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  It could happen to youMay 31, 2023 9:36 PM PDT | url
 
Added 1 new A* page:
 
From "I, The Robot" in Menace #11, May 1954. John Romita pencils & inks, Joe Letterese letters. Stan Lee editor.
 
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The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is up for auction on eBay. : )
 
 
 
 
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  Uranium Rush!May 30, 2023 10:09 PM PDT | url
 

 
From "Captain Marvel Battles the Underground Mystery Menace" in Whiz Comics #145, May 1952. Otto Binder script, Kurt Schaffenberger pencils & inks.
 
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Pencils for the next A* page are done—painting tomorrow!
 
 
 
 
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  Almost complete! (& off Mon for Memorial Day)May 27, 2023 1:15 AM PDT | url
 

 
From "I Made a Monster" in Journey Into Mystery #9, June 1953. Pencils and inks by John Forte. Stan Lee editor.
 
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I'll be off for the Memorial Day holiday on Monday. Back to the A* drawing board on Tuesday!
 
 
 
 
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  Their tongue can flick 150x/minute!May 26, 2023 12:44 AM PDT | url
 
Added 1 new A* page:
 
^ From "The Terrible Traps of Egghead!" in Tales to Astonish #45, July 1963. Stan Lee plot, Ernie Hart (as H.E. Huntley) script, Don Heck pencils & inks, Artie Simek letters.
 
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The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is up for auction on eBay. : )
 
 
 
 
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  Ant-Man lectures Wasp on being good team mateMay 25, 2023 4:59 AM PDT | url
 

 
From "The Terrible Traps of Egghead!" in Tales to Astonish #45, July 1963. Stan Lee plot, Ernie Hart script, Don Heck pencils & inks, Artie Simek letters.
 
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Got the pencils for the next page done, tomorrow 4 paint!
 
 
 
 
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  Beetle NutsMay 23, 2023 11:57 PM PDT | url
 
Added 1 new A* page:
 
From "The Micro-World of Doctor Doom!" in Fantastic Four #16, July 1963. Stan Lee script, Jack Kirby pencils, Dick Ayers inks, Stan Goldberg colors, Artie Simek letters.
 
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The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is up for auction on eBay. : )
 
 
 
 
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  Double Your HammersMay 22, 2023 10:33 PM PDT | url
 

 
Cover to Journey into Mystery #95, August 1963. Stan Lee script, Jack Kirby pencils, Dick Ayers inks, Stan Goldberg colors, Artie Simek letters.
 
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Got the pencils for the next A* page done! Painting ASAP!
 
 
 
 
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  Is the mask made of asbestos too?May 19, 2023 8:36 PM PDT | url
 

 
Cover of Strange Tales #111, August 1963. Stan Lee script, Jack Kirby pencils, Dick Ayers inks, Stan Goldberg colors, Artie Simek letters.
 
 
 
 
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  Picture In FrequencyMay 18, 2023 9:04 PM PDT | url
 
Added 1 new A* page:
 
^ From "..When Cyclops Walks the Earth" in Tales To Astonish #46, August 1963. Stan Lee plot, Ernie Hart script, Don Heck art, Sam Rosen letters.
 
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The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is up for auction on eBay. : )
 
 
 
 
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  With great vigor!May 17, 2023 11:17 PM PDT | url
 

 
^ From "Defeated by Doctor Doom" in Fantastic Four #17, August 1963. Stan Lee script, Jack Kirby pencils, Dick Ayers inks, Stan Goldberg colors, Artie Simek letters.
 
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Pencils for the next A* page are done—tomorrow painting!
 
 
 
 
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  Regular size page! Eh still got one short oneMay 16, 2023 11:30 PM PDT | url
 
Added 1 new A* page:Oh! This page is one I cut to the full 16"; I do have one accidental narrow 15.5" page left to use so uh well if I grab the top sheet when I go to start drawing tomorrow, page 47 will be narrow—like 43-45—and then it'll be back to 16" pages until the next time I measure wrong. ^_ ^
 
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The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is up for auction on eBay. : )
 
 
 
 
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  Done drawedMay 15, 2023 10:49 PM PDT | url
 
Pencils for the next A* page are on the page, to paint tomorrow!
 
