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Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

I thought, "I'm going to die here." I wrote letters to my dad

I thought, "I'm going to die here." I wrote letters to my dad

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I thought, "I'm going to die here."
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I wrote letters to my dad.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:23
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

A feature length documentary about Mike Mignola and the creation of his comic book universe centered around Hellboy.
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...
If he wasn't in New York and he wasn't in the doorway - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:11
If he wasn't in New York and he wasn't in the door...
So Mike got work just because he was standing in doorways. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:04
So Mike got work just because he was standing in doorways.
Because I wasn't any good and I was trying to get work, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
Because I wasn't any good and I was trying to get work,
Because somebody's like that poor bastard out there - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:10
Because somebody's like that poor bastard out there
Thank God, Marvel was publishing so much back then. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:04
Thank God, Marvel was publishing so much back then.
I was in New York, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
I was in New York,
They just literally needed somebody, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
They just literally needed somebody,
Master of Kung Fu ended, and they were rolling me over - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
Master of Kung Fu ended, and they were rolling me over
I must have felt like, "Oh, okay, we're up and rolling," - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:09
I must have felt like, "Oh, okay, we're up and rol...
As soon as I moved back to California, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:23
As soon as I moved back to California,
Are you ready to try drawing comics now?" - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:11
Are you ready to try drawing comics now?"
So that's how I became a bad comic book artist. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
So that's how I became a bad comic book artist.
The first couple of things I did, I did a couple of short stories - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:09
The first couple of things I did, I did a couple of short st...
Rocket Raccoon had been drawn, I think, only twice before I did it. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
Rocket Raccoon had been drawn, I think, only twice before I ...
It doesn't bear any resemblance to what's on the screen, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
It doesn't bear any resemblance to what's on the s...
Then from there, I went to the Hulk, which was like, "Oh, the Hulk's monster, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:14
Then from there, I went to the Hulk, which was like, "O...
I remember that just being one of those, "I'm not going to survive." - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:13
I remember that just being one of those, "I'm not ...
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