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Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

When I started Dark Horse, I wanted to start a comicbook publishing company that stood for...

When I started Dark Horse, I wanted to start a comic
book publishing company that stood for creator
ownership and creative freedom

Full Transcript

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When I started Dark Horse,
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I wanted to start a comic book publishing company
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that stood for creator ownership and creative freedom.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:52
Uploaded
Apr 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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.
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...
I think Alan Moore once described - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:09
I think Alan Moore once described
I've seen guys try to imitate, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:11
I've seen guys try to imitate,
Just as I went to animation school at CalArts, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
Just as I went to animation school at CalArts,
I remember the teacher said, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:10
I remember the teacher said,