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Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

Early on in pre-production, I said, "I cannot make the comic workjust in service to the...

Early on in pre-production, I said, "I cannot make the comic work
just in service to the material." The virtues of the comic are
not possible to do in the movie

Full Transcript

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Early on in pre-production, I said,
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"I cannot make the comic work just in service to the material."
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The virtues of the comic are not possible to do in the movie.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:31
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.
The depth of the universe is impossible to replicate, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
The depth of the universe is impossible to replicate,
Mike's use of light is impossible to replicate in the real world. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
Mike's use of light is impossible to replicate in the r...
It was a major jumping off point, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:15
It was a major jumping off point,
I knew that if the movie was true to itself, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
I knew that if the movie was true to itself,
When the film is over and done with, the comic is what it was. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
When the film is over and done with, the comic is what it wa...
It's not like when the film is done, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:09
It's not like when the film is done,
Mike hated certain things, hated certain things. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
Mike hated certain things, hated certain things.
He didn't like the romance - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
He didn't like the romance
And I remember I bribed Del Toro to remove one scene from the movie. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
And I remember I bribed Del Toro to remove one scene from th...
A Gothic crib, like 10 stories high, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:10
A Gothic crib, like 10 stories high,
And Mike says, "No, that's so stupid." - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:13
And Mike says, "No, that's so stupid."
I said, "I'll trade it for four pages of The Corpse." - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:09
I said, "I'll trade it for four pages of The Corps...
I kinda stay away from all of the hype, and the marketing, and the bullshit. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
I kinda stay away from all of the hype, and the marketing, a...
When I did ask Guillermo, "Is there a good buzz?" - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
When I did ask Guillermo, "Is there a good buzz?"
When I optioned Hellboy, there were 6,000 readers. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
When I optioned Hellboy, there were 6,000 readers.
Now the movie is about to come out and it's up to 12,000." - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:09
Now the movie is about to come out and it's up to 12,00...
If you double it every five years - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:21
If you double it every five years
When we came off the first Hellboy movie, it was like, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:13
When we came off the first Hellboy movie, it was like,
Mignolaverse is the comic book universe that includes Hellboy - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:08
Mignolaverse is the comic book universe that includes Hellbo...
Yeah, that just sounds weird. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:04
Yeah, that just sounds weird.