Mike mignola is a major star in the comic book world thanks to the success of his unlikely hero hellboy, a denizen of the underworld who fights for the side of good. Mar 01, 2021 legendary comic book creator mike mignola talks about the upcoming documentary drawing monsters. Mike mignola is one of the most popular comic book artists of the past thirty years. Almost colossus, the chained coffin, the right hand of doom, box full. The lost empire, blade ii, the 2004 adaptation of hellboy, its 200.
The new featurelength doc has a starstudded list of interviewees from both in and out of comics, including neil gaiman, rebecca sugar, victor lavalle, vita ayala, duncan fegredo, fabio moon, joe quesada, and more. The hidden land is set in may of 1947 when hellboy is about 3 years old but since he ages quickly, he appears roughly a 10 year old and sees him and his father figure trevor. The sketches went viral and were the talk of the comics internet. Mike mignola on 17 years since guillermo del toro adaptation flipboard. Mignolas film work includes bram stokers dracula, atlantis. Hellboys mike mignola announces new tales from the. Hellboy restores my faith in the joy of comic books. Drawing monsters is being codirected and produced by jim demonakos founder, lightbox expo and eccc and kevin hanna clockwork girl, an american director noted for his work in feature film, animation, comic books, and television. Mike mignola is an american comics artist and writer best known for creating hellboy for dark horse comics, part of a shared universe of titles including b. Mar 12, 2021 dark horse comics presents falconsphere, an original graphic novel starring the characters of the aforementioned books in a whole new story. The comic book series has been collected in hardcover volumes.
Mike mignola is an american comic book writer and artist, primarily known for creating hellboy and its related titles. Hellboy creator mike mignola is releasing a new hardcover collecting a years worth of sketches created as a daily project during the covid19 pandemic. With style, imagination, and a haunting simplicity, it creates a parallel universe of mystery and horror, which is unique in the medium. Written and drawn by warwick johnsoncadwell with a cover by cocreator mike mignola. This new, oversized hardcover collection is a must have for mignola readers and art fans alike. Mike mignola is a master of the kind of dynamic impressionistic art that is influencing the rhythm of modern graphic storytelling. Sep 07, 2020 reading dracula at age 12 introduced mike mignola to folklore and victorian supernatural literature, from which he has still never recovered. A new documentary focuses on hellboy creator mike mignola. Anyone can create and edit any page on the site, so we can all work together to create a comprehensive database. The new featurelength doc has a starstudded list of interviewees from both in and out of comics, including neil. Howards savage sword and artist troy nixey harley quinn in this terrifying reimagining o. The golden army 2008, hellboy 2019 and hellboy 2004. For hellboy creator mike mignola, the real horror is.
Mar 31, 2020 mignola, for those who might not know, is the creator of hellboy, the long running comic book character that has had three feature length films to his name. This new title collects mike mignola s work on comics including superman. Mike mignola s fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age. Mike mignola s most popular book is seed of destruction. In 1982, hoping to find a way to draw monsters for a living, he moved to new york city and. He is best known for his creation of hellboy published by dark horse comics. His style was described as german expressionism meets jack kirby by alan moore in 1997. He has also created other supernatural and paranormal themed titles for dark horse including baltimore, joe golem and the amazing screwon head. Mike mignola is a comic book artist and writer who has worked. Mike mignola is a comic book artist and writer who has worked with both dc and marvel. This team is looking to expand the world of baltimore, lady baltimore, and joe golem in three new stories under the umbrella of tales from the outerverse. Join liara as she teams up with the drell feron to recover the body of commander shepard from the shadow broker, uncover the origins of the illusive man in an epic tale of betrayal and. Mike lives in southern california with his wife, daughter, and cat. Mike mignola has 1069 books on goodreads with 564075 ratings.
The book features an introduction by christine mignola, alongside sketches of hellboy, beloved and unexpected pop culture characters, macabre chess pieces, gothic vegetable creatures, strange vampires, and more. Comic book artists comic artist comic books art illustrations illustration art mike mignola art graphic novel art comic art community ligne claire. The wolves of saint august, the corpse, and the iron shoes 3. Hellboy creator mike mignola documentary in the works. He has been married to christine beatty mignola since april 20, 1991. Witchfinder, lobster johnson are comic book creations by mike mignola and are usually published by dark. He is most widely recognized as the creator of the independent cult hit, hellboy.
Witches from darkness calls, one of the women of thessaly, from wake the devil, koschei the. Sep 26, 2017 mike mignola is a comic book artist and writer who has worked with both dc and marvel. Drawing monsters, codirected and produced by jim demonakos cofounder of the lightbox expo and kevin hanna clockwork girl, a director who has worked in film, animation, comics, and tv. Mike mignola is once again teaming up with novelist christopher golden, artist peter bergting, and colorist michelle madsen. Now, this new collection assembles these stories written by john byrne, neil gaiman and others for the first time. Mike mignola s quarantine sketchbook is now available at comic and bookstores. Mike mignolas fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age. Only the first volume has been published in paperback. Mike mignola is an american comic book writer and artist, primarily known for creating hellboy. The series originally began with an illustrated novel, baltimore, or, the steadfast tin soldier and the vampire in 2007. A feature length documentary about mike mignola and the creation of his comic book.
