Mignola ... what's up with the guy?

[udgang99]

So Mike is writing stories left and right, and doing covers left and right ... but honestly, I couldn't care less about that stuff - I want good old COMICS from the guy!!!

Anyone know if he's actually DRAWING any comics these days ... ? I seem to remember reading about him making a little one-shot like Screw-on Head, but don't remember where or what it was ... anyone?

[el seth]

Mike's fingers were broken in a deal-gone-bad with the Russian Mafia.

[petriacce]

I understand the enthusiasm and desire to see more Mignola comics. I would say almost all of the people who post here would also.

However, he is working on many things right now that have to do with the expansion of the "Hellboy Universe" and several other projects. I think it is in everyones' best interest that Mr. Mignola be able to continue his artisitc pursuits as he sees fit if we want to enjoy the expanded diversity with Hellboy, BPRD x 2, Lobster Johnson, Baltimore, Hellboy II movie, and the other projects.

Quite frankly it is all quality and I can give up a comic book drawn completely by Mignola for all of the other stuff.

I'm still holding out for the mural in my living room though. I'll buy the beer.:D

[gary bolt]

Maybe you should give some of the comics he is writing more of a chance. BPRD has become my favourite comic with amazing plot twists and developments by Mike and John Arcudi. Plus it has art by Guy Davis that is awesome! Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus is a hugely entertaining and funny comic with loads of quirky surprises. Jason Armstrong's art works perfectly for the story. You might also be missing out on some truly epic Hellboy action if you haven't been reading Hellboy: Darkness Calls. I admit that I found it a little odd when the first issue came out - Hellboy has been a strictly Mignola character for years - but Duncan Fegredo's art has been spectacular and very appropriate to the story being told.

Of course, nobody can force you to read the comics that Mike Mignola is writing and I can understand that you want to see more all Mignola stuff. But you have to understand that this is a forum made up of people who are big fans of his. Your thread title makes you come across as a troll.

[Kelly Tindall]

Mike cannot physically make all the comics he wants to himself anymore... He needs the assistance of the best men and women available to tell his stories.

[Ken O]

Mike draws comics all the time, but you have to be at least a 13th level Mason in the lodge of the Skull and Teeth if you want to read them. Or work the overnight shift in at IHOP.

[udgang99]

Jeez, guys ... wheres your sence of humor? Is it really nessasary to put a smily on a comment as to not be seen as a "troll"? ;)

Anyway - of course I'm reading EVERYTHING Hellboy related ... BPRD is one of my favorite series of all time - and Darkness Calls is a fine read, and I have been a fan of Duncan for many many years (all the way back when he did Enigma).

I love Mikes writings ... but I will give ALL that up, all the animation, the movies and everything else you can throw at me - just to get some REAL comics written and drawn by the man himself. Hell, it dosn't even have to be Hellboy ... it could be anything! Screw-on Head was fantastic !!!

[petriacce]

Jeez, guys ... wheres your sence of humor? Is it really nessasary to put a smily on a comment as to not be seen as a "troll"? ;) I think the wording of the thread title and some of the post came across that way. No worries.

Anyway - of course I'm reading EVERYTHING Hellboy related ... BPRD is one of my favorite series of all time - and Darkness Calls is a fine read, and I have been a fan of Duncan for many many years (all the way back when he did Enigma).I'm glad to hear it and look forward to your comments on the threads for each of these.

I love Mikes writings ... but I will give ALL that up, all the animation, the movies and everything else you can throw at me - just to get some REAL comics written and drawn by the man himself. Hell, it dosn't even have to be Hellboy ... it could be anything! Screw-on Head was fantastic !!!I do understand your enthusiasm and desire to see more Mignola art in the form of a complete comic; however, I disagree with giving up everything else he has done to do so. I'm enjoying it all.

Any interest in getting in on the art exchange?

[CBM]

Along with everything he does have going on, he does plan on getting back to drawing non Hellboy stories soon...

[CBM]

Ignore this post...I made a mistake!

