Hellboy creator and recent Eisner Hall of Fame inductee Mike Mignola His artworks are in Philip Labone Gallery In New York City. The exhibition will feature more than 100 of Mignola’s works, including comic pages, illustrations and watercolors. There will also be a free opening reception on Thursday, September 19 at 6pm, and the gallery will be open until Saturday, October 26, 2024.
The exhibition features more than 30 watercolors and more than 100 black-and-white works, including 50 covers and 10 pages of original comic art from Hellboy, as well as Mignola’s eagerly awaited new edition of Carlo Collodi for Beehive Books Collodi’s “Pinocchio” illustration. The exhibition’s official 64-page hardcover art catalog will feature 31 new watercolors, focusing on Mignola’s iconic artworks including: skulls, monsters and the supernatural.
In addition, Philippe Labaune Gallery will host an invitation-only preview of “Hell, Ink and Water: The Art of Mike Mignola” on September 18th, with the free event the following day Before the opening reception. For those who would like to attend the exhibition on these dates, the Philippe Labaune Gallery is located at 534 West 24th Street, New York, open Thursday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
“Encountering Mike Mignola’s work for the first time is like falling into an elaborate dream; you find yourself tending to stay there rather than wake up,” said Philip Labone. “Mignola’s work is so fascinating. I read Hellboy in my 20s and was blown away by Mignola’s artistic talent. His ability to draw, especially the power of black and white, his lines, The design of the characters, the depth of his compositions, and the narrative power of his images are what set him apart. Now, some 30 years later, I have the privilege of presenting Mike Mignola’s first gallery show. It was an inspiration to me to share his unparalleled line work and to openly share his exceptional abilities as a watercolorist.
“It does seem like a lot of things happened suddenly,” Mignola said. “Most of these pieces have been a long time in the making, but it’s great to finally have them out in the world – especially since all of them (the paintings, Pinocchio, and Corpse Bowling) are about something other than Hellboy life. Of course, I still love Hellboy and am involved in several new Hellboy-related projects, but I’m excited to see a new and different side of myself.
The timing couldn’t be better, as this gallery coincides with IDW’s book launch for Mignola’s upcoming book Hell, Ink and Water: The Art of Mike Mignola. For any New York Comic Con attendees, the gallery will also be hosting a book launch during this time.
The exhibition Hell, Ink and Water: The Art of Mike Mignola is part of the 30th anniversary celebration of Mignola’s Hellraiser. There are a number of Mignola releases this year, including the recent Beehive Books Pinocchio: Glow Editionwhich contains more than 50 of Mignola’s beautiful original illustrations and more than 100 full-text annotations by acclaimed novelist Lemony Snicket (A Series of Unfortunate Events).
In addition to this, Dark Horse Comics will be published in January 2025 Bowling with corpses and other strange stories from places unknownan anthology of fantasy stories inspired by folklore, written and illustrated by Mignola, colored Dave Stewartand represented by letters Clem Robbins. The book will be the first published in curious objectMignola’s new imprint at Dark Horse, will set the stage for Mignola and his frequent collaborators, renowned cartoonists, to create more weird, sinister and whimsical stories in the “Uncharted” universe. Ben Steinbeck.
