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Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

Are you ready to try drawing comics now?" I said, "Yeah." I haveno skills of any kind...

Are you ready to try drawing comics now?" I said, "Yeah." I have
no skills of any kind other than whatever
little drawing ability I have

Full Transcript

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Are you ready to try drawing comics now?"
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I said, "Yeah." I have no skills of any kind
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other than whatever little drawing ability I have.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:17
Uploaded
Apr 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A feature length documentary about Mike Mignola and the creation of his comic book universe centered around Hellboy.
So that's how I became a bad comic book artist. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
So that's how I became a bad comic book artist.
The first couple of things I did, I did a couple of short stories - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:09
The first couple of things I did, I did a couple of short st...
Rocket Raccoon had been drawn, I think, only twice before I did it. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
Rocket Raccoon had been drawn, I think, only twice before I ...
It doesn't bear any resemblance to what's on the screen, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
It doesn't bear any resemblance to what's on the s...
Then from there, I went to the Hulk, which was like, "Oh, the Hulk's monster, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:14
Then from there, I went to the Hulk, which was like, "O...
I remember that just being one of those, "I'm not going to survive." - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:13
I remember that just being one of those, "I'm not ...
How long am I going to be able to hide in the fringes - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:14
How long am I going to be able to hide in the fringes
The way that corporate giants like Marvel and DC work - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:08
The way that corporate giants like Marvel and DC work
You may have as many as six or seven people - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:09
You may have as many as six or seven people
It's not the kind of system where a single creator - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:10
It's not the kind of system where a single creator
At Marvel, you gotta know where you fit in, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:09
At Marvel, you gotta know where you fit in,
I was making a living, and I was doing it, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:08
I was making a living, and I was doing it,
I was taking whatever jobs I could get, and I was not very good. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
I was taking whatever jobs I could get, and I was not very g...
I couldn't work for Marvel anymore, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
I couldn't work for Marvel anymore,
I'm an illustrator and director and cartoonist - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
I'm an illustrator and director and cartoonist
Separate from that, Arthur and I met at conventions. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
Separate from that, Arthur and I met at conventions.
Arthur was one of the stars of the local conventions. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
Arthur was one of the stars of the local conventions.
So sooner or later the three of us ended up living in the same building. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:04
So sooner or later the three of us ended up living in the sa...
We'd just sit around, draw comics, go see movies, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
We'd just sit around, draw comics, go see movies,
Three guys who work at home who would just wander - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
Three guys who work at home who would just wander