[CBM]

I think the wording of the thread title and some of the post came across that way. No worries.




I have to agree with that!

[Jack Zodiac]

Mike cannot physically make all the comics he wants to himself anymore... He needs the assistance of the best men and women available to tell his stories.

I think there's only one solution to this problem, then. For the good of comicdom, we must clone Mike Mignola.

[CBM]

I think there's only one solution to this problem, then. For the good of comicdom, we must clone Mike Mignola.
I think that's already happen...her name is Katie Mignola!

[Jack Zodiac]

I think that's already happen...her name is Katie Mignola!

How old is she and how long before you guys put her to work on a book already? Kid's gotta start pullin' her weight! :p

[Neil Hill]

How old is she and how long before you guys put her to work on a book already? Kid's gotta start pullin' her weight! :p

Pulling her weight!? Heck, she's already got an Eisner under her belt! :D

[Jack Zodiac]

At ten, she should have two by now! The slacker!

[udgang99]

I have to agree with that!

The titel reads "Mignola ... what's UP with the guy?" ... not "what's WRONG with the guy"! It's not a negative thread at all ... come on. :rolleyes:

But ANYWAY ... noone knows about Mike actually drawing anything these days? I could have sworn that I read somewhere that he was doing something, other than covers...

[petriacce]

But ANYWAY ... noone knows about Mike actually drawing anything these days? I could have sworn that I read somewhere that he was doing something, other than covers...He did do all of the illustrations for "Baltimore" and co-wrote it with Christopher Golden.

[CBM]

But ANYWAY ... noone knows about Mike actually drawing anything these days? I could have sworn that I read somewhere that he was doing something, other than covers...
He's not working on it now...(he has a few irons in the fire currently) but in the very near future he does plan on doing some non Hellboy stories (drawing and writing etc.).

[Ken O]

CBM, thanks again for your patience and awesomeness.

[TBolt]

I seem to remember a mention of a new character, a golem of some sort?

[hellboyone]

Mike cannot physically make all the comics he wants to himself anymore... He needs the assistance of the best men and women available to tell his stories.

"Top...men."

[Joey Deadcat]

Kinda figured since he's expanded the Hellboy universe it's gonna be a little tough to handle art chores on the stories. Since we're not able to have Mignola himself handling the art on a regular basis I dig the talent that have taken over.:) I'm sure Mike will eventually draw a series are one-shot again.;)

And, hey, at least he's not off starting toy companies, playing video games, or buying baseballs! LOL

[jscott]

I seem to remember a mention of a new character, a golem of some sort?

Yeah, i was thinking about that myself...Joe Golem maybe?

And as much as I love Hellboy, I think some of Sai Mignola's best work in recent years is non-Hellboy related. Screw-On Head (of course), Magician/Snake and that Scatterbrain tale, title escaping me at the moment.

And after reading Baltimore, I'm hoping we see some sequential tales of Lord Henry...

[Nick W]

http://www.comicartfans.com/Images/Category_10938/subcat_29587/abu.jpg !

[Eric Lofgren]

What I would love to see in the very near future is a compendium book, in the same style as the Art of Hellboy art book, showcasing all of Mike's recent covers. I would line up for that now if I knew it was coming out. It would go along way to fill some of the void that his lack of sequential art has created.

Jus' sayin' :)

[Neil Hill]

What I would love to see in the very near future is a compendium book, in the same style as the Art of Hellboy art book, showcasing all of Mike's recent covers. I would line up for that now if I knew it was coming out. It would go along way to fill some of the void that his lack of sequential art has created.

Jus' sayin' :)

This is most likely in the works at some level, as Mike has mentioned it in passing for the last several years. Perhaps there is no rush, as the character Mike is most known for (Hellboy) already has a handsome 'art of' edition on the stands.

That being said, with all of the wonderful and well done career retrospective books currently on the market (Brian Bolland's to name just one), I figure it's simply a matter of time before we see Mike's.

[Eric Lofgren]

I figure it's simply a matter of time before we see Mike's.

