1. Early life and background
Michael Mignola's personal history and early influences played a crucial role in shaping his artistic development and thematic interests.
1.1. Childhood and education
Born Michael Joseph Mignola on September 16, 1960, in Berkeley, California, Mignola developed an early fascination with ghosts and monsters. At the age of 13, reading Bram Stoker's Dracula sparked a deep interest in Victorian literature and folklore.
He began his artistic journey in 1980 by contributing illustrations to The Comic Reader, a fan-produced comic book magazine, with his first published piece appearing in issue #183 (a spot illustration of Red Sonja). His first published front cover art was for The Comic Reader #196 in November 1981. In 1982, Mignola graduated from the California College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Illustration. With aspirations to make a living drawing monsters, he moved to New York City, though he currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter as of 2014. Raised Catholic, Mignola has stated that while he finds religion fascinating, he does not consciously hold religious beliefs, which allows him creative freedom in depicting supernatural elements in his work.
2. Career
Michael Mignola's professional journey spans various comic book publishers, culminating in the creation and expansion of his signature universes, alongside contributions to other media.
2.1. Early career at Marvel and DC
Mignola began his professional career in 1982 as an inker at Marvel Comics, working on titles such as Daredevil and Power Man and Iron Fist. Finding limited success as an inker, he transitioned to penciling, where his work on titles like The Incredible Hulk, Alpha Flight, and the Rocket Raccoon limited series garnered positive attention.
In 1987, he also began working for DC Comics, drawing the Phantom Stranger and World of Krypton limited series. A significant collaboration occurred in 1988 with writer Jim Starlin on the four-issue DC Universe miniseries Cosmic Odyssey. Mignola also contributed cover art for several Batman stories, including "Batman: A Death in the Family" and "Dark Knight, Dark City". His cover for Batman #428, which depicted the second Robin (Jason Todd) seemingly dead, became a notable piece. Mignola later commented on the cover's enduring discussion, stating he drew it ahead of time without knowing the outcome of the telephone vote on Robin's fate, intending for it to show him "badly hurt" if he lived. He expressed surprise that it remained a topic of conversation years later. His visual depiction of the Joker on the cover of Batman #429, though adhering to the "Death in the Family" storyline, also anticipated his work in Gotham by Gaslight, rooting that Elseworlds incarnation of the Joker in Conrad Veidt's 1928 portrayal of Gwynplaine from The Man Who Laughs. The "Death in the Family" storyline, particularly Batman #429, later prompted debates regarding Islamophobia in its plot and interior art, though Mignola's direct intentions for his cover art in this context were not explicitly addressed by him.
Through the early 1990s, Mignola continued to work on covers and backup features for various DC and Marvel Comics. He collaborated twice with writer Howard Chaykin, producing the four-issue Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser limited series for Epic Comics (1990-1991) and the Ironwolf: Fires of the Revolution graphic novel (1992).
2.3. The Outerverse works
Beyond the Hellboy universe, Mignola has co-created "The Outerverse," a distinct shared universe primarily with Christopher Golden.
- Baltimore originated as a 2007 illustrated novel, Baltimore, or The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire, before continuing as a comic book series.
- Joe Golem also began as an illustrated prose novel, Joe Golem and the Drowning City (2012), and later evolved into a comic book series, Joe Golem: Occult Detective. Both Baltimore and Joe Golem exist within "The Outerverse."
3. Art Style
Michael Mignola's distinctive visual style is a cornerstone of his work, deeply influencing the mood and themes of his stories. His artistic preferences, rooted in a childhood fascination with the supernatural and mystical, led to the development of a style characterized by strong contrasts and heavy use of shadows. By the late 1980s, Mignola had established his current aesthetic, which he then tailored to create Hellboy, a character and world perfectly suited to his visual approach.
Alan Moore famously described Mignola's style as "German expressionism meets Jack Kirby". Other critics have likened his work to an amalgamation of Hal Foster and Alex Toth, or more broadly, a fusion of Jack Kirby and Alex Toth. Mignola himself has explained that his emphasis on strong contrast and the omission of unnecessary details aims for immediate visual clarity. He has also humorously noted his preference for drawing holsters over guns.
4. Film and Television
Mignola's comic book creations have been adapted into various film and television projects, and he has contributed his artistic talents to other media as well.
He worked as an illustrator for Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 film Bram Stoker's Dracula, and also wrote the official comic book adaptation of the movie. Mignola was the production designer for the Disney feature film Atlantis: The Lost Empire in 2001 and served as a concept artist for 2002's Blade II and Pixar's Brave, for which he created architectural concepts.
