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Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

We grew up without amother, so it's just our dad, and he worked all day

We grew up without a
mother, so it's just our dad, and he worked all day

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We grew up without a mother, so it's just our dad,
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and he worked all day.
Duration
5 seconds
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36
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:29
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.
You'd go to leave and you'd say, "I love you, dad." - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
You'd go to leave and you'd say, "I love you,...
He was of that generation where you can't speak your feelings. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
He was of that generation where you can't speak your fe...
I think his father did the best that he could, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:09
I think his father did the best that he could,
Mike, he was just a little, tiny kid. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:04
Mike, he was just a little, tiny kid.
He wasn't particularly well socialized, I don't think, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
He wasn't particularly well socialized, I don't th...
I don't think any teacher even knew I was in the classroom. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
I don't think any teacher even knew I was in the classr...
It's not like I wore a Halloween costume to class. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
It's not like I wore a Halloween costume to class.
He literally doesn't remember a lot of it, which I think is a safety mechanism. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:08
He literally doesn't remember a lot of it, which I thin...
He was very focused on what he wanted to do, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
He was very focused on what he wanted to do,
I had a wonderful teacher who just pointed out to me one day, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:14
I had a wonderful teacher who just pointed out to me one day...
I remember in elementary school, books I used to check out of the library - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
I remember in elementary school, books I used to check out o...
One was on Norse mythology, one was a book about true ghosts. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
One was on Norse mythology, one was a book about true ghosts...
So monsters, ghosts, as far back as I can remember. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
So monsters, ghosts, as far back as I can remember.
To me, it was normal, my fixation on ghosts and vampires. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
To me, it was normal, my fixation on ghosts and vampires.
Fortunately, I had two brothers to be an outsider with. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:04
Fortunately, I had two brothers to be an outsider with.
We had very similar interests, and we did have complete freedom, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:08
We had very similar interests, and we did have complete free...
My brothers and I would take the bus down to Berkeley almost every weekend. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:08
My brothers and I would take the bus down to Berkeley almost...
There was maybe four or five used bookstores we would hit in a day. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
There was maybe four or five used bookstores we would hit in...
I mean, Moe's, that one is the one we spent the most time in. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
I mean, Moe's, that one is the one we spent the most ti...
We would spend a full day haunting the bookstores - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
We would spend a full day haunting the bookstores