#inks
Challengers of the Unknown #82 (Aug-Sept 1977). Cover pencils by Michael Netzer and inks by Joe Rubinstein
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October 29, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Day 28 of #OC-Tober: Mock Merch!

Decided on a sticker design, rather than something more extravagant, as I could actually sell some eventually. This will probably have to get digitized unless people like the trad design enough.

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October 29, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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Day 28: Addams or Munsters
October 29, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Inks done -- finished pinup is getting posted tomorrow! 🕸️

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October 29, 2026 at 12:51 AM
current status: trying very hard to motivate myself to do art studies. I haven't done heavy spot black work for a while now so my white/black balance on inks is way off atm...

hoping to get back into it, since I still have a more comic-traditional monochrome project I need to finish
October 29, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Hmm. Isn’t someone keeping track of all the 40th anniversaries? 😀

I read the issue. Liked Carlin’s afterword a lot.

Took me a bit to recognize Bogdanove and Grummet with the inks and colors.

Liked Jurgens and Ordway doing the 2026 costumes on the cover.
October 29, 2026 at 12:35 AM
FRANKENSTEIN, but specifically the version illustrated by the legendary Bernie Wrightson, because damn... just look👇
October 29, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Right? Also, I had kinda hoped that Tural didn't use the Enchanted inks that are so prominent across Aldenard, because that's how she's able to read without trouble and making her grapple with that would have been interesting!
(That scene is one of my favorites too!)
October 29, 2026 at 12:16 AM
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Day 28: Robin (Tim Drake)

Art by Todd Nauck
October 28, 2026 at 11:29 PM
I am doing my best to fight overconsumption in my own life 🙈 No point in getting another 35ml for an extra 5-10$ if i will never use it!!
Maybe if there were local oomfs who also wanted inks we could split a whole bottle loll
October 28, 2026 at 11:22 PM
picked back up trigun & its still so fucking distracting to read. nightow's inks are just absolutely sick. they're disgusting. there's so much love in each little g nib scribble, brush smoke cloud, overcomplicated vehicle, little screw or wonky rock. and every guy just looks cool as hell
October 28, 2026 at 11:18 PM
so many beautiful inks... trying to decide purchase priority is hard
October 28, 2026 at 10:53 PM
The full page for context.
October 28, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Fun fact: The entire Crisis on Infinite Earths event was done just to erase the fact that Alan Scott wears a toupée.
October 28, 2026 at 10:22 PM
yeah normally when I use colored pencils I’m just coloring and rendering, I haven’t tried drawing on top of a solid background, and usually if I were to try this it would be in inks (but I don’t have them on hand and kinda want this sketchbook to only be pencils)
October 28, 2026 at 10:10 PM
--diluted with water. if you want nice matte colored ink i suggest federalist inks from stlouis art supply and i actually suggest them for nibs also outside of the basic spoon/g pen nib (tachikawa is good, zebra or nikki is also good) but there are a lot of interesting vintage nibs
October 28, 2026 at 10:03 PM
as far as inks go i really really like carbon platinum or zig ink for black, carbon is very good but can bleed on poor paper and zig is nice and thick but is a little shiny because of its volume and catches light a little. for ink wash, there's sumi ink which is always very smooth and nice, easily--
October 28, 2026 at 9:58 PM
it depends on what youre looking for but ive been exploring them for ~2 years and consider myself fairly decent at them. tried a lot of nibs, a lot of inks, have lots of opinions. what sort of thing are you going for?
October 28, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Conan the Barbarian #12, Dec 1971
Cover:
Pencils: Gil Kane
Inks: Vince Colletta
Letters: Sam Rosen, Gaspar Saladino (logo)
October 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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29 Gerry Duggan (1973)

Marvel Infinity Wars (2018) 02 Mike Deodato Jr. Cover

Script Gerry Duggan
Pencils Mike Deodato
Inks Mike Deodato
Colors Frank Martin
October 28, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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29 Gil Kane (1926)

DC Showcase Presents: Strange Adventures (2014) 02 Gil Kane Inks and pencils with Colors by Allen Passalaqua
October 28, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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29 Phantom or Stranger

Mad Cave Studios The Phantom (2025) 02 Cover A by Freddie Williams II

Script Ray Fawkes
Pencils Russell Mark Olson
Inks Russell Mark Olson
Colors Russell Mark Olson
Letters Taylor Esposito
October 28, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Hey hey!

Tonight we have stream!
Let me know if you wanna grab a spot. I have single inks, comic inks and Drasami prey ink comics available.

$45 Single ink
$75 Comic ink
$100 Comic ink (Drasami prey, Endo only)

DM if interested ;)

*Image below as example of "ink quality".
October 28, 2026 at 9:18 PM
And for Thancred I really wish we could see him struggle more! Etheirys isn't a world that's particularly kind to those who can't use aether. Heck even the Inks commonly used in Aldenard are infused with the stuff. The Only culture we've seen that doesn't design everything with aether users in mind
October 28, 2026 at 9:12 PM