To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
When we came off the first Hellboy movie, it was like
Please log in to add to collections.
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

When we came off the firstHellboy movie, it was like, "Well, if there's ever a time...

When we came off the first
Hellboy movie, it was like, "Well, if there's ever a time that
maybe we could see a spinoff book, let's try that." This was really the
launchpad for the Mignolaverse

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.336
When we came off the first Hellboy movie, it was like,
00:00:03.628 --> 00:00:07.716
"Well, if there's ever a time that maybe we could see a spinoff book,
00:00:08.997 --> 00:00:09.997
let's try that."
00:00:09.134 --> 00:00:12.846
This was really the launchpad for the Mignolaverse.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
01:06:05
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

A feature length documentary about Mike Mignola and the creation of his comic book universe centered around Hellboy.
Mignolaverse is the comic book universe that includes Hellboy - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:08
Mignolaverse is the comic book universe that includes Hellbo...
Yeah, that just sounds weird. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:04
Yeah, that just sounds weird.
I think with Mignola, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
I think with Mignola,
You can't say there are these things - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
You can't say there are these things
It's another building, it's like another thing. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
It's another building, it's like another thing.
That the characters were strong enough - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
That the characters were strong enough
It's just a remarkable success story - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:09
It's just a remarkable success story
And now the Hellboy Universe is - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
And now the Hellboy Universe is
We're talking about a world with a whole bunch of characters - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:08
We're talking about a world with a whole bunch of chara...
Abe Sapien, Lobster Johnson, all of these characters that he's created. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
Abe Sapien, Lobster Johnson, all of these characters that he...
We have done The Visitor, which is literally based on the alien - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:08
We have done The Visitor, which is literally based on the al...
Mike is very good at picking up the pieces that he's just thrown out there. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:04
Mike is very good at picking up the pieces that he's ju...
I'm always making up stories or chewing over ideas - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
I'm always making up stories or chewing over ideas
Oh, here's an idea that we didn't do, so let's do it. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
Oh, here's an idea that we didn't do, so let'...
One of my favorite characters to draw, Gruagach, the pig guy. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:04
One of my favorite characters to draw, Gruagach, the pig guy...
By his own admission, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:14
By his own admission,
One of the smartest, accidental things I did - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:20
One of the smartest, accidental things I did
But eventually, the whole thing became more complicated. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
But eventually, the whole thing became more complicated.
Obviously, expanding a comic book universe means bringing in more collaborators, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
Obviously, expanding a comic book universe means bringing in...
For the first 10 years, Hellboy was being drawn solely by Mike, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:11
For the first 10 years, Hellboy was being drawn solely by Mi...