Witches from darkness calls, one of the women of thessaly, from wake the devil, koschei the deathless, from darkness calls. Mikes books have earned numerous awards and are published in a great many countries. Mike s brings you a wide range of features which catalog and index comics from a variety of publishers. An unholy union of a comic book icon and pure lovecraftian horror is unleashed by writers mike mignola, acclaimed creator of hellboy, richard pace robert e. Mike mignola, the comic book artist known for creating hellboy, will unveil the secrets behind his horrorfilled career in a featurelength documentary. As one of the most successful independent comic book creators, mignola has inspired generations of writers and artists.
This exciting new book was announced in this press release. The ogdru jahad have finally answered the prayers of mike mignola fans everywhere by. A new mike mignola documentary is launching on kickstarter today, dubbed mike mignola. Mike mignola is an american born comic book artist and writer, famous for creating the hellboy universe for dark horse comics. Drawing monsters is a new film which tells the definitive story of one of the most influential and important comic book creators of all time, and includes neverbeforeseen. Mar 01, 2021 mike mignola sketches his most iconic comic book creation. Drawing monsters takes an upclose and personal look at one of the most wellknown names in comics, starting with mignola s beginnings as an inker for marvel comics and culminating. Mike mignola and troy nixeys acclaimed series is colored for the first time by eisner award winner dave stewart. Baltimore is an american horror comic book series created by mike mignola and christopher golden.
In 1983 he was employed by marvel comics as an inker. Comics five questions with hellboys mike mignola ahead of a new documentary about his work young hellboy. We analyze the modern masters work at marvel and hellboy. These features include tools to search and display information about comic stories and characters, cover galleries, and creator credits. Ive known christopher golden for over a decade and besides being one of the nicest guys around, hes one of the most prolific and hardworking writers ive ever known. The series will be collected in a pair of hardcover omnibuses, the second of includes a new story, monstrous, written by mike mignola and christopher golden, art by ben stenbeck, colors by dave stewart, and lettering by clem robins. Be sure to check out the help pages to get started. Mignola has a history with disney animation, serving as production designer for atlantis. The lost empire key collector comics the incredibles.
Mass effects vibrant world is teeming with conflict, and always on the edge of tipping into despairbut there are some who still struggle to maintain order in the chaos and secure the future of the galaxy. The comics adaptation created by mike mignola and based on the film from columbia pictures sony and zoetrope studios returns to print after a decadeslong absence. Apr 12, 2019 its been a rough 24 hours for everyones favorite crimsontoned paranormal investigator. Mike mignola was born september 16, 1960 in berkeley, california and grew up in nearby oakland. A feature length documentary about mike mignola and the creation of his comic book universe centered around hellboy. Chats with christopher golden about lady baltimore. He has worked on other projects and collaborations, including the amazing screwon head and atlantis. Starting in 1982 as a bad inker for marvel comics, he swiftly evolved into a notsobad artist.
A documentary film a feature length documentary about mike mignola and the creation of his comic book universe centered around hellboy. The featurelength documentary is now on kickstarter, where you can purchase the film digitally or on bluray and add exclusive items like tshirts, commissions, print sets, and more. He is best known for his creation of hellboy published by dark horse. Drawing monsters provides an indepth look at his legacy, from the beginning of his career working as an inker for marvel comics to his success with hellboy. Now those sketches are published in print for the first time, with all profits going to the world central kitchen. The hellboy wiki is a collaborative database for everything related to mike mignola s hellboy series and its related titles, and its appearances in all other media such as films, novels, and games. Comic book author and artist mike mignola mike mignola, the creator of hellboy, still loves drawing monsters. One of the most brilliant adaptations was 2004s hellboy, thanks to the minds of creator mike mignola, director. It followed the story of lord baltimores hunt of the vampire haigus as told by his three friends, doctor lemuel rose, thomas childress jr.
Theyve just launched a new kickstarter campaign, hence the teaser, with plans. Hellboy mike mignola sketchbook 2008 more drawings i dont know to many of the hellboy characters so leave a comment if you know the names. Mar 11, 2021 this fall, dark horse comics will publish falconspeare, an original graphic novel featuring mike mignola and warwick johnsoncadwells characters professor j. Mike mignola almost wishes he hadnt let comics hellboy go. Apr 04, 2021 its hard to fathom how far along comic book films came in the past 20 years.
Londons dockside is threatened by the twin terrors of a plague leaving bodies covered in tentacles and a slasher killing women in the night. The art of mike mignola comic book syndicate youtube. Hellboy, a character created for comic books by writer and artist mike mignola in the early 1990s, was the. Comic books, movies, games blog everything related to fiction. Books by mike mignola author of seed of destruction. May 16, 2017 mike mignola, best known as the creator of hellboy, started out his comics art career drawing the adventures of the worlds greatest superheroes, applying his moody artwork to tales of superman, batman, swamp thing and more. Theres already eighty hours of footage in the can that we have shot over the last year and a half, says hanna. Mar 01, 2021 fans of mike mignola have a new way to explore the creators work via a new documentary about his career called mike mignola.
Free comic book day hellboy origins w the filmmakers. Documentary on hellboy creator mike mignola in the works. Jim demonakos is raising funds for hellboys creator mike mignola. Mar 31, 20 mike mignola started his career publishing comics in fanzine the comic reader at age nineteen in 1981. His fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age he doesnt remember why and reading dracula at age introduced him to victorian literature and folklore from which he has never recovered. Comic book artists comic book characters comic books art comic. One of the most brilliant adaptations was 2004s hellboy, thanks to the hellboy. The official page for free comic book day which is the first saturday in may every year. Baltimore the cult of the red king comic book artists, comic book. The three new stories are cojacaru the skinner, imogen of the wyrding way, and the golem walks among us.
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