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Mike Mignola has been telling fantasy and horror stories in comics for more than 40 years now.
In 1993 he launched Hellboy, which quickly spawned an entire entire universe of supporting characters and comics.
His latest project, however, is something quite different though still unmistakably Mignola.
Bowling With Corpses and Other Strange Tales From Lands Unknown is a collection of short stories inspired by folklore.
What was it about that story that spoke to you and how did you make it your own?
It’s just everything I love about old folktales.
].Yeb is the protagonist in the opening story, and almost the key to the Lands Unknown universe.
What can you tell our readers about him and the world he inhabits?
The entire collection is very much just a teaser for the world.
Which of your tales from the new comic is your favorite, and why?
And I LOVE the whole underground world of the Kobolds and Oblins whatever the hell else is down there.
This comic is the start of the new shared Lands Unknown universe created with Ben Stenbeck.
What do you admire about Ben’s work?
Ben is great great artist, great imagination and enthusiasm.
He is fairly new to writing but clearly just needs a place to cut loose and run wild.
How does your collaboration on this project work?
When Ben jumps in he will be concentrating on a location that I’ve done almost nothing with.
There is a lot of world more than enough room for the two of us.
What is the core idea of the Lands Unknown universe?
What sort of stories will you be telling there?
Folklore and mythology is at the heart of so much of your work.
What is it about this sort of storytelling that still appeals to you?
A weird combination of horror and humor which is just my favorite sort of thing.
40 years of doing comics was preparation for creating this world.
Bowling With Corpses and Other Strange Tales From Lands Unknown is out now from Dark Horse Comics.
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