For a time, the Wacom Cintiq was the only serious contender for drawing direct on screen with a stylus. But there are now affordable alternative brands (XP-Pen,

For a time, the Wacom Cintiq was the only serious contender for drawing direct on screen with a stylus. But there are now affordable alternative brands (XP-Pen, Artisul, Huion, Parblo) that offer decent performance. Wacom is still regarded as the high-quality, premium choice but there's at least competition in the market where little existed before. Additionally, the iPad Pro + Apple Pen + Procreate (drawing and painting app) has quickly become extremely popular among digital artists. As for digital comics, it's worth checking out this fascinating experiment in trying to making comics more than just static pictures: "Protanopia is a digital comic for iPad and iPhone. Created as an experiment into the possibilities of digital comics. Using elements from 3D and 2D animation in a realtime game engine, it creates an unique visual style, whilst still having a familiar feeling." http://andrebergs.com/protanopia/ http://andrebergs.com/protanopia/