In 1991, Mignola was hired by Bruce Timm to provide character designs for Batman: The Animated Series, with his redesign of Mr. Freeze being adopted for the show. Additionally, Mignola's design of the 1880s Batman costume from his comic Batman: Gotham by Gaslight later appeared in the animated series Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
The Hellboy series saw its first live-action feature film adaptation in 2004, directed by Guillermo del Toro, with Mignola closely involved in its production. A sequel was released in 2008. Hellboy was also adapted into two direct-to-video animated films: Sword of Storms in 2006 and Blood and Iron in 2007. Mignola worked on the script for the R-rated Hellboy reboot film (2019), directed by Neil Marshall and starring David Harbour as Hellboy. He also co-wrote the screenplay for a 2024 reboot film titled Hellboy: The Crooked Man alongside Christopher Golden.
Mignola's short story The Amazing Screw-On Head debuted as an animated pilot in 2006 on the Sci-Fi Channel, featuring the voices of Paul Giamatti and David Hyde Pierce. In 2022, Mignola's career and the creation of the Hellboy series were highlighted in the documentary Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters, directed by Kevin Konrad Hanna and Jim Demonakos. The film includes interviews with prominent industry figures like Guillermo del Toro and Neil Gaiman, offering a comprehensive portrayal of Mignola's impact on the worlds of comics and film.
5. Personal Life
As of 2014, Michael Mignola resides in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter. Despite being raised Catholic, Mignola has stated that he does not hold strong religious beliefs. He finds religion fascinating and incorporates its themes into his work without feeling constrained by reverence. He has described the Hell depicted in his comics as a "pile, this jumble of old buildings," a world he created that is "entirely made out of everything I want to draw," rather than a strict Miltonian interpretation.
6. Awards
Michael Mignola has received numerous Awards and honors throughout his distinguished career, recognizing his significant contributions to the comic book medium.
- 1995:
- Won "Best Writer/Artist" Eisner Award, for ''Hellboy: Seed of Destruction''
- Won "Best Graphic Album: Reprint" Eisner Award, for ''Hellboy: Seed of Destruction''
- Won "Best Artist" Harvey Awards
- Won "Best Achievement by an Inker" Don Thompson Award
- 1996:
- Won "Best Artist" Harvey Awards
- Won "Best Graphic Album of Previously Released Material" Harvey Awards, for ''Hellboy: The Wolves of Saint August''
- 1997:
- Won "Best Writer/Artist" Eisner Award, for ''Hellboy: Wake the Devil''
- 1998:
- Won "Best Writer/Artist" Eisner Award, for ''Hellboy: Almost Colossus'', ''Hellboy Christmas Special'' and ''Hellboy Jr. Halloween Special''
- 2000:
- Won "Best Artist" Harvey Award, for ''Hellboy: Box Full of Evil''
- 2002:
- Won "Best Finite Series/Limited Series" Eisner Award, for ''Hellboy: Conqueror Worm''
- 2003:
- Won "Best Humor Publication" Eisner Award, for ''The Amazing Screw-On Head''
- Won "Best Short Story" Eisner Award, for "The Magician and the Snake"
- 2004:
- Won "Favourite Comics Writer/Artist" Eagle Award
- Won "Best Comics-Related Book" Eisner Award, for ''The Art of Hellboy''
- Received "Inkpot Award"
- 2006:
- Won "Favourite Comics Writer/Artist" Eagle Award
- 2007:
- Won "Roll of Honour" Eagle Award
- Won "Favourite Colour Comicbook - American" Eagle Award, for ''Hellboy: Darkness Calls''
- 2008:
- Won "Best Cover Artist" Harvey Awards
- Won "Award for Favourite Colour Comicbook - American" Eagle Award
- Won "Roll of Honor" Eagle Awards
- Won "Best Horror Comic Book" Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards, for ''Hellboy: In the Chapel of Moloch''
- 2009:
- Won "Best Finite Series/Limited Series" Eisner Award, for ''Hellboy: The Crooked Man''
- Won "Best Graphic Album: Reprint" Eisner Award, for ''Hellboy Library Edition, vols. 1 and 2''
- Won "Best Publication Design" Eisner Award, for ''Hellboy Library Edition, vols. 1 and 2''
- Won "All-in-One Award" Inkwell Awards
- 2010:
- Won "Best Cover Artist" Harvey Awards, for ''Hellboy: Bride of Hell''
- 2011:
- Won "Favorite Writer/Artist" Eagle Award
- Won "Favorite Artist:Inks" Eagle Award
- Won "Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)" Eisner Award, for ''Hellboy: Double Feature of Evil''
- 2019:
- Inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame
7. Bibliography
Michael Mignola's extensive body of work includes contributions to various comic book publishers, his creator-owned universes, and ventures into prose storytelling.
