A Conversation with Mike Mignola and Karen Green

Mike Mignola, comic artist and writer behind the award-winning Dark Horse Comics series Hellboy, discusses some of his favorite pieces, providing viewers a look into his dark, spectral perspective.
He is joined by Karen Green, Curator for Comics and Cartoons at Columbia University.

[@antonigaecki3663]

„What rules? It’s comics!” ~Mike Mignola

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

Such a brilliant artist. His work is deceptively simple. He's a genius when it comes to using shadow.

[@Visual_Writer]

Yes. And the crazy things: in his pencils he just use the usual way of defining shadows with a simple "x" instead of filling the blancs. Which is extraordinary, when you see how well thought out the shadows really are.

[@joshhumphries8299]

Interviewer annoyed me. While trying to catch him on his Moebius hat she missed him mentioning MEETING Moebius.

[@alexwilby]

Came here to complain about the annoying interviewer and this bit in particular, and you beat me to it

[@pauls3585]

He seems very down to earth.

[@jesuschristislordoflordsan427]

watch?v=dL87ELpm17E

[@JacksonTaylorandTheSinners]

I adore comics and am learning how to write, pencil, draw, ink and color my own. Bernie Wrightson, Rudy Nebres and David Finch are my spirt animals, but the only comic book art prints, I pay to have framed and hang on the walls of my home is Mignola’s. He’s on another level from anyone.

[@Cooltoonz2005]

Do you have any work to show? I'd like to see.

[@Nabeel2218]

Mike Mignola dropping f bombs towards the end was brilliant.

[@blueg8731]

Yes, no PC shit.

[@mattcurr9931]

thanks to the guy who asked the Ted McKeever question, hands down Mike and Ted are my biggest influences/inspirations. And I completely forgot Mike did those back-up features

[@matttriano]

Great interview, Snickering Susie.

[@sadistikalchemist]

I’m sorry but this lady was just asking the dumbest questions and automatically assumed his style was later influenced by the comics in the 90’s. Not to mentioned it seemed like she was trying to hard to act cool in front of his presence by constantly swearing.

[@stevevondoom4140]

dudes been doing comics longer than I have even been alive.... :)

[@bishopmusa1997]

i realize I am kind of randomly asking but do anyone know of a good place to stream new movies online?

[@eliseosawyer6132]

@Bishop Musa Flixportal :D

[@bishopmusa1997]

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[@eliseosawyer6132]

@Bishop Musa no problem =)

[@rafaelsales5827]

Damn it, Jimmy Fallon really took his annoying laughter to a next level in this interview...

[@scientifico]

I'm glad I'm not alone at being afraid when reading The Crooked Man. I'm only sad that I missed his exhibition.

[@Opravdu]

Drinking Game: Take a shot every time Mignola says "fled from Marvel" or the interviewer laughs

[@d3nd3nd3nd3n]

Great question about the lighting!

[@retrosuperheroart2202]

22:22 lol I knew there was a Frazetta connection with Mignola, that's why I added that joke in my Mignola Style Challenge clip.

[@brianjanson3498]

He's an original. You know when you're looking at a Mignola comic.

[@ChildishFoster]

I absolutely love that dude someday I hope my art can even be close to his

[@lloydmcgriff98]

Mike Mignola > Perfect

[@lakibjornson281]

That godamned laugh!!!!

[@drewx123]

Loved this

[@darioscomicschool1111]

I'm gonna watch this later!

[@Sketchcraft]

I deeply appreciate Karen Greens work at Columbia University, but it's a sucker punch to the gut to hear the curator for Comics and Cartoons tell a master cartoonist and illustrator he drew the "feet wrong".

[@matthewanderson6559]

I would love to hear who Mignolia thought was the worst person he ever met. I bet $100 bucks it was Frank Miller.

[@first3numbers]

Either that or the interviewer

[@thailerjimerson9445]

Really? Why FM? Any other theories? So curious.

[@kiplingbassil]

"I met Moebius.--BACK ME UP CROWD?? so yeah uh..." Otherwise great video!!!

[@mrblackb6620]

She is got a crush

[@mchief11789]

The worst interviewer ever. Every time Mike was finishing a thought that I wanted to hear, she interrupted. Mike was awesome

[@RobertNorton12013]

For real. She was bugging the shit out of me almost immediately

[@timotheuspeter734]

His remarks on lighting are interesting..he doesn’t think at all about the defining feature of his artwork. (1:12:45)

[@MiguelSilva-kv7do]

lmao the interviewer is high as a kite, interesting questions tho!

[@eduardocarvalho861]

It could have been an interesting interview. Pity about the unceasing laughter. And for the curiosity of it, in the first projected image the text is in portuguese.

[@AstralMarmot]

She's just got a little crush. No harm in it. Always funny to see someone a little giddy, and I can't argue with her choices. EDIT: Just finished the entire thing and I rescind my previous statement. I think my ears might bleed.

[@first3numbers]

This video could be retitled “1 hour of annoying laughter”

[@flaggerify]

Inspired by Frazetta, draws like Mick McMahon.

[@jcboyle82]

Does she have a mullet? Awesome!

[@jzeraba]

I like hearing Mike talk about art. But I think someone got a whiff of laughing gas.

[@Labirinto.]

*Shes high asf*

[@Crimsonhalo666]

yeah this damn woman is annoying as fuck, i love mike mignola but i couldnt finish this video...damn.

[@Sebastiantheonewithlonghair]

@@Crimsonhalo666 when she swears, it comes across as someone trying to act cool in front of their friends or something.

[@michaelarciniega3158]

Great interview but the host's laughter grew to be so obnoxious

[@burntdice2810]

This. Lady. Is. The. Worst.

[@raendzel2630]

The interviewer is kind of annoying

[@sadistikalchemist]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed.

[@Dr.Kananga]

this lady is so funny.

[@JorgeVelezMusic]

ya think?

[@drip-n-drilltv9591]

He come across as ungrateful

[@serpiente3718]

haha this woman is hilarious

[@susanmedina2451]

Kare. N You. Did. My kids they still beatigel. .can i get in conta t with u. They stilll beautiful0

[@Visual_Writer]

DC should do a Mignola Collection. But I highly doubt they will do that. 😂 Edit: the Interviewer is a catastrophy. Unwatchable. Here is why: slimy laughing, trying to be cool, ignoring answers, which could lead to interesting conversation, swearing, ....

[@n3xu501]

Jesus, this interviewer is painfully bad.

[@h_nt_r]

It’s hilarious. Every time someone says it’s wrong to not like Jewish art types in the big city you get annoying people like this woman appearing to reignite the stereotype.

[@jamesf8269]

I can’t stand this interviewer

[@jamesf8269]

Mignola is the Quentin Tarantino of comics.