TIDBITS (RIFLING THROUGH COMICS ARTISTS' PERSONAL BELONGINGSA Monthly Look At Things We Love - The Comics Issue - Part 3
| Marc Bell’s Stuff |
See Marc Bells’s comic here
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PROPORTION WHEEL
A great tool used for figuring out at what percentage to size images. Indispensable. I first used one of these in drafting class. I could be wrong but I think this might be the very one that I borrowed from class and never ever brought back.
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WIZARD RAPIDO INK
This came with my Wizard Rapidos that I bought online. I just bought some new ink the other day and realized I should probably get rid of this; it’s too old. The new stuff is smoother.
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KOH-I-NOOR RAPIDOGRAPH PEN
I love and hate Rapidos. They can clog up, but it’s worth it for that great line. You should remove the ink before traveling on planes with them. The pressure makes them overflow.
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HUNT 107 PEN NIB AND HOLDER
Sammy Harkham turned me on to this one. Dave Cooper suggested the Hunt 102, which makes a brushlike line. I used it for a while but I ended up switching solely to the 107 because it’s a little easier to use.
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PENCIL
I push hard with a pencil. When I really get drawing and erasing over and over again in the same spot you can see all these grooves in the paper. Other cartoonists have been alarmed by this.
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STAEDTLER MARS ERASER
Erases well enough. Pink ones don’t work for me.
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RULER
This is called a “ruler.” It’s a measuring tool. I would like to get a bigger one.
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| Sam Henderson’s Stuff |
See Sam Henderson’s comic here
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ASS IN A BOX
A few years ago, I did a couple comics about asses: One about a guy with a magic ass that gives out dollar bills, another about someone who finds an ass in a box. A few years ago for my birthday, some friends gave me an ass in a jewelry box containing little 20s with my face on them.
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FOUND PHOTOS
Before the internet, when nobody else was doing it yet, I collected found photos and put them in albums. Most I found myself, then others would give them to me knowing I’d appreciate them. My only regret is not cashing in before everybody else started doing it.
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FAKE SPIDERMAN
I got this unauthorized Spiderman at a 99-cent store. There were a bunch of other superheroes made by the same company. I think they used the same doll for each one and just painted different uniforms on them.
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VET COMICS
Some veterinarian did cartoons for a trade magazine around 1960, then collected them in two books. Many of the cartoons make references to tools and techniques that only other veterinarians would understand. |
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SCARY TROPHY
When I lived in Georgia, I was at a convention called Fluke held at a bar in Athens. Devlin Thompson, the owner of this local comics shop Bizarro-Wuxtry, gave me a trophy for attending. He apparently makes these out of plastic trophies and doll parts.
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