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Mike Mignola (born in '' and the adaptation of his One Shot Comic Book , '' The Amazing Screw-On Head ''. CAREER BEFORE ''HELLBOY'' Mike Mignola began his career in 1983 by illustrating issues of comic books such as '' Daredevil '' and ''Power Man & Iron Fist'' for Marvel Comics , and later worked on titles such as '' Alpha Flight '' and the '' Rocket Raccoon '' mini-series. After some initial work for '', in which a Victorian version of Batman faces Jack The Ripper . The success of that 52-page one-shot inspired DC to launch the " Elseworlds " concept. Through the early 1990s, Mignola worked on covers and backup features for various DC and Marvel comics. Mignola did the art on '''' for DC. He also illustrated the comics adaptation for '' Bram Stoker's Dracula '' for Topps Comics, having assisted with design and Storyboard ing for the Francis Ford Coppola film. ''HELLBOY'' Previously, Mignola had always worked on characters and properties owned by others. He deviated from that practice in 1994, when Mignola's first '' Hellboy '' story, ''The Seed of Destruction'', was published by Dark Horse Comics . ''Hellboy'' draws heavily on Mignola's own interests — Folklore , B-movies , Ghost Stories , monsters and Pulp stories — and the series about a paranormal investigator from Hell, the eponymous Hellboy, soon proved to be a popular and critical success with its abstract artwork and H.P. Lovecraft -style horror. It has since been the endeavour Mignola has been most closely connected with, and he has kept up a steady stream of ''Hellboy'' stories and merchandise. Prior to ''Hellboy'', Mignola was not experienced in writing his own stories, and thus, at Mignola's request, the first series was scripted by John Byrne . However, the next ''Hellboy'' story, ''Wolves of St. August'', was scripted by Mignola, who also wrote the majority of the subsequent ''Hellboy'' tales, though other writers and artists have also worked on the character since. All major story arcs were drawn by Mike Mignola himself, but in 2007 artist Duncan Fegredo took over drawing duties with Mignola remaining on as the writer and cover artist. He also writes the popular spin-off BPRD with John Arcudi ; it is drawn by Guy Davis with Mignola as the cover artist. According to Mignola, much of Hellboy's personality was based on his father. STYLE Mignola is particularly noted for his highly distinctive style, which was once called "German expressionism meets Jack Kirby " by Alan Moore , in an introduction to a collection of Mignola's Hellboy works. While Mignola has heavily influenced a new generation of comics artists since he began working on Hellboy, he was something of an odd man out in the superhero comics industry in the beginning of his career. Mignola's imagery stood in stark contrast to the style of his contemporaries. Where others would draw muscular men and slim, well-endowed women, Mignola's characters were usually bulky and rough-looking, and more often than not defined by large shadowed areas rather than fine details. Mignola often takes the same approach to architecture, particularly in ''Hellboy'', where he often sets the scenes in slowly dilapidating Victorian and Gothic surroundings. He also commonly draws machines that feature Steampunk imagery. WORK IN FILM AND TELEVISION ''Hellboy'' was made into a feature film in '' in 2007 . Prior to that, Mignola worked as an illustrator for '' in 2001, and was a concept artist for 2002 's '' Blade II '', also directed by del Toro. Mignola's '' The Amazing Screw-On Head '' debuted in 2006 on the Sci-Fi Channel , starring the voices of Paul Giamatti and David Hyde Pierce . TRIVIA
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