I was recently asked by Mat Pringle to contribute an illustration to his forthcoming The Book One zine – the concept being that a collection of artists illustrate a book of their choice and write a few words about it. There’s been a Music One and Film One which can bought from his Etsy store. The Book One will be available at the end of February.

I chose to illustrate a scene from The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon. For those who haven’t read it, it’s a delightful read about World War 2 as seen through the eyes of two Jewish comic artists who create a character called The Escapist. Well worth picking up if you haven’t read it.

The zine will be in black and white but I also worked on a colour version (below). I’m really happy with how it came out and have been thinking about getting some prints made. If you would like one, get in touch by leaving a comment on this blog or email me at tomhumberstone*at*gmail*dot*com. If there’s enough demand I’ll get a limited print-run made…