About the Art

During his time studying and building his portfolio for Marc Brunet’s ART School for Digital Artists, Chris focused on developing original characters for a potential comic book concept. The result was a spunky cyborg lead named Helena Björnsdóttir and her mechanical counterpart, the robotic bombshell designated ASTRID. He has built a complete universe for them to inhabit. He is currently writing the novel Nomad Star, which features Helena as the protagonist and ASTRID as a primary supporting character.

For this first batch of artwork, Chris utilizes a high-contrast black-and-white line art style. It draws heavily from the "Power Style" of the 90s made famous by comic legends like Jim Lee, J. Scott Campbell, and Frank Miller, fused with the cyber-noir and manga aesthetics of Masamune Shirow, creator of the iconic Appleseed and Ghost in the Shell manga titles. By weaving in these cyberpunk influences, Chris introduces a layer of industrial grit—focusing on the complex intersection of humanity and high-tech machinery that defines the Nomad Star universe.