7.1. Comics
- ''Rocket Raccoon'' (artist, script by Bill Mantlo, inks by Al Gordon, four-issue limited-series, Marvel Comics, 1985)
- ''Amazing High Adventure'' No. 3 - Short Story "Monkey See, Monkey Die" (script by Steve Englehart, anthology series, Marvel Comics, October 1986)
- ''The Chronicles of Corum'' No. 1-6, 9, 11-12 (artist, with Mike Baron and Mark Shainblum, First Comics, 1987)
- ''Phantom Stranger'' (artist, script by Paul Kupperberg, inks by P. Craig Russell, four-issue limited series, DC Comics, 1987-1988)
- ''World of Krypton'' (artist, script by John Byrne, inks by Rick Bryant, four-issue limited series, DC Comics, 1987-1988)
- ''Cosmic Odyssey'' (artist, with writer Jim Starlin and inker Carlos Garzon, DC Comics, 1988)
- ''Doctor Strange/Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment'' (writer Roger Stern, art also by Mark Badger, Marvel Comics, 1989)
- ''Batman'':
- ''Gotham by Gaslight'' (pencils, with writer Brian Augustyn, and with inks by P. Craig Russell, DC Comics Elseworlds, 1989)
- ''Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' No. 54: "Sanctum" (pencils and story, with writer Dan Raspler, with letterer Willie Schubert, and with coloring by Mark Chiarello, single issue, DC, 1993)
- ''Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham'' (writer, three-issue mini-series, DC Comics Elseworlds, 2000)
- ''Wolverine: The Jungle Adventure'' (artist, with writer Walt Simonson and inker Bob Wiacek, single issue prestige format paperback, Marvel Comics, 1990)
- ''Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser'' (artist, with writer Howard Chaykin and inker Al Williamson, four-issue limited series, Epic Comics, 1990-1991, re-issued in 2024)
- ''Ted McKeever's Metropol'' No. 9-11 (artist, with Ted McKeever "The Resurrection of Eddy Current", three-part mini-series, Epic Comics, 1991)
- ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'': official movie adaptation (artist, with writer Roy Thomas and inker John Nyberg, four-issue mini-series Topps Comics, 1992)
- ''Ironwolf: Fires of the Revolution'' (art, with writers Howard Chaykin and John Francis Moore, and artist P. Craig Russell, DC Comics, 1992)
- ''Ray Bradbury Comics'' No. 4 - Short Story "The City" (with letterer Willie Schubert, anthology series, Topps Comics, 1993)
- ''ZombieWorld: Champion of the Worms'' (writer, with art by Pat McEown, three-issue mini-series, Dark Horse, 1997)
- ''Jenny Finn: Doom Messiah'' (script, with art by Troy Nixey and Farel Dalrymple, Oni Press, 1999, Boom! Studios, June 2008)
- ''The Amazing Screw-on Head and Other Curious Objects'' (Dark Horse, 2010) collecting:
- ''The Amazing Screw-On Head'' (one shot comic book, 2002)
- ''The Magician and the Snake'' (with Katie Mignola, published in ''Happy Endings'' anthology, 2002)
- ''Abu Gung and the Beanstalk'' (originally drawn 1998, redrawn and expanded for this collection)
- ''The Witch and Her Soul'' (drawn for this collection)
- ''The Prisoner of Mars'' (drawn for this collection)
- ''In the Chapel of Curious Objects'' (drawn for this collection)
- ''Baltimore'' (Dark Horse):
- ''The Plague Ships'' (with Christopher Golden and Ben Stenbeck, 2010)
- ''A Passing Stranger'' (with Christopher Golden and Ben Stenbeck for Free Comic Book Day, 2011)
- ''The Curse Bells'' (with Christopher Golden and Ben Stenbeck, 2011)
- ''Dr. Leskovar's Remedy'' (with Christopher Golden and Ben Stenbeck, 2012)
- ''The Play'' (with Christopher Golden and Ben Stenbeck, 2012)
- ''The Widow and the Tank'' (with Christopher Golden and Ben Stenbeck, 2013)
- ''The Inquisitor'' (with Christopher Golden and Ben Stenbeck, 2013)
