the IGN Theater at the Jacob Javits Center’s New York Comic Con on Saturday, April 19th, at 2 p.m. All attendees with horns get automatic attendance to the room!

From IGN