Doodlin’

by Chad Sell on June 20, 2011 at 3:18 pm

So, I haven’t been updating The Sellout much, and I feel bad about that. I’ve been having a blast with Manta-Man, and so most of my time has been focused on that. Plus, I’ve been busy with some other projects that aren’t quite ready to present to the world, and I went to the Summit City Comic Con, hung out with friends at the Kids Read Comics Convention, etc. In any case, I wanted to share some ninja doodles I made today–I’m still trying to develop the right style for my self-contained Sachiko spin-off story. My tendency is to obsess over page layouts, anatomy, and clean lines. To mix things up, I’m playing around with different approaches that lead to much looser, lively results.

More soon!

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Manila prints now available!

by Chad Sell on May 21, 2011 at 11:57 am

I’m glad to finally offer my prints of Manila Luzon for sale!

Each 11″ x 14″ poster is available on either glossy or matte paper–the glossy paper is thicker and looks more like a slick poster, whereas the matte pieces look almost like silkscreen prints.

Prints are $5 each, shipping is $5 within the US (for orders of up to 15 prints) and $7 for Drag Race fans in Canada. (Sorry, shipping elsewhere has proven to be too expensive!)

And, of course, you can combine orders of Manila, Raja, and Delta Work. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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The Sachiko Spin-off!

by Chad Sell on May 9, 2011 at 10:34 pm

I’ve been referencing it for a while now, but I’m excited to officially announce that I’ll be doing a self-contained story featuring Sachiko (from my webcomic Manta-Man) in a creepy, supernatural tale of desire and destruction. I’m hoping to have it complete within a few months, possibly in time for some of the comic conventions at which I’ll be exhibiting.

The idea had been germinating ever since I ran across Obakemono, a delightful site collecting illustrations and descriptions of mythical Japanese creatures. I was immediately drawn to some of the eerie folktales, and it seemed perfectly natural to incorporate them into Sachiko’s ninja world. My new comic story will feature my own spin on one of these stories–given my inclinations, you can guess in what directions I’ll be taking it.

The story will also give me the chance to experiment inking with a brush and brushpen–in fact, while sketching out some of my ideas today, I was so taken by my early results that I wanted to share some spoiler-free glimpses here: ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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The Pit Crew

by Chad Sell on May 3, 2011 at 11:42 pm

What better way is there of celebrating this season of Rupaul’s Drag Race than by illustrating the talented men of the Pit Crew? Seriously, we didn’t see nearly enough of them (and I mean that in the sense that they both clearly have a lot of personality and have a lot to offer! sheesh!). In case you didn’t already know, Shawn Morales is on the left, Jason J. Carter is on the right. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Rupaul!

by Chad Sell on April 30, 2011 at 2:01 pm


I’ve had such a blast drawing my favorite queens of Rupaul’s Drag Race, I had to do something special for Rupaul, herself! But, of course, I couldn’t pick just one of her looks from season 3, so I DREW THEM ALL!

I wanted to put them all together into a fun animation, as you see above. My skills in that regard are rudimentary, so that was the best I could do. Wouldn’t it go great with music, though?? ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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