Artist goes from the super to the sacred with archdiocese commission

As a kid growing up in West Chester, Neilson Carlin wanted to be a comic book artist. His fondness for fantasy still peeks through in his Kennett Square studio - a bobblehead doll of the Lord of the Rings character Gollum; the Fantastic Four T-shirt he wore while teaching on a recent day; and the comic book figurines on a shelf of supplies.