Interview | Mike Mignola
On occasion, Kara and Matt sit down by the fireplace (metaphorical) with creators to talk about their books, their process, and what they read themselves. Since some folks don’t have time for podcasts, we also transcribe these chats. Some parts of the interview have been abridged for maximum hilarity. Enjoy our interview with HELLBOY’S Mike Mignola!
Matt: We have the biggest interview of all time, biggest guest of all time.
Kara: Ever.
Matt: You might know him from “Hellboy,” “Lord Henry Baltimore,” “Witchfinder.” Mr. Mike Mignola, welcome to the show.
Mike Mignola: Thank you.
Matt: This is probably the biggest moment for comiXology’s library in a long time. A lot of our fans and myself have been waiting for your books to hit the platform. I have to ask you, when you first started out doing Hellboy, and in the early days, did you think it would be this big and be so long-lasting when you started it?
Mike: No. I’ve always had such low expectations. When I started Hellboy, really, I didn’t think it would go beyond the four-issue mini-series. You hope it’s going to go, but it just seemed too good to be true, that I could actually get away with doing my own stuff. I’ve been doing stuff for Marvel and DC for 10 years, and I just assumed, “I’ll try this. If it works, great. If not, I was completely prepared to go back to DC and do whatever I could get.
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