History of Hellboy

[@harmonlanager2670]

Hellboy, to my knowledge, wasn't a secret in the comics. He operates clearly in the public and is well-known to common people

[@kangaroofuno]

Exactly! When he said that,i was furious.

[@pemuda7075]

yeah, in the comic, hellboy is famous.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

No he was not, but considering most people get their comic book info from movies and games these days, Liz may as well be with Hellboy and all

[@yobama6052]

@@ComicBookGuy420 he was in the comics tho

[@ComicBookGuy420]

@@yobama6052 which one because hellboy in Mexico he was a famous luchador The hellboy books in general he walked the streets openly, nobody was ever overly surprised or frightened to see him, especially considering the time the books were set, you'd think people would have been shocked

[@hindsightpov4218]

Selma Blair, who played Liz Sherman in the first two Hellboy movies, has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She recently gave interviews which showed her struggles to be able to speak and to stand. Let’s let her know she’s in our thoughts and we’ll support her any way we can.

[@CaneSsoLOVING]

I just looked it up and yes! It's very noticeable! Hurts my heart!! God bless her!

[@nukamangaming8172]

I loved her in the movies; she was always so beautiful.

[@hindsightpov4218]

@@nukamangaming8172 I actually by chance saw Selma and her mother shopping in Manhattan around Christmas time years ago. She is indeed very beautiful as is her mother.

[@tokivikerness8863]

My kid cousin is 3 years old with bad ms and her parents are dirt poor. Point being Selma is well off enough to not need anyone's help. There are however many suffering that do need any and all help.

[@gemzyb5847]

@@nukamangaming8172Was? She still is despite her health

[@Shrapnel92]

Hellboy is so seriously underrated. Love the comics- there is nothing else like them.

[@gabrielidusogie9189]

So true

[@anonymousgoblin792]

Just like Spawn.

[@Shrapnel92]

@@anonymousgoblin792 for real- he's my #1 of all time. I really hope the new Spawn movie doesn't disappoint.

[@Power3DHD]

hellboy and spawn, non- DC or Marvel, comic book characters.

[@rockjr7629]

But that’s cool part about it they can explore new ideas

[@eman2863]

Also, fun fact, Hellboy is a direct ancestor of King Arthur Pendragon and thus, Hellboy is the rightful heir and king of England by blood I am not kidding

[@noirerequiemii101]

It may be spoiler territory honestly since that's a relatively new-ish revelation from the comics

[@ksomelastname9121]

*descendent of King Arthur*

[@kingmuizz708]

Doesn't he also carry Excalibur?

[@BawonoSA173]

@@kingmuizz708 he did, but he didn't even use it. Just pluck it out of the Rock and handed it over to someone else

[@kingmuizz708]

@@BawonoSA173 aw what?!😂 That's the biggest luck in the balls tbh

[@abareamphibia6812]

Fun fact the creator of Yugioh Kazuki Takahashi was a huge fan of hellboy and he and hellboys creator actually drew each other retrospective characters in each other’s art style. Kazuki drew hellboy with yugi’s hair, the Millennium puzzle, and a duel disk and mike drew hellboy wearing a t shirt of yugi with the millennium puzzle

[@genarosiles1869]

Hellboy is one of the most Badass characters ever. I Really admire the character and the backstory of Hellboy. I'm so excited for the new Hellboy movie!

[@moisesolazaba81]

Do you Know who else my mom whoooohahaha best prank ever

[@dcmarvelcomicfans9458]

@@moisesolazaba81 LOL that was a muscle man reference from Regular Show

[@jarredmorris9749]

he's amazing. one of my favorites

[@dcmarvelcomicfans9458]

@@jarredmorris9749 yeah

[@Velocity_AU]

9 on rotten tomatoes, good luck mate

[@seanwuzhere12]

Hellboy and Dante would be the best of friends if they ever got a game or comic together.

[@BawonoSA173]

I can draw a small scenario of that Dante: *picks up ringing phone* "Devil May Cry…" Other end: "Hello, this is Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense. We have a proposal for you." *Go on resume as how you like it*

[@DaidriveCJ]

I would love to see that happen, maybe Hellboy and Nero, (in either incarnation) could have a bout or two before becoming true friends.. or at least admit to respecting each other.

