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When I did that first Hellboy miniseries
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Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

When I did that first Hellboy miniseries, I talked to John Byrne about scriptingmy book...

When I did that first Hellboy miniseries, I talked to John Byrne about scripting
my book because I'm afraid of writing

Full Transcript

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When I did that first Hellboy miniseries,
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I talked to John Byrne about scripting my book because I'm afraid of writing.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:57
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
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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.
He knew I should be doing it myself, but I just wasn't confident. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
He knew I should be doing it myself, but I just wasn't ...
But there was a part of me that said if I didn't start writing, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:14
But there was a part of me that said if I didn't start ...
He sees things differently than other people. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
He sees things differently than other people.
When I started writing, it was like magic to me. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:04
When I started writing, it was like magic to me.
Characters start talking to each other, and you're like, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:11
Characters start talking to each other, and you're like...
I did still think I'm an artist first before I'm a writer. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
I did still think I'm an artist first before I'm a...
So stick to what you do and hide behind the artwork. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:04
So stick to what you do and hide behind the artwork.
I'm not going to try to describe what the wind smells like, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
I'm not going to try to describe what the wind smells l...
Once it started to work, it was like you grew an extra arm. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
Once it started to work, it was like you grew an extra arm.
Suddenly you went, "I'm in control." - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
Suddenly you went, "I'm in control."
He'll be like, "I just came up with a story in the shower." - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:14
He'll be like, "I just came up with a story in the...
And then when it was over, I looked at it and went, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:13
And then when it was over, I looked at it and went,
It's the best thing I've ever done, and it's the most fun I ever had. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
It's the best thing I've ever done, and it's ...
I own a few pages of The Corpse, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
I own a few pages of The Corpse,
When Mike started writing, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:08
When Mike started writing,
And the book went on to be hugely successful. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:04
And the book went on to be hugely successful.
That changed everything. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:04
That changed everything.
Mr. Mignola, take us around your lovely studio. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:04
Mr. Mignola, take us around your lovely studio.
One of the things that distinguishes Hellboy in the time that it appeared is - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:09
One of the things that distinguishes Hellboy in the time tha...
He's just really dedicated to art and to mythology. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
He's just really dedicated to art and to mythology.