In a recent interview with EW, Mignola explained his involvement in the new film.
Its funny, because my involvement has been very different than the Del Toro movies, Mignola says.
The difference is I had known Del Toro for six years by the time we did the first movie.
Neil I met a couple months before he worked on the movie.
Ive bounced back and forth with them about how to adapt this particular Hellboy story.
But I did nothing so far as design stuff on the movie.
Guillermo wanted me as a concept artist, but on this movie, there were other concept artists.
Del Toros first Hellboy film was based loosely on the first Hellboy comic series,Seed of Destruction.
The movie sequel,Hellboy II: The Golden Army, was more of an original story.
The first film was based on one of the comics, but Del Toro was looking to reinvent everything.
I think the bulk of the characters in the film are established in the comic.
Its got a whole different feel from the older movies.
It was pretty exciting.
InDarkness Calls, there are a couple throwaway bits.
So I always knew, well thats at least two stories I have to tell.
Of course, it turns out both those guys were lying because they werent there when those things happened.
Koschei the Deathless#3 is on stands this week.
Marshalls Hellboy movie is currently set for aJanuary 2019 release.
