Cover for the eventual book, painted October 2024.
Ttile page for the first installment, inspired by Klaus Voormann’s illustrations.
Page 1
Page 2
Sketches of the Mistress, an anthropologist who happens to exactly resemble early-fame Kim Kardashian, next to a sketch for Simian’s planned first page.
I went through a lot of prototypes trying to get my first page of Simian right because I hadn’t drawn or laid out a comic since I was five. I was also initially fully inking the comic with no pencil outlines, which is ridiculous in retrospect.
Thumbnails for the final layout.
Page 1 in progress.
Page 2 in progress.