Kent Nelson was born in 1928 to Sven Nelson, a noted archaeologist, and Celestine Babcock Nelson, a spiritual medium. Celestine died under unknown circumstances shortly after Kent's birth, and Kent became a tagalong for his globe-trotting father. In 1940, Sven and Kent were conducting a dig in the Valley of Ur in Mesopotamia when the younger Nelson stumbled upon an ancient sarcophagus containing the giant body of the mystic, Nabu the Wise. Upon opening the sarcophagus, Kent released poison gas which immediately killed his father. Nabu, a mystical Lord of Order originally from the planet Cilia, took pity on the boy and used his magic to block the grief from the young boy's mind. Over the intervening months, Nabu schooled the boy in the ways of mysticism, teaching him to cast spells and fly. During this time, Kent aged years instead of weeks and had grown to adulthood by late summer. Kent had grown fond of Nabu, but the Lord of Order required one last act, his own death. Hesitant, Nabu removed the inhibitions he had placed on his student's grief. Enraged by his father's death, Kent slew the old wizard. His body destroyed, Nabu revealed his true nature: an energy being, a millennia-old Lord of Order. Presenting Kent with two gifts: a helm and an amulet, he was joined with Nabu who used his body as an agent against the Lords of Chaos, becoming Dr. Fate. afternoon friends, how's you're summer going ?thanks for viewing my new images. i'm feeling pretty good at the moment.i started the second part of my summer vacation yesterday hanging out with friends as well as getting to know some new ones.it's defintely going be a great summer. today i decided to do another favorite superhero ,Dr. Fate.he's been badly done over the past few years but he's finally getting his due with the series smallville and a feature in warner bros cartoons. i haven't read many comics since my favorite character batman was killed off. i do own tons of old ones.so with a lot of comic characters i rely on google,videos, wiki and the fantastic mr.alex ross as references.i find working this way i don't inadvertently absorb the style of art i see in a way that detracts from my own developing one. sounds odd but i learned in art class one could copy unintentionally 'mistakes'another artist might have made.either the finished work would be a clone or a miserable copy. instead i look at an artists work more to get an idea of what i might be able to add to the characters portrayal.so far it's working very well imho. well i'm off to play on fb. i wish you all a fabtastic summer. 'till the dragon flies again' *hugs and regards * ,lee