[ Posted by Al_Nickerson on Aug 17th, 2007 4:58 PM ]...

You're very welcome. Thanks for stopping by.

[ Posted by Al_Nickerson on Aug 17th, 2007 4:56 PM ]...

Hi Souba! Good to hear from you again. Music plays a part in my comic-making process. I'm always listening to music when I work. Currently, my stereo contains CDs from Rebecca St. James, Delirious, and BarlowGirl… all the bands listed in my music section at ComicSpace. :)

[ Posted by Al_Nickerson on Jul 20th, 2007 11:43 PM ]...

Thank you for the kind comments, Souba. Inking comics has been such an incredible blessing in my life. DC Comics has asked me to ink another issue of JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED. JLU should be fun to ink again.

I haven’t heard of Skillet or Red. The bands that I have included in the music gallery, Rebecca St. James, BarlowGirl, Delirious, and Casting Crowns are quite awesome. I saw both Rebecca St. James and Delirious last April. That was an excellent concert.

I hope all is well. Thanks for stopping by. God bless. :)

[ Posted by Al_Nickerson on Jul 11th, 2007 10:35 PM ]...

Thank you, sir! NIHILIST-MAN AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS #1 can now be purchased online or you can pick it up at finer comic book shops in August. Let me know what ya think of the book. Thanks for stopping by. :)

[ Posted by Al_Nickerson on Jul 10th, 2007 3:26 PM ]...

Thanks for the kind comments about Nihilist-Man, Chad. Sorry you think some of the comics are corny. I like to think of them as fun... which is something that is very needed in today's comics. :)

You can purchase a copy of NIHILIST-MAN AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS #1 online or even wait until August when it hits finer comic book stores everywhere.

Thanks for stopping by.

[ Posted by Al_Nickerson on Mar 26th, 2007 11:05 PM ]...

New York? At February's New York ComiCon? I saw Joe there, too. Was Bob with Joe? I didn't see Bob.

[ Posted by Al_Nickerson on Mar 26th, 2007 10:09 PM ]...

Hey, Jimmy! Nice to hear from you. Let me know what ya think of Nihilist-Man #1. Thanks for the support. :)

You knew Joe back in the old days?

[ Posted by Al_Nickerson on Mar 26th, 2007 7:14 PM ]...

Yeah, my Back Issue editor e-mailed me about Marshall Roger's passing. This is so sad. I loved his Batman on Detective Comics #471-#476 (inked by Terry Austin). That was some nice stuff.

[ Posted by Al_Nickerson on Feb 10th, 2007 9:37 PM ]...

You're welcome, Mike. Thanks! And thanks for stopping by. :)

[ Posted by Al_Nickerson on Feb 4th, 2007 1:58 PM ]...

Thanks! I was gonna ask you about that, Brian. We’ll be selling the book online before it’ll show up in Previews. I’d like to mail you some copies for the store when I have some from the printer. I’ll e-mail you to figure how you want to work this out. Thanks for the support!

[ Posted by microbrew on Feb 5th, 2007 2:33 AM ]...

Right on! Keep me posted...

[ Posted by Al_Nickerson on Jan 28th, 2007 8:50 PM ]...

You're very welcome. Good luck with the comics! :)

[ Posted by Al_Nickerson on Jan 19th, 2007 11:05 PM ]...

But, I like the hard stuff. :)

Al, your inking on Fantastic Four, Justice League, and Superman/Savage Dragon was amazing!

I’ve always felt that inkers were often overlooked… even more so now-a-days.

Best wishes to you, too, Al! :)

[ Posted by al_gordon on Jan 23rd, 2007 6:50 PM ]...

Thanx for the compliments!

And I agree... Inkers have always been overlooked... even by guys who I figured were smarter than that (like Kevin Smith... although... maybe he was trying to be funny. I know I laughed... even after I started getting approached at conventions with the same rhetoric).

Since I was 10, I knew why Kirby looked better when Sinnot Inked him rather than other less interesting inkers... and I always figured if anyone was paying attention, that they should notice too.

Years later I found out that it's the letterers that were cleaning up - and I don't mean the borders with a kneaded eraser. They get more for their time than any other contingent of comic book making (except bad writers).

Thanx again,
~albabe

[ Posted by Al_Nickerson on Jan 15th, 2007 4:26 PM ]...

Hey Chris! How are you? All is well here. I'm still inking for Archie and DC. I'm supposed to be inking an issue of Justice League Unlimited soon. We're also self-publishing Nihilist-Man and his Amazing Friends #1. The comic will feature Nihilist-Man teaming-up with E-Man, Lethargic Lad, and Buzzboy.

[ Posted by Al_Nickerson on Dec 29th, 2006 10:43 AM ]...

You're very welcome. There's a bunch of topics dealing with making and working in comics at the Creator's Rights Forum (http://www.creatorsrights.com/). One of my favorites is "Submitting Samples to Editors". Check that one out.

[ Posted by Al_Nickerson on Dec 24th, 2006 7:49 PM ]...

Well, some professional artists do use pens and markers in their work. I very rarely use technical pens, Rapidographs, flair pens, and such. I may sometimes use a ballpoint pen or Micron pen to draw circles or ovals. I ink with both a nib and a brush. Now-a-days, the brush I most often use is #2 Windsor and Newton series seven sable brush. As far as pens go, I often use a Hunt 102 nib. The Hunt 102 is the traditional inking nib for most inkers. When drawing borders, I use a Hunt 512 nib.

We had a nice discussion on inking tools here…

http://www.creators.qcomics.net/viewtopi
c.php?t=19

[ Posted by illustrators_lounge on Dec 24th, 2006 7:53 PM ]...

Thanks! I felt slightly guilty about that for a little while now...really! I'll check it out. Thanks again!

[ Posted by Al_Nickerson on Dec 25th, 2006 4:21 PM ]...

As I mentioned above, I am kinda "old school" when it comes to inking tools. I don’t think artists can get the same sort of fluid line and varying line-weight when using regular pens, markers, and such. I would encourage all new artists to master the brush and nib… especially if they’re trying to emulate art styles that were done by using traditional inking tools. Give them a try. You might like using the brush and nib.

[ Posted by Al_Nickerson on Dec 21st, 2006 11:10 PM ]...

Glad to be here, Josh! Comic Space rocks! :)

[ Posted by Al_Nickerson on Dec 20th, 2006 12:57 PM ]...

You're very welcome. I really liked the 12/20/06 Penny and Aggie strip. Nice job. Very clever. Who drew that strip?

[ Posted by Al_Nickerson on Dec 16th, 2006 2:51 PM ]...

Merry Christmas, Caliber Comics! Thanks fer stopping by. :)

[ Posted by Al_Nickerson on Dec 16th, 2006 12:44 PM ]...

Joe- I’ll certainly let everyone know when NIHILIST-MAN AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS #1 goes on sale (probably in February). I’m also putting together a webpage with preview art for the book, too.