Mike Mignola Signed Firsts: A Reference

Mike Mignola (born 1960) is the artist and writer whose Hellboy series created one of the most visually distinctive and mythologically rich universes in American comics. Mignola’s dramatic chiaroscuro style — heavy blacks, architectural compositions, folkloric imagery — is instantly recognizable. The Hellboy universe encompasses Hellboy, B.P.R.D., Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapien, Witchfinder, and numerous spin-offs.

Key Titles

• Hellboy: Seed of Destruction (1994) — Dark Horse. First Hellboy miniseries. With John Byrne.
• Hellboy: Wake the Devil (1996–1997) — The first solo-written Hellboy story.
• Hellboy in Hell (2012–2016) — The final Hellboy story. Solo written and drawn.
• B.P.R.D. (2002–2019) — Co-written with John Arcudi.

Signed Copy Market Values

• Signed Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #1: $50–$150
• Signed collected volumes: $20–$50
• Signed Hellboy in Hell volumes: $25–$60
• Original sketches with signature: $100–$500+

Mignola frequently adds small Hellboy sketches when signing, making his signed copies uniquely desirable.