I burned my own feet off, the blue fairy died because I was an asshole, and I’m starting to see a pattern to this. It’s that thing of having to make a million mistakes in order to go, ‘Oh, okay, now I get it. And there’s a charm to that, that wanting to not be a fuck-up. “He means well, but he fucks up endlessly. “He’s just basically stupid,” Mignola said. The lure of Pinocchio eventually proved too much and Mignola returned to the idea, drawn in by the creature’s simplicity. “I really think between this and Dracula, this is what’s formed whatever the hell it is I do, my sensibilities.” When first approached by Beehive Books to contribute to their collection of reworked literary classics, Mignola was hesitant, unsure of what he could bring to this translation, “I got spooked because it’s been so well-illustrated over the years.” “This is a book I’ve loved since I read it when I was a young teenager,” Mignola told Variety. But despite the wooden boy’s recent, Oscar-winning popularity, Pinocchio has always influenced Mignola’s oeuvre.
Teaming back up with award-winning colorist Dave Stewart, Mignola returned to his gothic roots for a reimagining of the centuries-old story that will be published by Beehive Books. A new, hot literary collab just dropped: Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and Lemony Snicket from “A Series of Unfortunate Events” fame are partnering up for an illustrated and annotated edition of Carlo Collodi’s classic novel “ Pinocchio.” Variety has the first look of the little wooden boy, reimagined by Mignola.
0 kommentar(er)
