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Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

I remember that just being oneof those, "I'm not going to survive." Comics, to me,...

I remember that just being one
of those, "I'm not going to survive." Comics, to me, obviously seem
like they were made out of stuff that I wouldn't know how to draw because I'm not cut
out to draw superheroes

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I remember that just being one of those, "I'm not going to survive."
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Comics, to me, obviously seem like they were made out of stuff
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that I wouldn't know how to draw
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because I'm not cut out to draw superheroes.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:10
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.
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
Do you want to go get a pizza or you want to go to the movies?" - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
Do you want to go get a pizza or you want to go to the movie...
It's not fair to say Arthur was Kramer, but I was clearly George. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
It's not fair to say Arthur was Kramer, but I was clear...
I had the car, so I was the ring leader of our hijinks. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
I had the car, so I was the ring leader of our hijinks.
Our careers were getting going, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
Our careers were getting going,
It's really funny because we would notice - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:15
It's really funny because we would notice
Mike was pointed at something - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:09
Mike was pointed at something