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Rogers/Austin--Doctor Strange #49 Cover (1981)

Owner: Bill J
Artists: Marshall Rogers (Penciller) , Terry Austin (Inker)

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Title:	Rogers/Austin--Doctor Strange #49 Cover (1981)
Artist:	Marshall Rogers (Penciller)
Artist:	Terry Austin (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
Views:	827
Likes on CAF:	48 49
Favorited on CAF:	3
Added to Site:	7/25/2023

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DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC? Here's an iconic portrait of Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts! Pencilled by the amazing Marshall Rogers and inked by the legendary Terry Austin, this cover to Doctor Strange #49 is an enchanting image of the Sorcerer Supreme. I love all the mystical elements Rogers included here. You’ve got Doctor Strange in his Sanctum Sanctorum, mysteriously floating in the air. The window behind him forms a latticework through which we see stars and planets. Strange is posed in the classic lotus position, sitting cross-legged, hands making a magical gesture. A mystical glow emanates around each hand, from which fiery energy beams rise and almost touch above Strange’s head. Strange has a distant look on his face as if he’s staring past us into some other dimension. Perhaps he's seeing through the open Eye of Agamotto hovering before him, surrounded by twelve discs projecting mystical rays in all directions. Inker Terry Austin enhanced the linework with multiple screen tones to create varying effects. He used one graduated screen tone above Strange’s head to mimic a magical glow flowing directly from his head upwards. He used different screen tones for the sky outside and for the shading on Strange (He painted those areas in blue before adding the tones). The cover is a great example of teamwork between penciller and inker and is signed “Rogers & Austin” in the lower right. While Marshall Rogers isn’t the first name most people think of when they think about Doctor Strange, there are a number of us who believe that Rogers created some of the best art on the title since Steve Ditko.

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