[@samuelraji8343]

@@DaidriveCJ Hellboy isn't a fucking anime it's a Gothic horror comic cheesy stuff like that happens in Naruto and Dragon Ball.

[@chimeraking5286]

@DaidriveCJ Not just best friends but true friends

[@DaidriveCJ]

@@samuelraji8343 Haha! Perhaps you have a point there, but such an occurrence/trope isn't _strictly_ limited to shonen anime and the like. You can find those types of dynamics in quite a few western works including comics regardless of genre or sub-genre.

[@DoxxDiamond]

For anyone who hasn't read Hellboy - do not go from the early years straight to Hellboy In Hell as this video suggests. You'll miss the entire leadup and sheer weight of Hellboy in Hell, don't skip those Duncan Fegredo years, the art is still amazing and Darkness Calls, Wild Hunt, The Storm and The Fury are not optional reading if you want the full picture and have Hellboy In Hell actually make sense and mean something.

[@ghastlybat107]

So you're suggesting to read the entire 6 Library Edition volumes before Hellboy In Hell ?

[@dylanchumney8223]

@@ghastlybat107 You only have to read the main 4 omnibus volumes, actually. If you want to be a real chad, then sure, buy the Library Editions.

[@BillyMayhem2000]

@@dylanchumney8223 sorry to bother. But i want to start reading hellboy. Is there only 4 of them i need to read to get the full story?

[@dylanchumney8223]

@@BillyMayhem2000 it’s no problem. The 4 omnibus volumes are the main story to Hellboy: Seed of destruction #1, Strange places #2, the Wild hunt #3, and Hellboy in Hell #4. There’s a lot of references and appearances of characters from the “Short Stories”, these are little episodes of Hellboy either created by Mignola himself or another artist he collaborated with. So I would recommend picking up both Vol. 1 & 2 of Hellboy short stories, because (no spoilers) some of these characters are detrimental to the overarching story and may leave you shaking your head if you didn’t know who they were. I hope that helped lol

[@BillyMayhem2000]

@@dylanchumney8223 it did man, i appreciate it.

[@BawonoSA173]

CORRECTIONS: That right hand was not to command demons, it was the key to unlock the prison of Ogdru Jahad: the comic's version of Revelation's 7 headed dragon of apocalypse. And that hand was a severed hand of their creator, Anum the Watcher spirit Also, Anung Un Rama was not his birth name, at least not technically. 'Cause that's actually a Hell language for "He who wears the Crown of Fire above his brow", his title as the inheritor of the throne of Azael

[@dhorn4005]

The hand could aslo command an army of automatons that where buit in Hell to bring down the Walls that separated it from Earth (and therefore Heaven). Satan's innaction had prevented this from happening; and the dukes of Hell; too busy bickering about who would rule while Satan slept; got angered cause Azzazel created Helboy; who would indeed change the staus quo. Anung Un Rama can be a name. Having a meaning doesnt mean it's not a name. Most names do have meanings; the problem is that in Western cultre we tend to use hebaric, latin or germanic names; but they have meaning in their original language. The name Jacob; for example; comes from the hebrew Ya'akov; witch derives from the phase 'Ya-ah-qu-ub-el' witch rouglly means 'May be protected by God' Elisabeth; the germanic form of Isabel; comes from the old mesopotamian name 'Ish-baal'; literally the 'daugther of the god Baal' William comes from the Germanic 'Willhelm'; wich derives from the words 'Willo' (will, desire) and 'Helm' (helmet, protection) so it's understood that the meaning of the name is 'the one with the will to protect' or 'protector' The historicall king of the gauls deffeated by Julius Cesar; Vrcingetorix; literally means in cletic 'King of great warriors'... ironicaly; he did became a great king of grats warriors... but it was also his birth name. Fathers who expect grea destinnies for their children; specailly kings and warriors; tended to choose proofetic names to their chidren; in the hopes that this sould help them achiving their goals. So, long story short; Azzael wanted his son to be king; so he named him with the title he wanted him to achieve

[@greyworld6242]

Demonic characters are always the best! I actually found out about hellboy from the animated movie years ago.

[@JackTheFenris]

That's the dopest intro which movie?

[@greyworld6242]

YoTwone Barker some blood vampire movie.

