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RAGMOP #4 - Cover

Artist: Mike Mignola (All)

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Title:	RAGMOP #4 - Cover
Artist:	Mike Mignola (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	647
Likes on CAF:	13 14
Comments:	12
Added to Site:	6/10/2023
Comic Art Archive:	Ragmop Issue: 4 Page: cover View

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Back in the mid-1990's, one of the artists that I worked with in Animation, was my good friend: Rob Walton. Like many of us, he was a frustrated comic-book artist.. Once during a weekend baseball game, he mentioned he'd love to start self-publishing, but didn't have the fund$ to get started..
I told him I'd forward him an interest-free loan to get the ball rolling? I was as eager to see the finished product, as he was to start. Perhaps as a kind-of payback, he also gave me a lot of freelance work digitally coloring the covers to each of his RAGMOP comic-books!
At that time, Mignola's popularity was quickly picking up steam. And he had a standing agreement with other indie artists, at the time: "You do a Pinup of my character.. And in trade, I'll draw a Pinup of your character(s).."
Rob was smart enough to use the artwork as a cover, rather than publish it in the back of his book.. Because Mignola had riffed on Kubrick's 2001 and drawn tech gear in the spaceship reminiscent of Wally Wood.. He thought it'd be fun to create a kind-of "faux" EC WEIRD Science-Fantasy cover. And he gave me carte blanche to do so!
Looking at the finished cover, I can't recall how I put the color together? I was new to Photoshop, trying every little trick that I could.. I can recall heavily referencing Frazetta's pen-and-ink work, to get the Milky Way galaxy behind the Kubrick 2001 slab in the background, looking just right!
It was a very fun job. So having this Mignola rarity in my collection is something I'll always cherish.. Thanks for your generous gift, Rob!

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Rick W
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 6/10/2023

Many will share in the dinosaur's drool ;)

Rich Dannys
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 6/10/2023

Rick W wrote:

Many will share in the dinosaur's drool ;)

Haha Indeed, Rick!

Anthony F
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 6/10/2023

Very cool! I picked this up as a print (from Rob's table?) probably before your cover saw print? I love how you explain all influences Mike used, that my young mind missed!

Rich Dannys
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 6/10/2023

Anthony F wrote:

Very cool! I picked this up as a print (from Rob's table?) probably before your cover saw print? I love how you explain all�influences Mike used, that my young mind missed!�

Interesting that he sold them as prints? I did not know that. Rob loved that Mignola had paid such close attention to the RAGMOP storyline. I know he was especially fond of the Dr. Seuss -type character Mignola drew in the inset panel at the bottom..

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 6/11/2023

Dinos were pretty hot back in the mid 90's as well. Very cool he used the larger 90's DC board.

Rich Dannys
Member Since 2006

Posted on 6/11/2023

Marcus Wai wrote:

Dinos were pretty hot back�in the mid 90's as well.� Very cool he used the larger 90's DC board.��

The Dinos were fun characters. They run thru the entirety of the 10-issue RAGMOP saga! Rob made a point of saying: "Mignola drew them more solidly than I ever could!.." Mignola was only 2 years into drawing HELLBOY. But I guess he must've had a lot of DC bristol board still hanging around!..

ilia georgiev
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 6/11/2023

The black and white image is done so well. It really stands out when scrolling through the new art.

Rich Dannys
Member Since 2006

Posted on 6/11/2023

ilia georgiev wrote:

The black and white image is done so well.� �It really stands out when scrolling through the new art.

Yeah, the rim lighting Mignola indicated on the dinos really makes them pop off of the BG!

Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 6/11/2023

Congrats on an unexpected gift!

Paperchaser 1968
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 6/12/2023

...now that is something!!

F M
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 6/12/2023

Excellent prime Mignola and (such) a nice change from the Hellboy-verse.

Rich Dannys
Member Since 2006

Posted on 6/12/2023

F M wrote:

Excellent prime Mignola and (such) a nice change from the Hellboy-verse.

Yeah, I think Mignola was barely 2 years in on HELLBOY? He seemed a little more open to occasionally working on stuff outside his familiar milieu..

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