- ''The Infernal Train'' (with Christopher Golden and Ben Stenbeck, 2013)
- ''Chapel of Bones'' (with Christopher Golden and Ben Stenbeck, 2014)
- ''The Witch of Harju'' (with Christopher Golden and Peter Bergting, 2014)
- ''The Wolf and the Apostle'' (with Christopher Golden and Ben Stenbeck, 2014)
- ''The Cult of the Red King'' (with Christopher Golden and Peter Bergting, 2015)
- ''Empty Graves'' (with Christopher Golden and Peter Bergting, 2016)
- ''The Red Kingdom'' (with Christopher Golden and Peter Bergting, 2017)
- ''Joe Golem: Occult Detective'' (Dark Horse):
- ''The Rat Catcher'' (with Christopher Golden and Patric Reynolds, 2015)
- ''The Sunken Dead'' (with Christopher Golden and Patric Reynolds, 2016)
- ''The Outer Dark'' (with Christopher Golden and Patric Reynolds, 2017)
- ''Flesh and Blood'' (with Christopher Golden and Patric Reynolds, 2017)
- ''The Drowning City'' (with Christopher Golden and Peter Bergting, 2018)
- ''Mr. Higgins Comes Home'' (with Warwick Johnson-Cadwell, Dark Horse, 2017)
- ''Our Encounters with Evil & Other Stories Library Edition'' (with Warwick Johnson-Cadwell, Dark Horse, 2023)
- ''Bowling with Corpses & Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown'' (Dark Horse, 2025)
7.1.1. Hellboy Universe (Dark Horse)
- ''Hellboy''
- ''Seed of Destruction'' (with John Byrne, 1994)
- ''The Wolves of Saint August'' (1994)
- ''The Corpse'' (1995)
- ''The Chained Coffin'' (1995)
- ''The Iron Shoes'' (1996)
- ''Wake the Devil'' (1996)
- ''Almost Colossus'' (1997)
- ''A Christmas Underground'' (1997)
- ''Heads'' (1998)
- ''The Baba Yaga'' (1998)
- ''The Right Hand of Doom'' (1998)
- ''The Vârcolac'' (1999)
- ''Goodbye Mr. Tod'' (1999)
- ''Pancakes'' (1999)
- ''Box Full of Evil'' (1999)
- ''The Nature of the Beast'' (2000)
- ''King Vold'' (2000)
- ''Conqueror Worm'' (2001)
- ''The Third Wish'' (2002)
- ''Dr. Carp's Experiment'' (2003)
- ''The Penanggalan'' (2004)
- ''The Troll-Witch'' (2004)
- ''The Ghoul'' (2005)
- ''The Island'' (2005)
- ''Makoma'' (with Richard Corben, 2006)
- ''The Hydra and the Lion'' (2006)
- ''They That Go Down to the Sea in Ships'' (with Joshua Dysart and Jason Shawn Alexander, 2007)
- ''Darkness Calls'' (with Duncan Fegredo, 2007)
- ''The Vampire of Prague'' (with P. Craig Russell, 2007)
- ''The Mole'' (with Duncan Fegredo, 2008)
- ''The Crooked Man'' (with Richard Corben, 2008)
- ''In the Chapel of Moloch'' (2008)
- ''The Wild Hunt'' (with Duncan Fegredo, 2008)
- ''The Bride of Hell'' (with Richard Corben, 2009)
- ''Hellboy in Mexico'' (with Richard Corben, 2010)
- ''The Storm'' (with Duncan Fegredo, 2010)
- ''The Whittier Legacy'' (2010)
- ''Double Feature of Evil'' (with Richard Corben, 2010)
- ''The Sleeping and the Dead'' (with Scott Hampton, 2010)
- ''Buster Oakley Gets His Wish'' (with Kevin Nowlan, 2011)
- ''Being Human'' (with Richard Corben, 2011, collected in ''B.P.R.D.: Being Human'')
- ''The Fury'' (with Duncan Fegredo, 2011)
- ''House of the Living Dead'' (with Richard Corben, 2011)
- ''Hellboy versus the Aztec Mummy'' (2011)
- ''The Midnight Circus'' (with Duncan Fegredo, 2013)
- ''Hellboy Gets Married'' (with Mick McMahon, 2013)
- ''The Coffin Man'' (with Fábio Moon, 2014)
- ''The Coffin Man 2: The Rematch'' (with Gabriel Bá, 2015)
- ''Into the Silent Sea'' (with Gary Gianni, 2017)
- ''Krampusnacht'' (with Adam Hughes, 2018)
- ''Hellboy in Hell'':
- ''The Descent'' (2012)
- ''The Three Gold Whips'' (2013)
- ''The Death Card'' (2014)
- ''The Hounds of Pluto'' (2015)
- ''The Exorcist of Vorsk'' (with Todd Mignola, 2015)
- ''The Spanish Bride'' (2016)
- ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'' (2016)
