![]() ![]() “One of the great things about Ben is the absolute commitment to the world he’s drawing, the detail he brings out, how well thought out it all is, never faked, never guessed at-or never appearing to be guesswork, even if it is. ![]() One of the fun things with the Mignolaverse is seeing these amazing artists draw things (only another artist has done before), so in the first pages you see Ben revisiting some characters only Guy Davis had ever drawn, before returning to the titular character, designed through an odd collaboration between Mignola and (Richard) Corben. “So after many years on Baltimore, it’s nice to have him back in the Mignolaverse. Meaning we don’t let him get away for a minute. That led to Witchfinder, the first time he actually worked with Mike, and Mike’s felt a strong commitment to Ben ever since. Matt had advocated for Ben in the first place, Ben’s first big fan at Dark Horse. It was actually my assistant, Matt Dryer, who a few years later hired Ben for his first Hellboy-related job, on one of the books spun off the animated series. ![]() “The first thing I did with Ben was a Dracula story set in the Buffy comics, so this opening scene brings back some oddball memories. ![]()
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