Get Some Head

Right now I'm watching The Amazing Screw-On Head, the animated short based on the comic by Mike Mignola. I've seen it before, but for some reason I decided to watch it again. Seems I've forgotten how absolutely brilliant it is. Brya Fuller is credited as a writer and producer on the 22-minute short, which explains how something this bizarre actually got translated well to the small screen. Fuller is probably best know as the creator/writer of shows like Wonderfalls, Dead Like Me and Pushing Dasies. He's also worked on Heroes...not that he needs any more geek cred.

If I told you what the plot was about I would sound absolutely insane, but if you're interested yu can read about it on wikipedia. Seriously, it's crazy.

It's got an amazing collection of voice talent, with Paul Giamatti voicing the main character and David Hyde Pierce as his nemisis Emperor Zombie. Molly Shannon plays former love interest/current vampire Patience and Patton Oswalt voices Screw-On Head's servant Mr. Groin. Oh, and Corey Burton plays Abraham Lincoln as well as the demon Zombie summons. See, how can something with insane characters like this not be excellent.

It's something that really has to be watched to be understood, and thankfully the animation is fantastic. It captures Mignola's style perfectly (as does the writing).

I know that's not much of a review, but, just watch it, especially if you like Bryan Fuller or Mike Mignola (or the Hellboy films). The DVD has a commentary track (with Fuller) a "Making of" that's pretty informative, some storyboard stuff and an insert that has drawing from Mignola and Guy Davis.

I do think that since Del Toro has a lot on his plate at the moment, Fuller would be an excellent choice to take over the Hellboy franchise. He really seems to understand what makes stuff like this work and while he doesn't have Del Toro's track record with the effects work, he has shown skill at some fantastical material.

Just a thought. Meanwhile, everyone should own this DVD. Especially since it costs all of $9 at Amazon. Hell, you can watch the whole thing on Google video here.