[@JackTheFenris]

@@greyworld6242 Ahhh Blood and Iron! I love that one too!

[@greyworld6242]

YoTwone Barker yep

[@BawonoSA173]

Anyone else agree that Hellboy deserves an animated series?

[@jacemachine]

Liz Sherman isn't Hellboy's love interest, in canon. Only the DelTorro films. Unless something has changed when I wasn't looking.

[@malcomalexander9437]

Nope, only in Del Toro's films are they love interests.

[@toren2099]

Malcom Alexander so who’s his love interest

[@malcomalexander9437]

@@toren2099 Alice Monaghan. This was during the Wild Hunt, and The Storm and The Fury storyline(AKA near the end of the Hellboy comic's run).

[@toren2099]

Malcom Alexander do they have any new hellboy comics

[@SuperfanK]

@@toren2099 I think the whole series ended in 2016 or something

[@duongnguyen-yv4dh]

Finally, I've been waiting for years. History of the BPRD next please

[@gqphoenixclops3056]

At first, I thought he said "first colored appearance was in X-MEN" lmao

[@PACKERMAN2077]

I heard first colored X-Men

[@Riddem79]

@@PACKERMAN2077 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆 laughing my ass off

[@Riddem79]

I'm really just smiling at the screen it that's funny

[@davidfoamarico3884]

I heard it next men

[@SpacewayFilms]

I've been waiting for this for a long time! Insane that you guys never got to this. You should totally cover the Darkness Calls ~ Storm and Fury storyline that the new movie is being based on, there's honestly so much more characters you can get into the history of instead of always doing DC or Marvel characters.

[@elizabethpalladino8301]

Fun examination of the comic book character. You really covered a lot of ground in a short time. However, Hellboy wasn't really secret in the original comics like he was in the Guillermo del Toro films and "Bruttenholm" is pronounced "Broom" as Mike Mignola (as scripted by John Byrne) explains in "Hellboy: Seed of Destruction."

[@ComicBookGuy420]

Oh, I thought he (trevor) changed it to broom when he immigrated

[@ComicBookGuy420]

Much as I enjoyed the Hellboy books themselves I also enjoyed the BPRD ones, allowing us insight into the other characters

[@gschneyer]

You forgot his invulnerability to fire.

[@elijahbutterfield4869]

Except when he burns himself on his horns

[@samuelraji8343]

@@elijahbutterfield4869 Huh, When?

[@hyliandragon5918]

@@samuelraji8343 They're talking about the 2004 movie, not the comic.

[@aspectator6506]

@@elijahbutterfield4869 lol!

[@EchoTheWorld03]

Don't mind me, I'm waiting for... *HEAVEN BOY* 🙏😇

[@Tobiassini]

EchoTheWorld an Angel with a buzzsaw machinegun and the left hand of the rapture? ... that actually sounds badassly over the top

[@robinsadie3270]

Keep waiting

[@BawonoSA173]

Why not "Heavengirl", with the Left Arm of Salvation? To balance out Hellboy as a cambion why Heavengirl as a nephilim

[@AT-gk1tw]

@@BawonoSA173 left foot of salvation would be more appropriate.

[@BawonoSA173]

@@AT-gk1tw ah, yes. You're right, a talon foot no-less

[@a.j.m8264]

I just finished B.P.R.D.:The Devil You Know, which was his ultimate story ending. Equal parts depressing yet fulfilling. Never read a comic book story that lets you actually follow a character all the way until their true end. They always get rebooted, restarted, brought by other companies, etc.,etc. I love the story and character, and have never had a fictional character leave such an impression on me.

[@issa64]

Do you recommend hellboy for me I’m 14 I heard it’s for only adults

[@ricksanchez5905]

​@@issa64yeah

[@char_leeP]

You are always so full of knowledge. Keep it rocking bub

[@nps1016]

Great video, I loved Hellboy since I started reading him in the 90’s. I loved both animated and live action movies, I’m definitely seeing the new movie this weekend even though I heard it wasn’t very good. You guys should do a breakdown of each of Hellboy’s allies and villains, he has quite an array of them.

[@maximushermanite]

Yes! I’ve been waiting for this History Of episode! Awesome as always!👍

[@charlesgorman4919]

Hellboy is an awesome character. Total badass.

