February 27th, 2008Christmas with Hellboy
ReelComix has posted the first five pages of the prequel comic to this summer’s Hellboy II: The Golden Army. If you were at WonderCon, then you might have seen it. Thanks to Dark Horse for providing a preview for the rest of us!
Hellboy: The Golden Army (the comic) tells us the story of the rise of, well, the Golden Army, who were pushed out of this world by humans long ago. In the second film of the franchise, this horde wants to come back.
Mike Mignola draws parallels to the European conquest of the Americas:
“The Indians were shoved onto reservations. You had your old, wise Indians who said, ‘You know, this is the way it is. We can’t fight anymore. We just have to accept our fate.’ You then have your Geronimo character saying, ‘Or we could just kill the White Man.’ That’s kind of the situation we have in the film. [...] The main difference is - what if the Indians had a nuclear warhead?”
Watch for copies of the comic, with three collectible covers, at conventions and events leading up to the movie’s July release.
Via The Movie Blog