 
 
 
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  At Least Cabinet RankMay 12, 2023 7:09 PM PDT | url
 
Added 1 new A* page:
 
^ From "Defeated by Doctor Doom" in Fantastic Four #17, August 1963. Stan Lee script, Jack Kirby pencils, Dick Ayers inks, Stan Goldberg colors, Artie Simek letters.
 
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The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is up for auction on eBay. : )
 
 
 
 
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  Painting done, posting tomorrow!May 11, 2023 11:37 PM PDT | url
 
Got the page painted! Gotta sleep, posting tomorrow!
 
 
 
 
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  Doom is glooomMay 10, 2023 6:52 PM PDT | url
 

 
^ From "Defeated by Doctor Doom" in Fantastic Four #17, August 1963. Stan Lee script, Jack Kirby pencils, Dick Ayers inks, Stan Goldberg colors, Artie Simek letters.
 
Oh hey the next A* page is kind of entering a sanctum sanctorum! What doom will they find there?!? Painting the pencils tomorrow.
 
 
 
 
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  Focus shmocusMay 09, 2023 11:35 PM PDT | url
 
Added 1 new A* page:Definitely going to have less people to make myself draw in the next page. ; ) = P
 
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The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is up for auction on eBay. : )
 
 
 
 
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  Ready set goMay 08, 2023 9:44 PM PDT | url
 
Pencils set for painting tomorrow. Gotta get through these busy scenes! ^ _^
 
 
 
 
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  Big floppy bubbleMay 05, 2023 8:13 PM PDT | url
 
Here's an ink sketch I got to send to a reader for supporting the comic through my Patreon campaign:
 

 
Huge thanks to everyone helping me out with the comic! = D
 
 
 
 
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  Miscut collector's items! ahemMay 04, 2023 9:36 PM PDT | url
 
Added 1 new A* page:Oh I've done it again and cut the paper slightly too small—these next four pages will be 15.5" wide instead of the usual 16".
 
I THINK I've only done this once before (episode 43, pages 60-63 were only 15" wide). These senior moments will inevitably increase over the years... Eventually probably every page will be a different size! ^ D^
 
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The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is up for auction on eBay. : )
 
 
 
 
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  Scientists observe star swallowing planetMay 03, 2023 8:59 PM PDT | url
 
An AP article from yesterday describes the recent scientific finding of what astronomers think is the first data recording of a dying, expanding star swallowing a Jupiter-sized planet: "Between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago near the Aquila constellation when the star was around 10 billion years old [...] there was a swift hot outburst of light, followed by a long-lasting stream of dust shining brightly in cold infrared energy."
 
Something similar is expected to happen to the inner two planets of our own solar system, and possibly to Earth and Mars as well, once the Sun runs out of hydrogen fuel and begins expanding, starting about 5 billion years from now: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun#After_core_hydrogen_exhaustion
 
 
 
 
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  Look this wayMay 02, 2023 9:04 PM PDT | url
 
Added 1 new A* page:Here's a pencil sketch I got to send to a reader for their support through my Patreon campaign : ) :
 

 
So many thanks to everyone helping me with the comic! : DD
 
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The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is up for auction on eBay. : )
 
 
 
 
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  Pencils yep!May 01, 2023 8:12 PM PDT | url
 
Got the pencils for the next A* page done; I was trying to make them "perspectivy" a little so eh took a while to get them to snap into something. : P WILL IT HOLD UP when I try to paint it tomorrow is always the question.
 
More pencil! Here's a pencil sketch I got to send to a reader a lil' while back for their support through my Patreon campaign : D :
 

 
Even $1 through Patreon makes a big difference to me so a huggggggge thanks to everyone helping me with the comic there! : ))
 
 
 
 
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