- ''Hellboy and B.P.R.D.'':
- ''1952'' (with John Arcudi and Alex Maleev, 2014)
- ''1953'':
- ''The Phantom Hand'' (with Ben Stenbeck, 2015)
- ''The Kelpie'' (with Ben Stenbeck, 2015)
- ''The Witch Tree'' (with Ben Stenbeck, 2015)
- ''Rawhead and Bloody Bones'' (with Ben Stenbeck, 2015)
- ''Wandering Souls'' (with Chris Roberson and Michael Walsh, 2016)
- ''Beyond the Fences'' (with Chris Roberson, and Paolo and Joe Rivera, 2016)
- ''1954'':
- ''The Mirror'' (with Richard Corben, 2016)
- ''Black Sun'' (with Chris Roberson and Stephen Green, 2016)
- ''Unreasoning Beast'' (with Chris Roberson and Patric Reynolds, 2016)
- ''Ghost Moon'' (with Chris Roberson and Brian Churilla, 2017)
- ''1955'':
- ''Secret Nature'' (with Chris Roberson and Shawn Martinbrough, 2017)
- ''Occult Intelligence'' (with Chris Roberson and Brian Churilla, 2017)
- ''Burning Season'' (with Chris Roberson, and Paolo and Joe Rivera, 2018)
- ''B.P.R.D.'':
- ''Hollow Earth'' (with Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski, Ryan Sook and Curtis Arnold, 2002)
- ''The Soul of Venice'' (with Miles Gunther and Michael Avon Oeming, 2003)
- ''Born Again'' (with John Arcudi and Guy Davis, 2004)
- ''Plague of Frogs'' (with Guy Davis, 2004)
- ''Another Day at the Office'' (with Cameron Stewart, 2004)
- ''The Dead'' (with John Arcudi and Guy Davis, 2004)
- ''The Black Flame'' (with John Arcudi and Guy Davis, 2005)
- ''The Universal Machine'' (with John Arcudi and Guy Davis, 2006)
- ''Garden of Souls'' (with John Arcudi and Guy Davis, 2007)
- ''Killing Ground'' (with John Arcudi and Guy Davis, 2007)
- ''1946'' (with Joshua Dysart and Paul Azaceta, 2008)
- ''Revival'' (with John Arcudi and Guy Davis, 2008)
- ''Bishop Olek's Devil'' (with Joshua Dysart and Paul Azaceta, 2008)
- ''Out of Reach'' (with John Arcudi and Guy Davis, 2008)
- ''War on Frogs'' No. 1 (with John Arcudi, Herb Trimpe and Guy Davis, 2008)
- ''The Ectoplasmic Man'' (with John Arcudi and Ben Stenbeck, 2008)
- ''The Warning'' (with John Arcudi and Guy Davis, 2008)
- ''War on Frogs'' No. 2 (with John Arcudi and John Severin, 2008)
- ''The Black Goddess'' (with John Arcudi and Guy Davis, 2009)
- ''And What Shall I Find There?'' (with Joshua Dysart and Patric Reynolds, 2009)
- ''War on Frogs'' No. 3 (with John Arcudi and Karl Moline, 2009)
- ''1947'' (with Joshua Dysart, Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon, 2009)
- ''War on Frogs'' No. 4 (with John Arcudi and Peter Snejbjerg, 2009)
- ''King of Fear'' (with John Arcudi and Guy Davis, 2010)
- ''The Dead Remembered'' (with Scott Allie, Karl Moline and Andy Owens, 2011)
- ''Casualties'' (with John Arcudi and Guy Davis, 2011)
- ''1948'' (with John Arcudi and Max Fiumara, 2012)
- ''Vampire'' (with Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon, 2013)
- ''B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth'':
- ''New World'' (with John Arcudi and Guy Davis, 2010)
- ''Gods'' (with John Arcudi and Guy Davis, 2011)
- ''Seattle'' (with John Arcudi and Guy Davis, 2011)
- ''Monsters'' (with John Arcudi and Tyler Crook, 2011)
- ''Russia'' (with John Arcudi and Tyler Crook, 2011)
- ''An Unmarked Grave'' (with John Arcudi and Duncan Fegredo, 2012)
- ''The Long Death'' (with John Arcudi and James Harren, 2012)
- ''The Pickens County Horror'' (with Scott Allie and Jason Latour, 2012)
- ''The Devil's Engine'' (with John Arcudi and Tyler Crook, 2012)
- ''The Transformation of J.H. O'Donnell'' (with Scott Allie and Max Fiumara, 2012)
- ''Exorcism'' (with Cameron Stewart, 2012)
- ''The Return of the Master'' (with John Arcudi and Tyler Crook, 2012)
