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When I'd gotten Hellboy going
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Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

When I'd gotten Hellboy going, Dark Horse approached meabout optioning it for a film

When I'd gotten Hellboy going, Dark Horse approached me
about optioning it for a film

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When I'd gotten Hellboy going,
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Dark Horse approached me about optioning it for a film.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:13
Uploaded
Apr 27, 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.
A movie option just means somebody can make a movie. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:04
A movie option just means somebody can make a movie.
So it was a no-brainer to say, "Yeah, sure, I'll do the option deal." - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:08
So it was a no-brainer to say, "Yeah, sure, I'll d...
I was a follower of Mike since his DC Comics days. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
I was a follower of Mike since his DC Comics days.
I knew he was the big lips, little feet guy back then. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
I knew he was the big lips, little feet guy back then.
And then Hellboy came into my life in the mid-90s. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
And then Hellboy came into my life in the mid-90s.
I was preparing and shooting Mimic, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:09
I was preparing and shooting Mimic,
The possibility of a Hellboy movie wasn't going anywhere, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:17
The possibility of a Hellboy movie wasn't going anywher...
I wanted to do a movie of what I felt about the character. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:04
I wanted to do a movie of what I felt about the character.
I think that might have been the reason why he was so in love with the character. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
I think that might have been the reason why he was so in lov...
I took Guillermo to introduce him to Mike up here in Portland. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:04
I took Guillermo to introduce him to Mike up here in Portlan...
Richardson was very nervous that I was going to blow this deal. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
Richardson was very nervous that I was going to blow this de...
Richardson was really worried - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
Richardson was really worried
So Richardson said, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:12
So Richardson said,
And I think as soon as Richardson left us there, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:28
And I think as soon as Richardson left us there,
I think Mike and I intersect on 90% of our tastes. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
I think Mike and I intersect on 90% of our tastes.
We both love the same occult, compendiums, and the same writers. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:06
We both love the same occult, compendiums, and the same writ...
When I go to visit somebody's house, - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:07
When I go to visit somebody's house,
Magnus, because of a short story by M. R. James called Count Magnus. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
Magnus, because of a short story by M. R. James called Count...
And then it took six years to get the first movie made - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:16
And then it took six years to get the first movie made
To get the movie, we wrote the screenplay, we did the designs, and everybody said no. - Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 00:05
To get the movie, we wrote the screenplay, we did the design...