We can only hope :) I cherish my Art of Hellboy book and would love to add another that covers other work he's done in the past for both sequentials and covers/pin-ups.

[Jankenstein]

I'd love to see an Art of Mignola book!

Going off on a tangent, which other artists would you like to see an "Art of" book on?

[Ivar_L]

I'd love to see an Art of Mignola book!

Going off on a tangent, which other artists would you like to see an "Art of" book on?Bruce Timm, Frank Quitely, Travis Charest.

[chiaroscuros]

kane, darrow, kaluta, bolland, p.c. russell, redondo, sienkiewitz, vess, and neil adams.

but i am old-school...

p.s. I found out bolland and vess have an artbook and kaluta has a sketchbook. That's a third of my list!

p.p.s. for anyone going to san diego con next year, pick up Clem Sauve's sketchbook. For under $10, it blew me away. Amazing robots and architecture with a mix of Moebius and Jim Lee. I bought two copies just so I could loan it to other people.

[Eric Lofgren]

Travis Charest.

I could seriously get behind a Charest art book. That man is a comic god.

Another comic artist whose compellation book I would eventually like to see is Jimmy Chueng. His work is phenomenally good. And in fact probably my favourite comic artist after Mignola.

For rpg work I would dearly love to see an 'Art of' book of Wayne Arnold Reynold's work. Perhaps shared with Ralph Horsley. Both those guys are serious hardcore rpg/fantasy artists.

[hellboyone]

Bruce Timm, Frank Quitely, Travis Charest.

Charest is working on one. It should be done in time for Comicon 2067.

[jscott]

Charest did release one, a mini sketchbook...quite good.
And Bill Sienkiewicz's sketchbook, released waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back in 1990 is fantastic. Not too hard to find, with a little persistence of course.

[gdeo]

here's travis' sketchbook from this year...he never disappoints... not an "Art of " book but this sketchbook is a beautyhttp://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p217/gdeo/travis.jpg

[Jankenstein]

Bruce Timm, Frank Quitely, Travis Charest.

TwoMorrows Publishing has published a couple of books on Bruce Timm:

1) Modern Masters Vol. 3: Bruce Timm http://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=250

2) Comic Book Artist Special Edition
http://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=318

I wouldn't mind seeing a Travis Charest book myself. What I've seen of Frank Quietly was his work on a Sandman story (which was very good stuff) and various promo art for Superman.

[Norrin Radical]

kane, darrow, kaluta, bolland, p.c. russell, redondo, sienkiewitz, vess, and neil adams.

but i am old-school...

p.s. I found out bolland and vess have an artbook and kaluta has a sketchbook. That's a third of my list!

p.p.s. for anyone going to san diego con next year, pick up Clem Sauve's sketchbook. For under $10, it blew me away. Amazing robots and architecture with a mix of Moebius and Jim Lee. I bought two copies just so I could loan it to other people.

Hey Chiaroscuros,

You'll be glad to know that a P. Craig Russell art book is in the works from Desperado Publishing, the same people who put out the Bolland art book last year. The Russell book has been facing some delays, but is supposed to be out before the end of the year.

Also, yeah, Clem Sauve ROCKS! His "Pantheon City" preview in the "Umbrella Academy" FCBD issue looks amazing.

[Norrin Radical]

(Sorry for the double post, folks.)

[Jankenstein]

kane, darrow, kaluta, bolland, p.c. russell, redondo, sienkiewitz, vess, and neil adams.

p.s. I found out bolland and vess have an artbook and kaluta has a sketchbook. That's a third of my list!

p.p.s. for anyone going to san diego con next year, pick up Clem Sauve's sketchbook. For under $10, it blew me away. Amazing robots and architecture with a mix of Moebius and Jim Lee. I bought two copies just so I could loan it to other people.

By Kane, I'm assuming Gil Kane?

