Killing the Aliens, Loving the Aliens...

This has appeared several places online and in print, so it might as well be here, too. It was my audition piece for Tek Jansen.

Everyone who saw this piece loved it--except for Stephen Colbert, who couldn't stand it. Which is understandable, as no one likes a caricature of themselves. So, as I've explained in several interviews lately, this isn't actually what the book is going to look like. The Colbert team wanted something more serious, not as cartoonish and design-heavy. Something that plays it straight, like he does on the show.

Still, I quite like this illustration. I post it here for posterity, and for anyone interested in how the book has developed.

(And no, I don't know when the first issue is finally coming out, so please stop asking me.)