jake, one can learn how to do the sort of images in yer link in less than 6 months. they are good examples of what a talented and dedicated newbie can do. you'll soon learn the various shortcuts used by the artist: weak or non-existent shadows, bad joints, bad clothes fits, weak or blank backgrounds, etc. these are the same shortcuts you'll take to get the comic done by deadline, but unfortunately it contributes to the telltale "poser look" that major comic book artists and 3d pros tend to scoff at. to learn how to do it in such a way that a major comic book publisher will accept will take at least 2 years IMVHO. probably alot more experience needed, if ya wanna get 'em to do a print version that ain't self-published, and that comic book stores will order. but that's largely irrelevant now, as anybody can put one of these on the web and reach more people.