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Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

I was preparing and shooting Mimic, and I would go to the comicbook shop in Toronto and...

I was preparing and shooting Mimic, and I would go to the comic
book shop in Toronto and say, "Is the new Hellboy in?" And it was like being a kid again

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I was preparing and shooting Mimic,
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and I would go to the comic book shop in Toronto and say,
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"Is the new Hellboy in?"
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And it was like being a kid again.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:49
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 possibility of a Hellboy movie wasn't going anywhere, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:17
The possibility of a Hellboy movie wasn't going anywher...
I wanted to do a movie of what I felt about the character. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:04
I wanted to do a movie of what I felt about the character.
I think that might have been the reason why he was so in love with the character. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
I think that might have been the reason why he was so in lov...
I took Guillermo to introduce him to Mike up here in Portland. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:04
I took Guillermo to introduce him to Mike up here in Portlan...
Richardson was very nervous that I was going to blow this deal. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
Richardson was very nervous that I was going to blow this de...
Richardson was really worried - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
Richardson was really worried
So Richardson said, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:12
So Richardson said,
And I think as soon as Richardson left us there, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:28
And I think as soon as Richardson left us there,
I think Mike and I intersect on 90% of our tastes. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
I think Mike and I intersect on 90% of our tastes.
We both love the same occult, compendiums, and the same writers. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
We both love the same occult, compendiums, and the same writ...
When I go to visit somebody's house, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
When I go to visit somebody's house,
Magnus, because of a short story by M. R. James called Count Magnus. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
Magnus, because of a short story by M. R. James called Count...
And then it took six years to get the first movie made - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:16
And then it took six years to get the first movie made
To get the movie, we wrote the screenplay, we did the designs, and everybody said no. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
To get the movie, we wrote the screenplay, we did the design...
Nobody wanted to greenlight a biggish movie with Ron Perlman. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
Nobody wanted to greenlight a biggish movie with Ron Perlman...
I knew Ron had been in Del Toro's first movie, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
I knew Ron had been in Del Toro's first movie,
The minute he downloaded me about Hellboy, my mouth watered a little bit, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:17
The minute he downloaded me about Hellboy, my mouth watered ...
They say, "Can The Rock be Hellboy?" They said, "We'll greenlight with him." - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:14
They say, "Can The Rock be Hellboy?" They said, &q...
Whenever we were together, I would say, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:13
Whenever we were together, I would say,
Finally, my agent said, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:14
Finally, my agent said,