A Scavengers Reign artist explores contemplative sci-fi in new comics
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Jonathan Djob Nkondo, known for 'Scavengers Reign' and Gorillaz animations, is releasing two graphic novels based on his earlier self-published comics, aiming to share his contemplative sci-fi art with a wider audience.
You may recognize Jonathan Djob Nkondo's work from animated projects like the surreal sci-fi series Scavengers Reign or the recent Gorillaz short film The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God. But before that the French artist and animator made self-published comics that depicted strange alien worlds and future societies. Now he's revisiting that work with a lush release of two graphic novels. "I think most of the people who follow my work don't necessarily know that I published comics," Nkondo tells The Verge. "I am mainly known for my work in animations, so revisiting those books and promoting them again was a good way to spread the wor …