Doug Lefler

Category Archives: News

You can find all blog posts/news related to my projects are listed in this section.

Red Outlaw and Wandering Star – Part One

March 1, 2025

The code of the old West dictated that sometimes you had to stand up to those who threatened your town or the woman you loved, even if the ones facing you weren’t of this Earth.

Once More In Hammer Clash

February 28, 2025

The few records that survived the sacking of Fergibben suggest that the renowned sword maker Turchier was an arrogant ass. Not wanting another’s work to surpass his own, Turchier refused to teach his metallurgic techniques to anyone, including his apprentice, who was his son. As a result, most of his artistry was lost, scattered, or melted with the kingdom’s fall.

A Few Illustrations from 2024

December 26, 2024

While not working on film projects in 2024, I spent as much time writing prose as possible, but I still completed a few illustrations and random drawings. Here is a sample of my output for the year…

Stobo Dart is here!

May 25, 2023

Greetings, fellow adventurers and entertainment enthusiasts! I’ve recently launched a new YouTube channel to share my experience, advice, tutorials, and anecdotes from my somewhat respectable career as a storyboard artist. So now, Stobo Dart is your place for storyboard wisdom and lore. Unveiling Stobo Dart: I’ve worked in the entertainment industry for over four decades,

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“RIONAH”

June 30, 2022

War is Hell for an elf alone, but Rionah has found an unexpected friend. RIONAH is an alternate history WWII story with dieselpunk elements and mythical creatures. I wrote and illustrated RIONAH simultaneously in two formats. It is a standard comic, available HERE at storyattic.com, and it is also a vertical Scrollon®. The vertical scrolling

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DEVELOPING ACTION SEQUENCES

June 17, 2022

For writers, directors, comic book artists, and storyboard artists By Doug Lefler Designing action sequences has been a significant aspect of my long career in the entertainment industry, approaching the challenge from different angles as a writer, director, and storyboard artist. I hope that the concepts I will delineate can be helpful to filmmakers, comic

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Sir Tiro

April 5, 2022

Sir Tiro sought to distinguish himself by slaying a dragon, but he had no idea where or when it would take him.

Selects from my 2021 illustrations

January 10, 2022

Last year I sketched and painted a lot of aquatic-themed pieces. At the beginning of the year, sea shanties were trending on TikTok. Some of them found their way to me and influenced my work process. I am not a marine artist, but many a good adventure tale has begun with a sea voyage, and

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