Chris Sprouse was at Hobbystar’s Toronto ComiCON 2011; I wasn’t sure about getting something from him but couldn’t pass up the opportunity so I ended up as the last sketch on his list.  Always the gentleman and professional he stayed after the show closed Sunday to finish up my sketch of Pneuman and Solomon from Tom Strong.

My last purchase from Fan Expo 2010 in Toronto this past weekend.  Chris had a giant stack of pages at his table that he was selling for $40 each: I flipped through and spotted this one featuring Tom Strong.

Chris Sprouse was at Fan Expo again this year and I was able to get a great sketch from him; this time I remembered to request he leave the pencils on the page so his process is visible.  He continues to keep his rates incredibly low for both sketches and comic pages.

Last item from the Comic Expo Fan appreciation event.  Chris Sprouse had no one at his table so I of course asked for a Doctor Strange sketch since I already had a Doctor Fate from him.  I watched him complete the piece and I was shocked at the level of pencil detail he put in, then inked it and erased all the pencil work.  His inks are fairly clean and simple but it’s unbelievable how much you don’t see when the pencils are gone.  If you ever get a sketch from Chris ask him to leave the pencil in!