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Steampunk, mystery and religious cults in a Paris inhabited by animals and a few humans/doughfaces. This cover is a composite of two original drawings. The main image shows the charismatic Unicorn messiah. The second drawing (see the first additional image) shows Inspector LeBrock, his girlfriend Billie and his partner in this album, the doughface Pinkerton agent Chance Lucas. Poor Billie was eliminated during the editing process and does not appear on the published cover. LeBrock also got his head substituted with a more menacing (but in my opinion less charming)look, taken from an inside panel. Compare the planned cover (the second additional image) with the final published version.
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About Bryan Talbot
Bryan Talbot (born 24 February 1952) is a British comic book artist and writer, best known as the creator of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright and its sequel Heart of Empire, as well as the Grandville series of books. He collaborated with his wife, Mary M. Talbot to produce Dotter of Her Father's Eyes, which won the 2012 Costa biography award.
