The following pages contain preliminary art and designs for Ring of Fire from Ryan Sook. It's uncommon for an artist to put such a personal touch on a work-made-for-hire like this, especially when that artist is on the rise the way Ryan Sook is.

Following his controversial work on Spike and Dru, Ryan started to get regular and insistent offers from various companies, but he chose this book, teaming with Doug Petrie and Dave Stewart, as his first big project.

The results have been a huge step forward in his art, placing him amongst the best of today's comics artists. It's a pleasure to present a behind-the-scenes look at this first masterpiece by one of the young masters of the comics form.