Hellboy comic creator/writer/artist Mike Mignola sat down with io9 and chatted about everything from Hellboy‘s comic future, other stuff he may be working on, and even what he thinks of this Twilight frenzy that’s going on.
Regarding the comic book Hellboyverse, Mignola will be working on a Lobster Johnson series, and is currently doing a 4-book arc of Hellboy which will permanently alters the title character, who, Mignola said, isn’t meant to live forever. Mignola also said he’ll be doing a Victorian occult detective series set in the Hellboy universe, plus some non-Hellboy stories, possibly more The Amazing Screw-On Head. The writer is also trying get a vampire movie off the ground.
The subject of vampires came up when Mignola was asked about his thoughts onTwilight, to which he explained how while his daughter loved it, it really wasn’t his thing. He’s an old-school vampire fan, which lead him to a book he’s done that he’s trying to turn into a movie called Baltimore, Or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire
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