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I think one of his advantages is that he is so basic
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Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

I think one of his advantagesis that he is so basic, and he has very simple pleasures,and...

I think one of his advantages
is that he is so basic, and he has very simple pleasures,
and just wants to live a simple life

Full Transcript

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I think one of his advantages is that he is so basic,
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and he has very simple pleasures, and just wants to live a simple life.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:05
Uploaded
Apr 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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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 first couple drawings of Hellboy, he was just a bare-chested thing, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
The first couple drawings of Hellboy, he was just a bare-che...
He had little pants on and stuff, but something was missing. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
He had little pants on and stuff, but something was missing.
I had bought this coat a couple of years before - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
I had bought this coat a couple of years before
When I started Dark Horse, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:08
When I started Dark Horse,
I had targeted a certain group of creators that I wanted to come and work with us. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
I had targeted a certain group of creators that I wanted to ...
In the '90s, Dark Horse was one of a tiny handful - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:10
In the '90s, Dark Horse was one of a tiny handful
Creators were realizing that they could have more freedom - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
Creators were realizing that they could have more freedom
I chased Mike a couple of years, and he used to say, "Why do you want me?" - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
I chased Mike a couple of years, and he used to say, "W...
You probably won't want it. It's called Hellboy." - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:08
You probably won't want it. It's called Hellboy.&q...
You have no giant track record of success - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:09
You have no giant track record of success
To me, that was a watershed moment in the comics industry. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:04
To me, that was a watershed moment in the comics industry.
When I did that first Hellboy miniseries, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
When I did that first Hellboy miniseries,
In fact, the first issue did not even break into the top 300 books. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
In fact, the first issue did not even break into the top 300...
But sometimes you got to forget the commercial concerns - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
But sometimes you got to forget the commercial concerns
I remember right at the very beginning of my comics career - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:08
I remember right at the very beginning of my comics career
He was simply the most evocative artist around. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
He was simply the most evocative artist around.
There's something so compelling about Mike's drawing. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
There's something so compelling about Mike's drawi...
The use of the heavy chiaroscuro black ink, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:10
The use of the heavy chiaroscuro black ink,
I see the darkness in Mignola's art as being very related to the sublime. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
I see the darkness in Mignola's art as being very relat...
It has more to do with the power of what you're not able to see - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
It has more to do with the power of what you're not abl...