Cover for the eventual book, painted October 2024.Ttile page for the first installment, inspired by Klaus Voormann’s illustrations.Page 1Page 2Sketches 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.