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Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

Back in the '80s, you needed to be in New York, inthe New York area to break into comics,...

Back in the '80s, you needed to be in New York, in
the New York area to break into comics, at that point

Full Transcript

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Back in the '80s,
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you needed to be in New York, in the New York area to break into comics,
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at that point.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:58
Uploaded
Apr 29, 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.
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 ...
I just thought, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
I just thought,
At the same time, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
At the same time,
My first inking job was five pages of an issue of The Defenders, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:09
My first inking job was five pages of an issue of The Defend...
I inked five pages, and they were terrible. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
I inked five pages, and they were terrible.
But I remember Butch Guice did a pin-up for the Micronauts, penciled, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:17
But I remember Butch Guice did a pin-up for the Micronauts, ...
I said, "When do you need it?" - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:11
I said, "When do you need it?"
My portfolio was what my portfolio was, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
My portfolio was what my portfolio was,
I thought, "I'm going to die here." - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
I thought, "I'm going to die here."
My brothers said, that my father, who's a very tough guy, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:09
My brothers said, that my father, who's a very tough gu...