Pitched as a full series but only a single episode created and based on the Mike Mignola (Hellboy) comic of the same name. We follow the titular Screw-On Head, a sentient robot volunteering his mind and skills to aid President Abe Lincoln on missions in an alternate history 1800s America. Fighting off monkeys, zombies, and more monster than one, the animation is spot on with Mignola's aesthetic, an art style I've always loved and to see it on screen was just perfect. Something very lost in the Del Toro live-action Hellboy films. Unfortunately the plot is where things get a bit iffy, it plays like something perfect for a modern Adult Swim audience in its animation and content matter, but for a digital only series in 2006 I can see why it fell flat. The narrative doesn't make too much sense, again in Mignola style it's not necessarily supposed to, and I'm sure those that did watch were left more confused than entertained. Some bigger name voices join including Paul Giamatti as Screw-On himself, which was great, Molly Shannon appears as a vampire, and Patton Oswalt shows up as the antagonist Mr. Groin. I would love more than anything to see this style of series redone for Hellboy (or my personal favourite Lobster Johnson), but for any fans of the bizarre or any fans of animation I'd highly recommend checking this out.
Review of The Amazing Screw-On Head
