When the first 'Hellboy' series came out, in the same batch of fan mail I got a letter from somebody from the Church of Satan, and I got a letter from a minister, and they both liked it. And I thought, 'What am I doing that I'm making both these guys happy?' Mike Mignola batchchurchfan share on social
There's a ton of stuff in mythology and folklore that is loaded with wonderful creatures that I haven't drawn yet, but that's kind of my retirement plan. Theoretically, I won't be doing comics any longer, and I'll just be drawing and painting whatever the hell I want. Most of that will be monsters. Mike Mignola comiccreaturedraw share on social
I'm thinking about color all the time. Sometimes even as far back as the plotting sequence. Mike Mignola backcolorplot Change image and share on social
I've just always liked monsters, since I was a little kid. It was always the thing I found interesting. It's always what I wanted to draw; it's always what I wanted to read, and so, yeah, I don't know. It's a good question for a therapist, why I like monsters. But I tend to not question it. It's what pays the bills, so that's kind of nice. Mike Mignola billdrawfind share on social
The idea of a Frankenstein-like creature is something I've done several times. It's such an icon of the horror scene. Mike Mignola creaturefrankensteinhave Change image and share on social
When I started the 'Hellboy' series way back when, I wasn't really thinking consciously about the humor, but Hellboy does have my personality, and that's an important part of my personality. Mike Mignola backconsciouslyhellboy Change image and share on social
I hadn't seen 'Bride of Frankenstein' until high school or maybe even later than that. It's really one of the great movie experiences where you think you know what it's going to be, but it's so much weirder and so much better than anything you could've imagined. It's so full of these striking, powerful images. Mike Mignola brideexperiencefrankenstein share on social
I've always been much more comfortable with drawing fantasy stuff. Mike Mignola comfortabledrawfantasy Change image and share on social
My struggle over the years has constantly been, it only takes 10 minutes, or an average shower, to come up with a mini-series or two, but it takes a year to draw them. So for me, it's been just trying to find a way to get all these ideas and all these incidents on paper. Mike Mignola averageconstantlydraw share on social
I do think there's a difference when you see a book where you can tell the creator's doing something they really love or are really passionate about as opposed to an artist or a writer who is just doing a particular job or trying to sell a product or trying to cash in on a popular trend. Mike Mignola artistbookcash share on social