[@fistofdoom8429]

Recommended Hellboy reading: all of it!!! 🤘🏻👍🏻🔥

[@tonydaza8504]

Every time when I read hellboy’s dialogue I read it in Steve Blum voice in my head I can just imagine it and it fits it perfect for its source material

[@jamipatton5673]

Ooh, when you say Steve Blum, do you mean the voice he used for characters such as, Spike Spiegel?

[@galvaton10000]

My reading recommendation for Hellboy: All of it lol But seriously, I usually recommend people read The Wolves of Saint August before any other story, mostly because I feel that story is both short enough to keep people interested and still have everything that one can expect from Hellboy

[@ComicBookGuy420]

Wolves is a great story, sets the Tone, as does Hellboy in Mexico

[@johnosbourn4312]

This dude is powerful, as HELL!!!!!!!

[@lancejedrickmaniquiz7547]

Can you do History of General Zod please!

[@MarcusDandridgeDee_Kae]

Do history of The Amazing Screw-On Head!

[@josephj1973]

Ahh ok the trailer for the new Hellboy movie makes sense to me now. Thanks Variant Comics!

[@marko_g_korenski]

Man,dope video.Thank You.I love the story and charachter of Hellboy.

[@marlawilcox4298]

Fun fact: Hellboy: seed of destruction was the inspiration for the 2004 Hellboy film

[@gdhfjhj]

I love the hellboy comics universe and I like the first movie so thanks for the fact

[@FishInTheGutter]

Why is Arris so charismatic and entertaining? Its gotta be a superpower hes abusing

[@azurecorviknight4189]

You'll never know... I might create a Hellboy Fangame, titled Hellboy: The Echoes of Despair A Metroidvania set in another world with 2 heroes, Hellboy, a melee based attacker & Hellgal, a Alternate universe hellboy who is female and uses Magical Projectile attacks. They were summoned into a world known as The Forgotten Realm, a challenge for them to team up & fight Monsters & Use their Teamwork moves to Defeat whoever summoned them and Return to their respective dimensions!

[@littlelion7638]

That batman cap looks awesome. How can I get one?

[@neerkum5428]

Is that arkham merch?

[@littlelion7638]

So going back to this. Does anyone know where I can get them? :)

[@yeyewest456]

What are you talking about

[@ivertrionnicblazingwell1757]

It would be really cool if there is a team in a comics includes spawn, ghost rider(one of the 3 bikers and with 1 on a muscular car),scorpion(mk) and hellboy

[@bswtsp21]

Muscular car. Kek.

[@BawonoSA173]

Why not all 3 instead of just one of them? And it should also include the Cosmic Ghost Rider Oh, and John Constantine, and Dante (DMC)

[@toren2099]

Bawono Satrio Adi no not the reboot Dante no one likes him

[@BawonoSA173]

@@toren2099 I didn't even specifying that one, you did Also, I do. Don't @ me

[@darktwisted4300]

Caught a pre-screening last night(South Africa, PTA), fans of the comic will LOVE this Reboot, I know I did.

[@shaheedali651]

Hellboy comics are the best. Love them

[@knightoflacon6341]

Great video please do a Liz Sherman and abe sapien video next and also who is pumped for the new movie

[@marcushamner5994]

I can't wait for the movie!💣😊🤙🏼

[@sharilshahed6106]

History of Danny the Street please.

[@stevenzinn9684]

Everything Hellboy is a great place to start. Greatest comic written.

[@betterlatethannever4529]

2019 will be a good year for comicbook films

[@cosmicmcmoon5773]

Indeed. There's still HellBoy, Endgame, Far From Home, Dark Phoenix, New Mutants, and Joker to look forward to :)

[@kingzeus9532]

@@cosmicmcmoon5773 same

[@henryxu168]

The new Hellboy movie is trash

[@betterlatethannever4529]

@@henryxu168 that's what I keep coming across

[@jdotcdot7466]

Oh my gosh Abe Sapien is my favorite character!! ❤️❤️ He was so good in The Shape of Water 🥰🐠🎏🥰!!

[@ZiKoN22]

Hellboy is my favourite comic book character. it sucks not many people actually read the comics. I spoke with a local comic book owner and he put the free seed of destruction reprints out for Hellboy day and not many people were excited or interested. I have all the Hellboy Library Editions. BEST PURCHASE EVER. so beautiful.

