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Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

At that point, I had a vague idea that someday I woulddraw monsters for a living

At that point, I had a vague idea that someday I would
draw monsters for a living

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At that point, I had a vague idea
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that someday I would draw monsters for a living.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:40
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

A feature length documentary about Mike Mignola and the creation of his comic book universe centered around Hellboy.
But where do you go to draw monsters for a living? - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
But where do you go to draw monsters for a living?
I was thinking, "I gotta figure out how to make a living at this." - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:14
I was thinking, "I gotta figure out how to make a livin...
I didn't think that was something I would ever be able to do. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:04
I didn't think that was something I would ever be able ...
According to Chasing Amy, they're tracers. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
According to Chasing Amy, they're tracers.
No, you go over what he draws with a pen, all right? - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
No, you go over what he draws with a pen, all right?
Inkers are people who interpret what the pencil has put down - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:09
Inkers are people who interpret what the pencil has put down
I thought, "Well, maybe I could do that." - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
I thought, "Well, maybe I could do that."
I can break in as an inker, and that'll be my main income. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
I can break in as an inker, and that'll be my main inco...
Back in the '80s, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
Back in the '80s,
You can go to Marvel or DC, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
You can go to Marvel or DC,
Can you give me some work, please?" - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:10
Can you give me some work, please?"
It turned out, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:11
It turned out,
We land in New York, and this is '82, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:12
We land in New York, and this is '82,
Everybody is sitting on the stoops, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
Everybody is sitting on the stoops,
I ended up in this loft, and I remember - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:11
I ended up in this loft, and I remember
It was that classic skeevy New York thing, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
It was that classic skeevy New York thing,
When you switched on the light, everything started crawling really fast. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
When you switched on the light, everything started crawling ...
I said, "Dude, I can't do this." - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:11
I said, "Dude, I can't do this."
There was a guy sitting in a half-collapsed cardboard box, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:12
There was a guy sitting in a half-collapsed cardboard box,
In my mind, it was a G.I. Joe leg, and his foot was pointed like that. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
In my mind, it was a G.I. Joe leg, and his foot was pointed ...