tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post115563053499306151..comments2023-11-05T03:25:39.077-08:00Comments on Dave's Long Box: HELLBOY: SEED OF DESTRUCTION #3 Dark Horse Comics, 1994David Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561127611004920764noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-76435581533679110202011-11-01T18:13:04.622-07:002011-11-01T18:13:04.622-07:00Pretty worthwhile data, lots of thanks for your po...Pretty worthwhile data, lots of thanks for your post.<br /><a href="http://www.cookingwhiz.com/recipes/ground+beef.php" rel="nofollow">Ground beef recipes</a> | <a href="http://www.cholesterallevels.com" rel="nofollow"> hdl cholesterol levels</a> | <a href="http://www.dentistnorthvan.org" rel="nofollow"> dentist in north van</a> | <a href="http://www.hotelsantabarbara.org" rel="nofollow"> upham hotel santa barbara</a> | <a href="http://www.insurancebadfaithattorney.org" rel="nofollow"> insurance bad faith</a>Melvinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1156411192587538852006-08-24T02:19:00.000-07:002006-08-24T02:19:00.000-07:00Let me join in saying Mignola=Awesome!max power, y...Let me join in saying Mignola=Awesome!<BR/><BR/>max power, you owe me eye-bleach for looking at that cover. What the hell is with all those pouches? Was there a sale?<BR/>You say the inside is Mignola, though? Hmmmm....Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00679456592657711270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155951575105746382006-08-18T18:39:00.000-07:002006-08-18T18:39:00.000-07:00I think I lucked out by first reading Mignola on H...I think I lucked out by first reading Mignola on Hellboy itself and not seeing any of his other stuff. I didn't have any prejudices like "That's the dude who can't draw Batman very well" - I got my first impression from the story to which his art is best suited.Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09906510341329356653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155869526793462062006-08-17T19:52:00.000-07:002006-08-17T19:52:00.000-07:00Nice. What I've heard of Led Zepplin (Viking Kitte...Nice. What I've heard of Led Zepplin (Viking Kittens; Immigrant song) was awesome. I suppose (since the artwork was complete and total radness and awesomeness) that Mignola's, apparently, very good at what he does.K.Fox, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07396990506925370338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155866279405935842006-08-17T18:57:00.000-07:002006-08-17T18:57:00.000-07:00Hey, where did the Mignola Aquaman go?Hey, where did the Mignola Aquaman go?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155854972940581162006-08-17T15:49:00.000-07:002006-08-17T15:49:00.000-07:00Mignola is the reason I like comics!Mignola is the reason I like comics!Gabriel Villahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469333048485099738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155852212647524002006-08-17T15:03:00.000-07:002006-08-17T15:03:00.000-07:00What got me to see the Mignola Light of Awesomenes...What got me to see the Mignola Light of Awesomeness was, of all things, his adaptation of the Fritz Leiber <I>Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser</I> miniseries he did for Epic, back around 1991 or so. I don't like sword-n-sorcery, but deezam, that comic blew my brain up so badly they were picking up gooey gray fragments off the walls of my apartment for weeks.<BR/><BR/>I got to ask him a question at SPX two years ago, and it was rad. I asked about that cool-ass pacing he uses in <I>Hellboy</I>, where it's "panel of Hellboy seeing something creepy, panel of dialogue, random panel of a frog, panel of dialogue." Where'd that random panel come from? Turns out that Mignola had an idea of how he wanted panels to lay out on the page, and it sometimes left gaps. Rather than have black space, he threw in a random panel of, say, a frog or a statue. Later on he noticed how it enhanced mood, and planned 'em.