Rowan Hale
Sequential editor
Rowan spent twelve years pacing reprint collections for a Yorkshire shop before moving into timed panels. He still marks gutters in pencil on printed boards before any file is opened.
Studio
Three desks, one lightbox, a pile of X-Men issues
Digital Lanehub started because Rowan Hale was tired of seeing Claremont-era gutters flattened into looping clips. The atelier sits on Wade Lane in Salterforth, where print companions can be checked against motion files before anyone talks about a token.
How we work
We treat Marvel NFT comics as comics first. A collector edition is a numbered reading of X-Men pages with a clock in the gutter, not a trailer. Boards are marked in pencil. Colour holds are locked against costume reference. Edition caps are written down before the first file leaves the building.
We work with collectors who already know which issue they mean. If you want us to invent a new mutant plot, we will decline. If you want a page timed that you cannot show a right to use, we will decline. Licensed reprint routes are discussed at the brief, while the kettle is still boiling.
Why Salterforth
The village is quiet enough to read a full sequence aloud without a shop bell. Paper stock for companions is ordered from the same Northern mills Rowan used when he paced reprint collections. Guests who book a viewing should expect a working room, not a gallery white cube.
Who sits at the desks
Priya Chandrasekar
Colour and holds
Priya trained in print colour separation and treats motion as a cousin of the old hold-out. She keeps a drawer of X-Men costume references so a yellow does not drift between panels.
Malcolm Voss
Collector liaison
Malcolm books viewings, writes provenance notes, and keeps edition numbers honest. He came from a small-press fulfilment desk and still insists every companion print is checked against the motion file by hand.