[@Ben10man2]

The most important part of Hellboy is he mentally is a teenager BUT deals with existential crises, not teenage angst. Massively important

[@jackkelly9048]

My personal fave is the Midnight Circus, high reccomenadations

[@PrimarisUltramarine]

Hell yeah!!! Your finally talking about hellboy.

[@muantea2694]

Awesome backstory and vid

[@MarioMartinez-ii9jz]

U CAN read minds, awesome!!! Keep up the great content!!!

[@IkarisTheArrow]

Hellboy is the best I love all the movies

[@TheChocoboKid]

1:45 Ice ice daddy! I couldn't stopped myself.

[@theansweris4299]

Thank you

[@sokikrong2649]

If you don't tell me where to buy that hat and T-Shirt I'm going to unsubscribe. ☹️Pls reply

[@rocioayala7349]

He and raven can relate so much

[@finbarlyons4042]

This video took too long to come out soooo glad it’s finally here

[@squidz1567]

Do a history of hyperion

[@dcmarvelcomicfans9458]

Who

[@petersmith9254]

Evan James check comic historian

[@Dẹ̀jì144]

He did if just search it

[@kingxtex9]

You should do a video solely over Hellboy's Right Hand of Doom, and his Samaritan pistol.

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

Give me a hellboy animated show

[@BrandonYanes-v2z]

Only with the actors from the first 2 movies

[@potentialslacker661]

I hope they bring Ron Perlman back for Hellboy 3

[@nathanjones8475]

I definitely prefer how the professor was killed in the movie to how he was killed in the comic. The assassin thing was so much cooler than the frog imo

[@BawonoSA173]

Agreed, also to show that Hellboy does loved him as a father that he is Also, worth noting that Karl Ruprech Kroenen in the movie is an alteration from the comic, who is nothing more than a twitchy & touchy scientist

[@jakemeszaros5463]

I was expecting hellboy the wild hunt to get mentioned, it is the inspiration for the new movie

[@carlosurbano613]

You forgot to even mention Wild Hunt the comic that the new movie is heavily inspired on and a very important reading on the hellboy character arc

[@nickgehr6916]

Talking about Marvel stuff whilst wearing DC character merch *you're an absolute madlad*

[@gabrielidusogie9189]

Hellboy isn't Marvel. He's Dark Horse Comics

[@johnrichmond5342]

I'm actually stoked for new Hellboy the first movie seems to fall very close to his real origin story. Not really knowing much about the character then or now I felt like Ron Perlman played him his rugged voice was perfect for part.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

The first 2 movies weren't comic accurate, liz is meant to essentially be hellboys adopted sister She was with Abe in the comics Also it was Abe who killed rasputin, but yes Ron Perlman was brilliant

[@karlwood7014]

How cool would it be if they tied in the lore of darksiders to the new line of films and made his giant revolver one of those belonging to 'strife' death's brother and one of the horsemen.

[@cadentrang]

hey variant, can I get a break down of Shazam’s list of enemies I’m having a hard time finding info on villains like Jeepers, Goatman, and other villains! I’d really like to know their powers and what they are all about!

[@ultrapredator3947]

Before I watched this video I knew nothing about Hellboy but now I know almost everything about him.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

If you want to read them, try the omnibus's 3 volumes Vol 1 is seed of destruction Good way to get into the series cold

[@neilcampz4209]

A low level demon in the abyss with a bloodline magic if fire the durability, strength healing factor is common for demon who attain low level power ie; some demon can be born low level (Hellboy) and some have to train to get there (fight and devour). The arm of doom is a high level abyssal treasure that's why the rest of the demons where made sealing his father in ice ( bloodline fire demon ice demon counters).

[@vanessapipp1480]

I need you to do history of The Darkness! (Jackie estacado)

[@Cbawls]

Uhm...excuse me? Rass.....putin? Rasputin?????? RAS-POO-TEEN.

[@shoaibfarooqui5614]

I love your beginning music brother

[@Tom-bo3dp]

Great video! Can you do a history of Silver Banshee?

[@auliyanto]

been waiting for this

[@Slayerbeast100]

Hellboy is one of the best characters

[@jorahtheexplorer3262]

I rather like the idea that Hellboy doesn’t have one True Name… he has two.