<BR/><BR/>The radness of his work is vast and terrifying.Harvey Jerkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118848012122050416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155786965246665092006-08-16T20:56:00.000-07:002006-08-16T20:56:00.000-07:00I'm in the same boat (it's getting full) in terms ...I'm in the same boat (it's getting full) in terms of disliking Mignola's stuff on Hulk and Alpha Flight (at some point the creative staffs on the 2 books swapped with Byrne going over to do the Hulk). I loved the Alpha Flight cover where Wolverine was fighting on a hill against a bunch of samurai(?). I couldn't believe it was the same penciler in the inside of the comic. At that point I realized it was the inker (can't remember who it was) that made his art look like crap. Gotham by Gaslight sealed the deal for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155786727532851592006-08-16T20:52:00.000-07:002006-08-16T20:52:00.000-07:00The Amazing Screw-On Head is also now an animated ...The Amazing Screw-On Head is also now an animated cartoon at SciFi's website. Go watch it. It's nifty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155786003983560622006-08-16T20:40:00.000-07:002006-08-16T20:40:00.000-07:00So we're all in agreement that Mignola is teh awes...So we're all in agreement that Mignola is teh awesomest, but what's double plus awesome is <I>The Amazing Screw-On Head</I>, the greatest single comic book ever created by humans.<BR/><BR/>The reason it's awesome is because it's concentrated "draw the things you like and come up with a story to tie it all together" in its purest form. It's like someone was finally able to make a direct link from his brain to the page without anything being lost in translation.<BR/><BR/>I was at a comic book convention getting a couple of my <I>Hellboy</I> books signed by Mignola and I managed to stammer out, "I think <I>Amazing Screw-On Head</I> is the best comic book ever." He thought about it for a second and agreed with me, saying it turned out exactly the way he wanted it to be. And it wasn't arrogant or boastful, more like, "well would you look at that, it actually worked!" The dude has got the Genius.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155784004716397302006-08-16T20:06:00.000-07:002006-08-16T20:06:00.000-07:00Hellboy is one of the greatest comics ever. BPRD i...<B>Hellboy</B> is one of the greatest comics ever. <B>BPRD</B> is, for my money, the best book on the stands today. I had the same experience with Guy Davis that a lot of you had with Mignola-- hated his work on Sandman Mystery Theatre, but when I picked up "Dark Waters" I was amazed, and every one of his issues since just blows me away. Especially "The Black Flame" sequence-- pure, unadulterated RADNESS. And good call, Justin Blum-- John Arcudi deserves a shout-out for his spot-on scripting in collaboration with Mignola. A day I sit down to read the latest issue of <B>BPRD</B> (Or <B>Hellboy</B>)is a good day indeed. <BR/><BR/>I also had a musical "radness revelation" with the mighty Judas Priest. Never thought much about them, but one day the switch got thrown and the Call For The Priest rang out with metal fury!!! The funny thing is, this happened in my mid-30s. My poor wife is appalled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155775664625882402006-08-16T17:47:00.000-07:002006-08-16T17:47:00.000-07:00I have always loved Mignola's artwork (he drew one...I have always loved Mignola's artwork (he drew one of my favorite graphic novels--the Doctor Strange/Doctor Doom one), but to tell the truth, I like the Hellboy-verse stuff drawn by Guy Davis even more. <BR/><BR/>Mignola has a better sense of design, and is a kick-ass storyteller, but...I don't know...I just love the detail in Davis's work. Also, I think Mignola's writing is better when he works with John Arcudi. Arcudi seems to rein in Mignola's weirdness a little...in a good way, that is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155771971979526122006-08-16T16:46:00.000-07:002006-08-16T16:46:00.000-07:00I loved the Hellboy film, must look at these comic...I loved the Hellboy film, must look at these comics.<BR/><BR/>I liked Robert Plant in The Honeydrippers. The only Led Zep song I like is Kashmir, but only for the strings, and only when I'm in the mood for it, which is less and less these days.Ginger Mayerson www.hackenblog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14918629542323676028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155771832900952152006-08-16T16:43:00.000-07:002006-08-16T16:43:00.000-07:00I agree with Max - You have to read the Ironwolf h...I agree with Max - You have to read the Ironwolf hardcover. Aside from the Hellboy work, it's the best thing going. Has vampires, werewolves, wooden spaceships. You can't beat that.Adam Reckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351133478610249258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155769616076495792006-08-16T16:06:00.000-07:002006-08-16T16:06:00.000-07:00One of the things I loved about Mignola's work in ...One of the things I loved about Mignola's work in Gotham by Gaslight is that his Commissioner Gordon was a dead ringer for Teddy Roosevelt. Genius!Matter-Eater Ladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07582100232490047227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155766334002443862006-08-16T15:12:00.000-07:002006-08-16T15:12:00.000-07:00I don't have much use for Hellboy, but loved R. Pl...I don't have much use for Hellboy, but loved R. Plant's first two solo records, so what does that make me?Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14787704641873309263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155766246414715192006-08-16T15:10:00.000-07:002006-08-16T15:10:00.000-07:00phantom stranger sucked ass cos of paul kupperburg...phantom stranger sucked ass cos of paul kupperburg's lousy story but the art was lovely...<BR/><BR/>but in those days i wasn't aware that comics were drawn, much less that it was by different people.<BR/><BR/>i didn't like the art on the covers of death in the family because batman and robin looked fat.<BR/><BR/>cosmic oddyssy looked wrong due to a poor colour palet, and maybe he shouldn't do that kind of cape book...<BR/><BR/>and then he created hellboy and style met form in the idyllic combo gothicness, big monsters and mignola!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155760401988077822006-08-16T13:33:00.000-07:002006-08-16T13:33:00.000-07:00Count me as yet another person that didn't appreci...Count me as yet another person that didn't appreciate Mignola when they were making him draw superheroes but who totally flipped out for his work once he started drawing What Mike Mignola Draws.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155760142437977762006-08-16T13:29:00.000-07:002006-08-16T13:29:00.000-07:00"I'm realy *not* a Byrne hater, but I thought the ..."I'm realy *not* a Byrne hater, but I thought the dialogue got better when Mignola started scripting his own stuff."<BR/><BR/><I>FACT.</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155759617508000352006-08-16T13:20:00.000-07:002006-08-16T13:20:00.000-07:00I didn't get Mignola at first either, but now I lo...I didn't get Mignola at first either, but now I loves me some Hellboy. I loved the previously mentioned "Gotham by Gaslight" back in the day, but more in spite of the art than because of it. Now I look back and marvel at what a damn fool I was.<BR/><BR/>Mignola's work is like "Anchorman" or "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective." I hated all three when I first saw them, but now appreciate them all in a way that borders on embarrassing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155755695220431952006-08-16T12:14:00.000-07:002006-08-16T12:14:00.000-07:00I will buy any book with a Mignola cover, just for...I will buy any book with a Mignola cover, just for the cover. I've always liked his barrel-chested, spindly-legged take on superheroes. Perhaps because I fall into the barrel-chested, spindly legged category. <BR/><BR/>And while I think his artwork is totally boss, I also think that he's really grown as a writer. The recent spate of B.P.R.D. arcs that he wrote have been fantastic even if they've been illustrated by someone else (Guy Davis, whose stuff I've really come to love, too).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155754844940443332006-08-16T12:00:00.000-07:002006-08-16T12:00:00.000-07:00and hidden behind this horror is the only x-force ...and hidden behind <A HREF="http://www.milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=fullsize&issue=97720903230%208" REL="nofollow">this horror</A> is the only x-force worth readingBig ALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08690642692769763721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155754369207049432006-08-16T11:52:00.000-07:002006-08-16T11:52:00.000-07:002 words: Ironwolf hardcover.2 words: Ironwolf hardcover.Big ALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08690642692769763721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155751696490670882006-08-16T11:08:00.000-07:002006-08-16T11:08:00.000-07:00I didn't like Mignola as a kid, either. But I grew...I didn't like Mignola as a kid, either. But I grew to see the light.<BR/><BR/>Never read any Hellboy, though, and I hated the movie. I hope the movie is not indicative of the comics.Bill Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811238618910477219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1155746354692043812006-08-16T09:39:00.000-07:002006-08-16T09:39:00.000-07:00Jake, great call. Rocket Raccoon is one of my favo...Jake, great call. Rocket Raccoon is one of my favorite comic sets. The story was ridiculous and the characters were annoying but the art kicked ever-loving ass. It was my first taste of Mignola and I was hooked from there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com