SKETCHBLOG: Doctor Strange
Happy Friday!
Neilalien is the Granddaddy of Comics Bloggers, and in a medium where it’s easy to burn hot, but briefly, Neilalien has been steadfastly keeping the comics flame alive on his blog for ten years. Neilalien.com bills itself as a “Doctor Strange Fansite,” but he also dedicates much of his time to following the comings and goings of the comic industry. Several months ago, I was surprised and honored to discover that Neilalien listed WORLD OF HURT as one of his ‘Recommended Webcomics,” and a link to my site is prominently displayed at the top of his homepage. So, knowing Neilalien’s penchant for Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme, I decided to dedicate this week’s sketchblog to Neilalien on the occasion of his tenth blogiversary.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
- JEP
Niiiiice work! I love how you actually made his face look like a real person, with some individuality, rather than a generic “handsome” face with a mustache added. You work on paper, right? Not digital?
Matt S.-
Thanks. I do work on paper. In this case smooth finish Bristol board, but sometimes for my strips, I will pencil on a large 11×17 sheet of paper with a custom template printed on it. Either way, I always ink on Vellum, not the original pencils. One year at HeroesCon, I saw that Tommy Lee Edwards inked on Vellum, and I knew it was the way to go for me, because it’s transluscent; you can ink on it as heavily as you want, because it doesn’t bleed through; and it preserves the original pencil, in case you really mess up.
- JEP
I don’t know who this guy is but I like the way he looks.
Kewl. Now I have the song “Abrakadabra” in my head. **sings “Abra..Abrakadabra. Goin to reach out and grab ya.” poorly**
Excelsior! Thanks!