This is how I do a 'Ohio Legends' page. Each page start to finish takes 2-3 hours to draw. Scouting for a good story, and research sometimes takes days...
First I start with a fresh Sharpie over a pencil drawing...
Then I rough in some shading to give it form...
A good brush, and bleed proof white defines the lines.
The image is scanned into Corel..
Finally, I set the type for the page and begin my struggle with the grammar. (Patti actually paid attention during 5th grade, and finds many errors in my spellin').
The finished page. Click to enlarge.