- ''The Abyss of Time'' (with Scott Allie and James Harren, 2013)
- ''A Cold Day in Hell'' (with John Arcudi and Peter Snejbjerg, 2013)
- ''Wasteland'' (with John Arcudi and Laurence Campbell, 2013)
- ''Lake of Fire'' (with John Arcudi and Tyler Crook, 2013)
- ''Reign of the Black Flame'' (with John Arcudi and James Harren, 2014)
- ''The Devil's Wings'' (with John Arcudi and Laurence Campbell, 2014)
- ''The Broken Equation'' (with John Arcudi and Joe Querio, 2014)
- ''Grind'' (with John Arcudi and Tyler Crook, 2014)
- ''Flesh and Stone'' (with John Arcudi and James Harren, 2014)
- ''Nowhere, Nothing, Never'' (with John Arcudi and Peter Snejbjerg, 2015)
- ''Modern Prometheus'' (with John Arcudi and Julián Totino Tedesco, 2015)
- ''End of Days'' (with John Arcudi and Laurence Campbell, 2015)
- ''The Exorcist'' (with Camerson Stewart, Chris Roberson, and Mike Norton, 2016)
- ''Cometh the Hour'' (with John Arcudi and Laurence Campbell, 2016)
- ''B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know'':
- ''Messiah'' (with Scott Allie and Laurence Campbell, 2017)
- ''Pandemonium'' (with Scott Allie, Sebastián Fiumara, and Laurence Campbell, 2018)
- ''Lobster Johnson'':
- ''The Iron Prometheus'' (with Jason Armstrong, 2007)
- ''The Burning Hand'' (with John Arcudi and Tonči Zonjić, 2012)
- ''Tony Masso's Finest Hour'' (with John Arcudi and Joe Querio, 2012)
- ''The Prayer of Neferu'' (with John Arcudi and Wilfredo Torres, 2012)
- ''Caput Mortuum'' (with John Arcudi and Tonči Zonjić, 2012)
- ''Satan Smells a Rat'' (with John Arcudi and Kevin Nowlan, 2013)
- ''A Scent of a Lotus'' (with John Arcudi and Sebastián Fiumara, 2013)
- ''Get the Lobster'' (with John Arcudi and Tonči Zonjić, 2014)
- ''A Chain Forged in Life'' (with John Arcudi, Troy Nixey, and Kevin Nowlan, 2015)
- ''The Glass Mantis'' (with John Arcudi and Toni Fejzula, 2015)
- ''The Forgotten Man'' (with John Arcudi and Peter Snejbjerg, 2016)
- ''Metal Monsters of Midtown'' (with John Arcudi and Tonči Zonjić, 2016)
- ''Garden of Bones'' (with John Arcudi and Stephen Green, 2017)
- ''The Pirate's Ghost'' (with John Arcudi and Tonči Zonjić, 2017)
- ''Mangekyō'' (with John Arcudi and Ben Stenbeck, 2017)
- ''Abe Sapien'':
- ''The Drowning'' (with Jason Shawn Alexander, 2008)
- ''The Haunted Boy'' (with John Arcudi and Patric Reynolds, 2009)
- ''The Abyssal Plain'' (with John Arcudi and Peter Snejbjerg, 2010)
- ''The Devil Does Not Jest'' (with John Arcudi and James Harren, 2011)
- ''Dark and Terrible'' (with Scott Allie and Sebastián Fiumara, 2013)
- ''The New Race of Man'' (with John Arcudi and Max Fiumara, 2013)
- ''The Shape of Things to Come'' (with Scott Allie and Sebastián Fiumara, 2013)
- ''The Land of the Dead'' (with Scott Allie and Michael Avon Oeming, 2013)
- ''To the Last Man'' (with Scott Allie and Max Fiumara, 2014)
- ''The Garden (I)'' (with Scott Allie and Max Fiumara, 2014)
- ''The Healer'' (with Scott Allie and Sebastián Fiumara, 2014)
- ''Visions, Dreams, and Fishin''' (with Scott Allie and Max Fiumara, 2014)
- ''Lost Lives'' (with Scott Allie and Juan Ferreyra, 2014)
- ''Sacred Places'' (with Scott Allie and Sebastián Fiumara, 2014)
- ''A Darkness so Great'' (with Scott Allie, and Max and Sebastián Fiumara, 2014)
- ''Subconscious'' (with John Arcdui and Mark Nelson, 2015)
- ''The Ogopogo'' (with Scott Allie and Kevin Nowlan, 2015)
- ''The Shadow Over Suwanee'' (with Scott Allie, Sebastián and Max Fiumara, and Tyler Crook 2015)
- ''Icthyo Sapien'' (with Scott Allie and Alise Gluškova, 2015)
- ''The Garden (II)'' (with Scott Allie and Max Fiumara, 2015)
- ''Witchcraft & Demonology'' (with Scott Allie and Santiago Caruso, 2016)
