A few days ago I flew out to L.A. On the flight I started working on a superhero mash up I'd been playing around with in my head for a few days, The Emerald Light Alchemist. The sketch was done using Sketchbook Pro on the iPad
The character is a combination of the Full Metal Alchemist and the Green Lantern. For the uninitiated, the Full Metal Alchemist is an anime character who has the ability to transmute objects into other objects using alchemy spells. In the show the main character, Edward Elrich, is in search of the Philosopher's Stone, an infinite power source for alchemic reactions, after he loses his left arm trying to bring his mom back from the dead. In my world, Ed stumbles upon a Green Lantern power ring and, being a notable alchemist, begins experimenting with using the energy provided by the green light of will power to not only create light constructs but to actually transmute objects; in this case, his own metal arm. This earned him the name The Emerald Light Alchemist.
Pencil sketch after the jump.
