When writing a story, rather than working on a completed script, I usually have an outline of where the action is headed and plot accordingly, moving from one scene to the other. Often though I get ideas during the course of the production story that weren’t there originaly but are too good to exclude… case in point, meet Otto the Spooky Mobile. On the previous page, “spooky mobile” was just meant as a throw away humorous line… but when I got to thinking about the car itself all sorts of wonderful ideas came to mind and Otto was the end result. If I had a clone I would immediately put him to work on a Dr Spooky & Otto spin-off series, but alas I don’t so this will be mostly all you get to see of them together in this particular story. Oh well!
Apart from the general problem I have with drawing cars, the other major chllenge for this page was to remember to have the driver in the left hand seat. Here in Australia the driving’s done the other way around and even though I’m familiar with the concept, having watched plenty of American TV and movies, it still felt odd drawing Dr Spooky behind the steering wheel in the left seat.
brilliant! spooky mobile ftw! the horns are the perfect final touch.
I like how, in the second panel, it looks like Dr. Spooky is driving, but in the next panel- nope, he’s reading a book!
The Spooky Mobile is great!
I agree with Dean, good job with the angles to make it look like he’s driving in panel 2 only to reveal the truth in panel 3.
Good job! The spooky mobile did not leave me wanting!
that is just awesome. He is now cool enough to rival batman. xD
Batman totally wishes he had a demon car… I mean who wouldn’t?
They obviously got the car in Texas, look at those horns!
I love, love, LOVE the Spookymobile.
awesome, a possessed car that is trying to be a goodlier demon. so what’s the eta on the demonology (fassbender demon vs. ?)?
“demonology”…?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonology
Demonology is the systematic study of demons or beliefs about demons. It is the branch of theology relating to superhuman beings who are not gods. It deals both with benevolent beings that have no circle of worshippers or so limited a circle as to be below the rank of gods, and with malevolent beings of all kinds.
essentially the magellan classifications of the supernatural.
oh yeah, I knew that but wasn’t sure if you were asking for something broader or Magellan specific. We did see a page or two back near the start of Chapter 4 that had the cadets in a Demonology 101 class – but I take your point, there seems to be a new demon or two in every second story of Magellan so I should sort out their classification, shouldn’t I? I’ll add it to the list!
Thanks for all the feedback everyone! Glad to know that Otto has been a hit.
Some how reminds me of night rider or that show that had a guy who changed into a car. I forgot what that was called.
better then ghost rider.
In fact move over nightrider!
The Filmation Ghostbusters had a possessed car also!
(Ghost Buggy was probably one of the best characters on that show!)
Ah yes, I should have known that. I knew it was too good an idea not to have had before. Mind you I was mindful of that Stephen King novel/film Christine about a possessed car and also the 1970s movie The Car… the difference in this instance being that Otto was a benevolent possession rather than a malevolent one!