- ''The Black School'' (with Scott Allie and Sebastián Fiumara, 2016)
- ''Regressions'' (with Scott Allie and Max Fiumara, 2016)
- ''Dark and Terrible Deep'' (with Scott Allie and Sebastián Fiumara, 2016)
- ''The Garden (III)'' (with Scott Allie and Max Fiumara, 2016)
- ''The Desolate Shore'' (with Scott Allie and Sebastián Fiumara, 2016)
- ''Sir Edward Grey, Witchfinder'':
- ''Murderous Intent'' (with Ben Stenbeck in ''Dark Horse Presents'' No. 16, November 2008)
- ''In the Service of Angels'' (with Ben Stenbeck, 2009)
- ''Lost and Gone Forever'' (with John Arcudi and John Severin, 2011)
- ''Beware the Ape'' (with Ben Stenbeck, 2014)
- ''City of the Dead'' (with Chris Roberson and Ben Stenbeck, 2016)
- ''The Gates of Heaven'' (with Chris Roberson and D'Israeli, 2018)
- ''The Serpent in the Garden: Ed Grey and the Last Battle for England (with Ben Stenbeck, Dark Horse, 2024)
- ''How Koshchei Became Deathless'' (with Guy Davis, 2009)
- ''Baba Yaga's Feast'' (with Guy Davis, 2009)
- ''Sledgehammer 44'':
- ''Sledgehammer 44'' (with John Arcudi and Jason Latour, 2013)
- ''Lightning War'' (with John Arcudi and Laurence Campbell, 2013)
- ''Frankenstein Underground'' (with Ben Stenbeck, 2015)
- ''Broken Vessels'' (with Scott Allie and Tim Sale, 2016)
- ''Rise of the Black Flame'' (with Chris Roberson and Christopher Mitten, 2016)
- ''The Great Blizzard'' (with Chris Roberson and Christopher Mitten, 2017)
- ''God Rest Ye Merry'' (with Chris Roberson and Paul Grist, 2017)
- ''The Last Witch of Fairfield'' (with Scott Allie and Sebastián Fiumara, 2017)
- ''The Visitor: How & Why He Stayed'' (with Chris Roberson and Paul Grist, 2017)
- ''Rasputin: The Voice of the Dragon'' (with Chris Roberson and Christopher Mitten, 2017)
- ''Koshchei the Deathless'' (with Ben Stenbeck, 2018)
- ''Frankenstein: New World'' (with Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski, and Peter Bergting, Dark Horse, 2022)
- ''Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea'' (with Jesse Lonergan and Clem Robins, 2024)
- ''Frankenstein: New World--The Sea of Forever'' (with Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski, and Peter Bergting, Dark Horse, 2025)
7.2. Novels
Mignola has co-authored several novels, primarily with Christopher Golden, often featuring his illustrations.
- ''Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire'', with Christopher Golden, 2007
- ''Nesting'', with Christopher Golden, 2010
- ''Joe Golem and the Drowning City'', with Christopher Golden, 2012
- ''Father Gaetano's Puppet Catechism'', with Christopher Golden, 2012
- ''Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal'', with Thomas E. Sniegoski, 2017
7.3. Covers
Mignola has an extensive portfolio as a cover artist for a wide range of comic book titles across different publishers and genres.
- ''Action Comics'' No. 614 (DC)
- ''Action Comics Annual'' No. 6 (DC)
- ''Adventures of Superman Annual'' No. 6 (DC)
- ''Aliens versus Predator'' No. 0 (Dark Horse)
- ''Aliens versus Predator: Fire and Stone'' No. 1 (Dark Horse)
- ''Alpha Flight'' No. 29-34, 36, 39 (Marvel)
- ''The American: Lost In America'' No. 3 (Dark Horse)
- ''Amazing Heroes'' No. 76 (Fantagraphics Books)
- ''Angel'' No. 12 (Dark Horse)
- ''Aquaman'' vol. 3 No. 6 (DC)
- ''Batgirl Special'' No. 1 (DC)
- ''Batman'' No. 426-429 (DC)
- ''Batman Annual'' No. 18 (DC)
- ''Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' No. 62, Annual 1 (DC)
- ''Batman/Judge Dredd: Vendetta In Gotham'' No. 1 (DC)
- ''Bitter Root'' No. 1 (Image)
- ''Blue Beetle'' No. 19 (DC)
- ''Captain America Annual'' No. 10 (Marvel)
- ''Cheval Noir'' No. 12 (Dark Horse)