The closest thing to an art of book on Geoff Darrow is probably The Art of "The Matrix"
http://www.amazon.com/Art-Matrix-Larry-Wachowski/dp/1840231734/ref=sr_1_22/104-1551376-4027168?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192605203&sr=8-22
IIRC, there were oversized versions of Big Guy & Rusty the Boy Robot and Hard Boiled.

You can find "The Art of Brian Bolland" here : http://budplant.com/product.asp?pn=AOBRH

Desperado is coming out with "The Art of P. Craig Russell" (I'm reallylooking forward to this one) :
http://budplant.com/product.asp?pn=AOPCH

Afraid I couldn't find much of anything on Nestor Redondo other than various things scattered about on an Amazon.com search.

I hadn't seen the Bill Sienkiewicz Sketchbook before, but it looks like it would be worth seeing:
http://www.amazon.com/Bill-Sienkiewicz-Sketchbook-Vol/dp/1560970405/ref=sr_1_3/104-1551376-4027168?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192605940&sr=8-3

For Neal Adams, there's "Batman Illustrated" vols 1 and 2:
http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Illustrated-Vol-Neal-Adams/dp/1401200419/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-1551376-4027168?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192606208&sr=1-1
Frankly, I was a bit surprised that there aren't any books that actually focus on Neal's entire career.

For Charles Vess, there's quite a bit. Dark Horse will be publishing an Art of Book titled "Drawing Down the Moon:The Art of Charles Vess", which got pushed back until March (harrumph, I say)
http://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Down-Moon-Charles-Vess/dp/1593078137/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-1551376-4027168?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192606882&sr=8-1
There's "The Book of Ballads" (at $7.99 for the hardcover, this is a steal and a half):
http://budplant.com/product.asp?pn=BBS01HCS
TwoMorrows published "Modern Masters Vol 11: Charles Vess" a few months back:
http://budplant.com/product.asp?pn=MODM11
and the "C.Vess Sketchbook" from Tundra:
http://www.amazon.com/C-Vess-Sketchbook-Charles/dp/B000P1P1VM/ref=sr_1_30/104-1551376-4027168?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192607305&sr=8-30
There's also a checklist of Charles' work up to 1996:
http://www.librarything.com/work/82381

And for Kaluta, there's a lot as well...

Vanguard put out "Echoes:The Drawings of Michael Wm Kaluta" :
http://budplant.com/product.asp?pn=EC
NBM published "Wings of Twilight: art of Michael Kaluta":
http://budplant.com/product.asp?pn=WINGSH
Kitchen Sink had "Michael Wm Kaluta Sketchbook":
http://budplant.com/product.asp?pn=MICH
There's the "Michael William Kaluta Treasury" by Glimmer Graphics" (this is very hard to find now) :
http://www.librarything.com/work/210336
Kaluta also illustrated a gorgeous edition of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" and if you can track down a copy of "The Studio", it's well worth it.

[chiaroscuros]

Wow! Thank you everyone for doing all that research!!

I am definately excited to see that Russell is getting a book finally. A truly amazing artist and the best inker Mignola has ever had (Nowlan would be a close second).

oh yeah, Gil not Bob (Kane). :)

And Redondo is sadly overlooked by everyone. I have three of his Swamp Thing pages and the depth, fluidity, and sence of materiality he can achieve with a few strokes of a pen is just amazing.

Funny, as hard as it is to track down all of Darrow's European stuff, you would think an art book would be an easy sell. Maybe "Shaolin Cowboy" will finally get him enough attention for an art book.

Now I am excited to see the Charest sketchbook. I will have to check out what he comes out with next year.

p.s. Clem's Pantheon City should be hitting newstands around the beginning of April (right in time for my birthday). I have a hunch it is going to be amazing.

[Eric Lofgren]

If you're intersted in sketchbooks, check out Andy Brase whenever you get the chance. I have his 2003 sketchbook, which is full of all of his rpg work from that time. He's a phenomenal inker. And I can only imagine what his new sketchbooks are like what with all the comic covers he's been doing lately.

Andy Brase's 2007 Sketchbook (http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=111936503&blogID=300465809)