[@nathancarabajal8271]

Great work

[@walruss2617]

I always thought if I were to make a comic series, I would make a crossover of John Constantine, Preacher, and Hellboy. Would be cool

[@Megaproductions302]

Could you go into the history of Ben Daimio who is also appearing in the Hellboy movie?

[@ComicBookGuy420]

Daimio is fascinating, mignola needs to do some more books

[@goodhunter9791]

Hellboy has a special kind of charm to it that no other comic book character will ever have.

[@taylorchance4386]

There was a few things mentioned that are exclusive to the Del Toro movies like his relationship with Liz and his gun being the Good Samaritan. No mention of Alice Monoghan either and the mind of a teenager/young adult thing is just BS from the Del Toro movies. Mignola was somewhat inspired by his Dad and the stories he'd hear him tell at work when he'd come home, smoke a cigar and have his drink of choice. So I wouldn't say he has the mentality of a teenager. Also his name is only spelled Bruttenholm, it's always pronounced Broom.

[@bunyan4.20]

please do a history for the rest of the Hellboy Characters that you named off like Abe and Liz thanks Arris

[@gabrielidusogie9189]

Also like Lobster Johnson and Sir Edward Grey the Witchfinder

[@SesrohOn]

Easily the best nerd channel around. Well done, gentlemen.

[@BugsyFoga]

Hellboy has legitimately cool backstory.

[@chapchappington2475]

Variant Comics vs Comics Explained, what say you?

[@mickjameson4384]

Robb easy,no debate

[@imperiexyt6478]

Do a history of IMPERIEX

[@joshuagutierrez8127]

The Hellboy reboot is based off The Wild Hunt story line and Skips over Darkness Calls which sets up the story for wild hunt

[@johnhendricks1998]

Got into Hellboy after the first two movies.

[@salmanf787]

Coincidence that I got a hellboy ad right before this?

[@Its_Deuce]

Can you do a history of molecule man? He is super cool and powerful

[@cristopherdelossantos5064]

Love your videos

[@afunnymonkey4948]

Please do history of plastic man. You have done elongated man but I really like Plastic man and I would love a video on him

[@elijahbutterfield4869]

So.. apparently the new movie kind of sucked. Comics still rock tho

[@MakoHazard]

I enjoyed the movie. It wasn't as bad as everyone is saying. I think a lot of people are still upset that it got rebooted.

[@Hermatt]

For those looking for reading. Comixology just dropped a Hell of a lot of Hellboy issues onto unlimited last week.

[@tbfhero6317]

I really need to get into reading some Hellboy, I like the animated movies that I have seen and the first two GDT Hellboy movies. The new movie had some cool parts in a bad movie!

[@ComicBookGuy420]

Try the omnibus's There are 3 of them which covers the main story Vol 1 is called seed of destruction

[@adammeddah2578]

I've read the short stories and the omnibus volumes. All of them in order

[@aultra-magawhostandsagains7974]

Jumping from “Conquerer Worm”to “Hellboy In Hell” is not a good move! You’ll miss so much story,like “Darkness Calls” which follows up with “The Wild Hunt” and “The Storm and the Fury”. Though people love the Crooked Man story,you won’t miss a thing skipping it. “Darkness Calls” and “Wild Hunt” are my favorites,but nothing beats the first volume,because you can’t beat the classics!🤗

[@aultra-magawhostandsagains7974]

@handri i No read Strange Places first,then Darkness Calls,Wild Hunt,Bride Of Hell,Storm and the Fury,then Hellboy Into Hell. (Then you’re all set) The BPRD stories aren’t needed,as they’re really all flashbacks. Also the modern art style is a complete turnoff.

[@jbarnard2000]

Plz do a history of quake , poison ivy and the hellfire club

[@kahlillindsey867]

1:26 you had to didn't you.

[@michaelbrent1536]

I like Hellboy and I can’t wait to go see the movie.I wash the threes Hellboy Live action movies and all of The animated movies!I heard there’s going to be a Captain Planet Movie and He-Man Movie Coming out and I really wish they did a history on them on this channel along with Danny phantom ,Ben 10 and Freakazoid(Dexter Douglas)!

[@AbhishekSingh-xb4ps]

@variantcomics Can you share the link of your batman cap?