Good story. I was so glad she found her glasses, and then BAM! Book 2. The cat and dog are cool. Looking forward to watching this one progress.

I really like the second option. I think you can do more with the body type than with the first option (also a really good style). It is much more expressive in my opinion.

Here are a few more characters. Kingfin, one of his henchmen. Then Finn and his best mate

Thanks for the feedback, extremely helpful.
Some background on the character. He is a normal pet store goldfish, who gets bought and taken home to discover that his fishbowl is a portal to another dimension.
Here is discovers that the region that he lands up in is being ruled by a cruel crimelord Kingfin (might change but liked the play on Kingpin), who is an octopus. He is trained by an old koi in order to take down Kingfin...

That is a very basic explanation of the story, all of the sudden it seems a lot less original.

Thanks, Chip. I agree it has more fish-like qualities, my main concern of using that style is that the smaller fins will limit the types of moment and action poses I can get from the character. I do want to change the dorsal fin to match the original sketch.

HI all,
So I am starting to create some characters for a comic I want to get around too.
I started working on some of these years ago, but looking at them now, I do not think the limbs have much potential (left most drawing).

Let me know what you think. I will be posting more of the characters here as I work on them.
This is Finn (open to better names), he is the lead character.

I started with a Wacom Intuos 3, and then an Intuos 4.
I am currently using an XP-Pen Artist 15.6, which is great, not too big and can be stored when I am not using it. I also use a Surface Pro 3 when travelling, it is not as good as a dedicated device, but it does the job.

My colleagues and I are currently looking into getting a few Viekk A30 tablets on Amazon. They look pretty decent and are super cheap. $45.

Cape Town, South Africa.