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The art gallery has gone to the superheroes. Batman and Robin, along with Spider-Man, are a few of the men in tights being displayed during November. Tom Lyle, comic book artist and professor of sequential art at Savannah College of Art Design, has loaned the gallery some of his original pieces.
Comic book lovers and those who just love art will enjoy the layouts and drawings of some of America's most beloved heroes.
"Any comic fan or anybody who wants to see what goes into making a comic will enjoy it," Lyle said. "You don't have to be superhero fan ... we (comic book artists) are well-educated artists."
It takes Lyle a full day to pencil in a page, then it goes to be inked. He drew the promotional piece specifically for the show -- a drawing of Batman and Robin.
There will be black-and-white art from his days with some of the mainstream comic companies, like DC Comics and Marvel.
At least 55 pieces with Spider-Man, Batman, Robin, and characters from Mutant X and Warlock in their original glory will grace the walls.
"It's a lot more accessible than it sounds," said Lyle. "It's not all people running around in tights."
Lyle has been in the comic book profession for 21 years, but this is his first solo show.
It all happened accidently when Lyle and his wife, Susan, walked into the art gallery last year. He started talking with Lynda Dalton-Gallagher, owner of Gallery 209, and the next minute he knew he agreed to do a show.
"It's a neat place and I'm excited to be here," Lyle said.
Born in 1953 in Jacksonville, Lyle attended the University of Florida at Gainesville, graduating with a bachelor's degree in advertising design.
Freelancing in advertising and design for several years, he soon found his ambitions aimed toward the comics industry.
By 1984, he worked with editors from Marvel, resulting in one assignment, and in 1986, he landed his first regular assignment on "Skywolf" backups in "Airboy." Two years later, Lyle broke in at DC, drawing "Starman", getting in on the ground floor, designing the characters and drawing the first 25 issues.
Work followed on the revolutionary set of "Robin" mini-series, as well as three issues of "Batman" and six issues of Detective Comics.
It was his leap into Marvel, where his dreams came true, drawing Spider-Man for two years.
He also worked on the "Punisher," wrote and drew "Warlock" mini-series and was the artist on the X-Men spin-off books, "Mutant X."
If you go
Tom Lyle Solo Sequential Art Show of comic book art will open at 5 p.m. today at Art Downtown/Gallery 209, 209 Gloucester St. It will run until Dec. 2.
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