In his secret origin story, Doctor Fate confronts Negal, the giant ruler of the Underworld of Charn.
The Skin Crawling Comics
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Here is a graphite sketch from some time ago of a gargoyle type creature. Perhaps this is how some of the inmates of Arkham Asylum perceive Batman... 
Here we have a loose portrait of Scratch chained in his cage. Here he's looking kind of sad and more fearful than his usual malicious, but that chain is on him for a reason.
In one of his early adventures, Doctor Fate journeys to Hell in search of the soul of Wotan and encounters the Ferryman and a group of the dead. Doctor Fate bullies the Ferryman into allowing he and Inza to cross the River Styx into Hell.
Here is a quick sketch of a devil's head. I've always been fond of the design quality of light emitting from within the eyes and mouth of a dark face.
I'm going to take a break from posting fiction for awhile. My batteries are running very low and I need to refill. In the meantime here is the beginning of a set of portraits of The Devil's Square. I haven't posted much about them in awhile, but I have been working on them in the background. 
In the mindforge,
The first time I saw Wotan was in Doctor Fate's origin in Secret Origins #24. There was something unsettling about his skin tone that frightened me. I think perhaps I was flashing back to the Wicked Witch of the West. When I saw the Wizard of Oz as a kid, she scared the crap out of me. In the More Fun Comics Doctor Fate stories, Wotan seemed to be a charismatic cult leader as well as master sorcerer. 
I don't remember the exact inspiration for this strange horned goblin. Considering its fluid physiology, perhaps the creature is in mid transformation into some other form. I do remember that its gleeful malice was intentional.
I don't know much about Kent Nelson from the original Doctor Fate stories. I've always been much more interested in Doctor Fate anyway. Much like the sketch of Inza Cramer, the fun in this piece was doing the research into vintage clothing and hairstyles. 
