Mignola mid-90's Unpublished Hellboy cover
Artist: Mike Mignola (All)
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DescriptionFrom the 1995 San Diego Flailfest...Benny Gelillo, Bob Jewell and I are hanging around Scott Dunbier's booth when Scott walks up and says "I have some new Mignola art and you guys get first crack, but you have to decide if you want it without without seeing it." Okay, we say. We're in. More accurately, Bob and Benny are in, and I am practically slobbering. Scott holds up the first piece, its back towards us, and says "Hellboy cover prelim, $150." "I'll take it!" I say. (It's ends up being the prelim to DHP #91) Next is something my memory has lost to time, but I excitedly jump on it too, making Bob and Benny less than happy. Scott then holds up another piece "Hellboy card art, $75." "Mine" says Benny. A very nice 9x12 of HB with great detail. And then Scott says "Last one, and this is a good one. Hellboy unused cover, $500." "I'll take it!" I say, followed by "Can I trade my other two pieces back?" He lets me make the trade, Bob takes the cover prelim, and we were all good. Buying art with out seeing it. Those were the days. Social/Sharing |
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Felix Lu 
Member Since 2005
Posted on 3/9/2013
"Buying art without seeing it." Otherwise known as Artists' Alley. Very common to spend $500. Very uncommon to end up with a piece like this.
G. C.
Member Since 2006
Posted on 3/9/2013
Very cool Stuff from the 90's, i like the concept of the "blind buy", congrats Andy !!
bob fish
Member Since 2011
Posted on 3/9/2013
It must be a spécial moment when you saw it the first Time ?!? Congrats for this beauty !
TIM TOWNSEND
Member Since 2004
Posted on 3/9/2013
I remember flipping a coin with Scott for a Jim Lee X-Men promo piece back in the 90's. I won. Always loved dealing with Scott! :) Phenomenal cover, buddy!
Anthony F
Member Since 2004
Posted on 3/9/2013
Hah, love that story, the good old days! And great piece of artwork, man you lucked out!
John Cogan
Member Since 2004
Posted on 3/9/2013
Beautiful piece, I don't remember seeing this one before.
Scott Williams
Member Since 2004
Posted on 3/9/2013
No kidding? Buying a piece blind just based on the artist's name and rough description? That's a new one to me, but if it always worked out this well I can see it as a sound strategy! Very nice!
J. Hiroshi Morisaki
Member Since 2005
Posted on 3/12/2013
High-larious! What a great anecdote. And of course I love, love, LOVE vintage Hellboy.
J L
Member Since 2005
Posted on 3/14/2013
Wow....great cover and the story itself is priceless!!!! lol
Eric Callen
Member Since 2005
Posted on 1/9/2014
Great, great story. Thanx for sharing; both your art AND the stories!
Jason Lambert
Member Since 2004
Posted on 9/25/2014
Gorgeous! Something about Mignola's style just really captures the imagination.
Frederic Lorge
Member Since 2007
Posted on 6/11/2016
Nice story and a wonderful happy ending that still endures.
D J
Member Since 2014
Posted on 5/20/2021
Such a classic 90s Hellboy image. You ever ask Mike why it was never used?
Andy Robbins
Member Since 2003
1 - Posted on 5/21/2021
D J wrote:
Such a classic 90s Hellboy image. You ever ask Mike why it was never used?
No, I never did. I didn't know him well enough to ask when I first got it, and later, it would prob be too obscure a piece for him to remember. But you never know - sometimes those guys have amazing memories about their art
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