Dark Horse is pleased to announce it has entered into a licensing partnership with Mantic Games for the worldwide rights to produce a game set in Mike Mignola 's inspirationalcomic book universe.The Hellboy board game will be a cooperative experience in which players face off against some of the comic's most famous foes. Up to four people take control of iconic BRPD members, such as Hellboy, Abe Sapien and Roger the Homunculus, before exploring gothic locations and uncovering ancient artifacts.Set to make its Kickstarter debut in April 2018, the Hellboy board game will feature stunning, pre-assembled plastic miniatures that accurately capture the look and feel of Mike Mignola's world famous comic series."Hellboy has a great cast of characters, diverse locations and legendary monsters from the pages of folklore and myth," said Ronnie Renton, Mantic CEO. "The comics provide a fantastic foundation on which to build an immersive, fun and fast-paced cooperative board game that will let players experience some of their favorite moments from the series.""Dark Horse is excited to work with Mantic Games on a Hellboy board game," said Dark Horse Comics' Chief Business Development Officer Nick McWhorter. "Mantic is not only a leader in the Miniatures Board Game category, but also have a thorough understanding of Hellboy and the BPRD storylines and how to integrate them into a game. We're confident they can deliver a board game that fans of Hellboy and miniatures games alike can appreciate!"Hellboy has appeared in graphic novels and comic books, prose novels and short story collections, two animated features, two live-action films, toy lines and all manner of merchandise. Neil Marshall's forthcoming Hellboy film is currently in pre-production, starring David Harbour, Sasha Lane, Ian McShane, Penelope Mitchell, and Milla Jovovich.For more details about the Hellboy game, sign up for the Mantic Games newsletter at www.manticgames.com In the nine years since launch, Mantic Games has released several complete tabletop gaming systems including Kings of War®, DeadZone®, Mars Attacks® and DreadBall™. The team’s obsession for making detailed miniatures, simple but challenging games and great value-for-money products has seen Mantic become a global presence in the tabletop gaming arena. Mantic Games has a strong relationship with its community, and crowd funding has raised extra development money for recent product launches – allowing bigger ranges in plastic for the retail launch. To date, backers have pledged more than $5m to help new projects come to life, making Mantic one of Europe’s most funded companies on Kickstarter. Mantic has sales offices in the USA and UK, supplies 20 countries, has a complete design studio team, a global supply chain with production facilities based in Nottingham, England.