#good-bye hellboy in hell
“I’ve been influenced by the art of Mike Mignola since
his fanzine days. To say that I constantly learn something about the
importance of design and the impact of good storytelling each time I
read one of his comics would be an understatement. I love everything
about what Mike creates. It’s like he’s creating comics just for me but I’m happy to share with everyone else!” — Jill Thompson
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“Mignola’s right hand is the key to another world — one filled with deities and demons that do his bidding. And like his signature creation, his art packs a punch that leaves a mark. Every artist I know counts him as an influence, but none draw like him… either out of respect or fear.”
—Paolo Rivera
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“Mike Mignola and his work mean so much to me, it’s hard to put into words. As a kid discovering comics, his work stood out in the days of the lingering “Marvel style,” which had become stagnant and expected. There were a few guys who could light a new fire then. Mike was one of them and this was even before his distinctive style we know from Hellboy.
As an influence, Mike has been with me since my first days. As his work developed into the heavy solid blacks we know of today, I only became more mystified at how he could break the rules and make them work with new ones. Slowly I got to know Mike. He was kind enough to excuse my fandom, and we’ve become pals. He and his wife and partner, Christine, have been supportive of my efforts to learn the craft and they have shown me humility and kindness in the face of fame and geek worship.
I’ll miss Hellboy, and yet I feel ready to let him go. To see Mike create the full life of a character is rare thing in comics, a truly awesome task I am grateful to have witnessed. I’m looking forward to Mike’s paintings and what insanity he’ll dream up next.”
—Michael Avon Oeming
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“Mike Mignola understands things about storytelling that few others do. Because the look of his work is so unique and fascinating, his understanding of and contributions to the nuances of storyteling sometimes gets overlooked… because his unique and personal style is so beautiful. But the depth of his storytelling understanding, the poetry of it… the way his imagery and panel design have just the right balance of information and movement… that’s the aspect that moves me most about his work. He is able to crystalize just the right moments, and then deliver them with an elegance and an economy of information… but just the right information… and with just the right personal touch and balance of expression and precision…
That’s what makes his work so transcendent and influential, and even educational, adding to the grammar of this great medium.”
—David Mack
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“Mike Mignola makes any and every day feel like Hallowe’en. His work never fails to take me someplace, inspire me, and then drop me off home before the street lights come on. I get bravery as well as entertainment from what he creates. He and his craft are unique in the history of comics, and always shall be.”
—Adam Hughes
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“There may be some fans who aren’t aware of the significance of Mike receiving the 2016 Spectrum Grand Master title. It’s important to know that this honor is not really an award. It’s not something Mike won in a competition. For over 20 years the title has been bestowed annually to an outstanding artist. This year, the title was bestowed to Mike by a group of his peers who have deemed his life’s work to be of the highest quality. His name now ranks with other Grand Masters such as Frazetta and Moebius, and his art will forever be a benchmark for future artists to be inspired by.”
—Gary Gianni
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