Other Stuff You Might Need

You are going to want to be able to make square corners and straight lines, at least sometimes. You'll want your lettering to be even and straight. You'll want to get rid of eraser dust and prevent pencil smudge lines. That's what all this stuff is for.

Here is a parallel rule (not pictured above): Blick Portable Drafting Board

I bought one for myself. It's big enough for the 11 x 17 paper (kind of) but much better suited for doing half pages on 9 x 12. Perfect for drawing comics on the go, in other words.