Scott William Foley

Above is the grand tormentor of Dr. Nekros … the demon Xaphan.  Fourteen years ago this demon slashed Dr. Nekros’ face and literally tried to tear his heart out.  Ever since, Dr. Nekros hasn’t been able to rest due to his obsession with getting revenge against the ghoul. 

Xaphan is mentioned in Dr. Nekros: The Tragedian (Volume I, Episode I), and Dr. Nekros’ ex-wife, Zetta, even sees the monster in a nightmare in Dr. Nekros: Phantasms and Chicanery.

The only question is … when will we see Xaphan again … and what will it mean for Dr. Nekros and Zetta?

This is Shootdown, an elite member of the Meta-Agent Program of the United States.  Shootdown is a covert operative specializing in assassination all over the world.  Some members of MAP are public figures, such as Anthem and Freedom (before he went AWOL and became the government’s worst traitor).  Shootdown belongs to that part of the program that is to never be known by the people.

If you’d like to read about Shootdown’s attempt at killing Freedom, and then his subsequent role in trapping Freedom , check out  The Imagination’s Provocation: Volume I and Volume II.

This is Jason Willingham, a self-made millionaire and innovator in the field of digital technology.  He’s also the second husband of Zetta Southerland, Dr. Nekros’ ex-wife.  He and Zetta married eleven years ago when he didn’t have a penny to his name.

Ever the understanding husband, Jason is happy to help his wife try to save Dr. Nekros from impending disaster with the demon Xaphan. 

Jason is featured in the latest Dr. Nekros serial entitled Dr. Nekros: Phantasms and Chicanery.

Above is the Shadow Serpent, a serial killer stalking the innocent citizens of Purgatory Station.  No one knows who he is or when he’ll strike.  Even Purgatory Station’s most experienced defender, the Nocturnal Knight, can’t catch this murderer on his own.  He therefore puts together a new team of fellow protectors, and they finally face down the Shadow Serpent.  However, like life, the Shadow Serpent’s methods and motivations are not easily defined.

 To read of the Shadow Serpent and his misdeeds, check him out in The Imagination’s Provocation: Volume II.

This is a pretty basic pencil sketch I made of Zetta Southerland, Dr. Nekros’ ex-wife from Dr. Nekros: The Tragedian.  I really need to draw characters that I know I’m committing a great deal of time to because it makes them stand out more in my imagination and become more realistic.

Zetta is a very important character in the ongoing serial featuring she and Dr. Nekros.  Their story will unfold over three volumes with six episodes per volume.  The first episode has been released and it’s entitled Dr. Nekros: The Tragedian (Volume I, Episode I).

The second episode will come out soon.  It focuses on Zetta and is called Dr. Nekros: Phantasms and Chicanery.

This is a simple pencil drawing I did of Dr. Nekros as I was writing Dr. Nekros: The Tragedian.  As you’ve probably noticed, it helps me quite a bit to draw my characters so that I can better envision them within my mind.  It makes them real … to me.

Don’t forget, Dr. Nekros will be a recurring character in a three volume series made up of six episodes each.  If you want to get in on the ground floor, read the only episode released thus far, Dr. Nekros: The Tragedian (Volume I, Episode I).

This is El Fuego, a mysterious young man recruited by the Nocturnal Knight to battle the Shadow Serpent.  His powers allow him to manifest and control fire, much as Excitor can create and manipulate electricity.  Because of their similarities and independent streak, the two young men don’t always see eye to eye.

I hope to one day devote an entire story to only El Fuego, but for now you can read about his adventures with the Nocturnal Knight’s team in my short story collection The Imagination’s Provocation: Volume II.

This is my first sketch of a Celestial Spetatrix.  They are the opposite of the Celestial Knights because their duty is to simply observe and record the life of their assigned human. 

For one specific Celestial Spetatrix, her task was a sorrowful one because she had to watch the worst “human” of all - the Fallen One.  You can read about this particular Celestial Spetatrix and her plight in my novel Souls Triumphant.

(BE WARNED!  If you click on the image and read the notes written next to the sketch, a MAJOR plot revelation will be exposed.)   

These characters and sketches were originally conceived for a short story back in my creative writing class at Illinois State University.  The above notes are from the 1998 journal I used in the class to flesh out ideas.

Oh, and if you look very closely at the sketch, you’ll see the Celestial Spetatrix holding a pair of “goggles.”  At one point, these “goggles” were going to be a major plot device, but I cut them out in order to make the Celestial Knight’s sword more relevant.