- ''Conan'' No. 29-31 (Dark Horse)
- ''Conan the Barbarian'' No. 236-237 (Marvel)
- ''The Creep'' No. 1 (Dark Horse)
- ''Critical Mass'' No. 1 (Epic)
- ''Daredevil Annual'' 1991 (Marvel)
- ''Dark Horse Presents'' No. 88-91, 107, 142, 151 (Dark Horse)
- ''Dark Horse Comics'' No. 2 (Dark Horse)
- ''Dark Horse 20 Years'' (Dark Horse)
- ''Deadman'' No. 3-5 (DC)
- ''Death Jr.'' (Image)
- ''Death of Lady Vampire'' No. 1 (Black Out)
- ''Detective Comics'' No. 583 (February 1988) (DC)
- ''Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire'' (Dark Horse)
- ''Disney Pixar The Incredibles'' No. 1 (Boom)
- ''Doctor Strange'' No. 75 (Marvel)
- ''Doctor Tomorrow'' No. 1 (Valiant)
- ''Doom Force'' No. 1 (inks) (DC)
- ''Drawing On Your Nightmares Halloween Special'' RRP Variant Edition (Dark Horse)
- ''Dylan Dog'' No. 1-6 and special number "Zed" (Dark Horse)
- ''Fallen Angels'' No. 6 (Marvel)
- ''Fantastic Four Ashcan'' (Marvel)
- ''Frankenstein Dracula War'' No. 1-3 (Topps)
- ''Freaks' Amour'' No. 3 (Dark Horse)
- ''Gutt Ghost'' No. 1 (Scout)
- ''The Incredible Hulk'' No. 302, 304-309 (covers), 311-313 (covers and interiors) (Marvel)
- ''Justice League Quarterly'' No. 14 (DC)
- ''Kabuki: The Alcemy'' No. 6 (Icon)
- ''Kickers, Inc.'' No. 9, 12 (Marvel)
- ''Lobo: Unamerican Gladiators'' No. 1-4 (DC)
- ''The Machine'' No. 2 (Dark Horse)
- ''The Man with the Screaming Brain'' No. 4 (Dark Horse)
- ''The Marquis: Danse Macabre'' No. 2 (Oni)
- ''Marvel Comics Presents'' No. 20 (Marvel)
- ''Marvel Fanfare'' No. 43 (Marvel)
- ''Marvel Team-Up'' No. 141 (inks) (Marvel)
- ''Michael Chabon Presents The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist'' No. 3 (Dark Horse)
- ''Michael Moorcock's Corum: The Bull and the Spear'' No. 1 (First)
- ''The Mighty Thor'' No. 26 (Marvel)
- ''The New Defenders'' No. 139, 141, 142 (inks) (Marvel)
- ''New Mutants'' No. 54, ''Annual'' No. 7 (Marvel)
- ''New Warriors Annual'' No. 1 (inks) (Marvel)
- ''Nexus'' No. 28 (First)
- ''Out of the Vortex'' No. 2 (Dark Horse)
- ''Paper Museum'' No. 1 (Jungle Boy)
- ''Power Pack'' No. 20 (Marvel)
- ''Punisher'' No. 6 (Marvel)
- ''Quasar'' No. 15 (Marvel)
- ''Ragmop'' No. 4 (Planet Lucy)
- ''Ragnarok'' No. 8 (IDW)
- ''Randy Bowen's Decapitator'' No. 4 (Dark Horse)
- ''Rook'' No. 1-2 (Harris)
- ''Rumble'' Vol. 2 No. 1 (Dark Horse)
- ''The Sandman: The Dream Hunters'' No. 2 (DC)
- ''Sea of Stars'' No. 1 (Image)
- ''Secret Origins'' No. 41 (DC)
- ''The Shadow Strikes!'' No. 31 (DC)
- ''Shaolin Cowboy'' No. 2 (Burlyman)
- ''Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil'' No. 1 (Dark Horse)
- ''Ship of Fools'' No. 1 (Caliber)
- ''Showcase '94'' No. 3 (DC)
- ''Silver Surfer'' Vol. 3 No. 14 (Marvel)
- ''Snake Moon'' A Novel (Night Shade Books)
- ''Solar Man Of The Atom'' No. 24 (Valiant)
- ''Solomon Kane: Castle of the Devil''
- ''Spawn'' No. 100 (Image)
- ''Spectre'' No. 7-9 (DC)
- ''Starman'' No. 42-45 (DC)
- ''Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Annual-Jaxxon 2023''
- ''Strange Tales'' Vol. 2 No. 19 (Marvel)
- ''Strikeforce: Morituri'' No. 21 (Marvel)
- ''Superman Annual'' No. 6 (DC)
- ''Superman: The Man of Steel Annual'' No. 3 (DC)
- ''Tales of the Unexpected'' No. 1 (DC)
- ''Trickster'' (Global & Trickster)
- ''Uncanny X-Men'' Annual No. 15 (Marvel)
- ''Whiteout'' No. 2 (Oni)
- ''Will to Power'' No. 10-12 (Dark Horse)
- ''Wolverine'' No. 28 (inks) (Marvel)
- ''X-Factor'' No. 55, 70, Annual 6 (Marvel)
- ''X-Men Classic'' No. 57-70 (Marvel)
- ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' No. 1 (Dark Horse)
- ''Zorro'' No. 6 (Topps)
7.4. Media covers
- ''Cronos'' Criterion Collection Cover