Marie Mohanna’s illustrations will carry you into a strange and empty land, that is eerily captivating. Their geometric quality and vivid colors resemble comic books. But if they were, in fact, comic books, they were stripped down from their characters and plot.
Growing up on Sailor Moon, Fist of the North Star, and Pokemon, Mohanna would spend hours illustrating the characters from these shows. And the early inspiration shows throughout her work.
“I like to place eerie elements in realistic and empty landscapes to give new levels of interpretation,” she told It’s Nice That. “When I was working on my first graphic novel I realized I was way more into drawing the surroundings than the people,” she added. “So much so that sometimes I found myself thinking that my characters had ruined my decor – almost as if it was easier to express myself through the scenery than the figures… I eventually realized I had a real thing for landscapes and architecture and I embraced it fully.”
Check out some of her work below.
