Facundo Nehuén López

Comic Author & Fantasy Illustrator from Argentina

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Contemplation of the Buddha under the subtle descent of the sakura blossom petals. You can follow me on: Instagram | Twitter  | BSky

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Sundari embarking on a journey towards Bokuwan (The Ink Bay). You can follow me on: Instagram | Twitter  | BSky

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My copies of Métal Hurlant #18 just arrived, featuring my short story 'The Brain of God' (Le Cerveau de Dieu). “In a future where humanity has overcome physical death through artificial organs, Gabriel Cellari, a centenarian engineer diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease, becomes the first human to transfer his mind into an immortal quantum brain, thus becoming the first post-human man.” You can follow me on: Instagram | Twitter  | BSky

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Adam and Eve, the most advanced quantum brains on Earth, perhaps in the entire Universe? Beings capable of thinking exponentially, beyond unimaginable limits. The characters from The Brain of God (Le Cerveau de Dieu), published in Métal Hurlant #18. You can follow me on: Instagram | Twitter  | BSky

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I think what I enjoy drawing most is fantasy; it flows more naturally while I'm doing it. Especially if I have to design a creature for it. Scripted by Warrick Walker. You can follow me on: Instagram | Twitter  | BSky

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A few panels from the shores of 'Tales from the Shattered Isles', a 12-page short comic I finished drawing and lettering last week, scripted by Warrick Walker. I can’t reveal much until it’s published, but next week I’ll start inking the project. You can follow me on: Instagram | Twitter  | BSky

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I still don’t have it in my hands yet, but Métal Hurlant #18 – Transhumanisme: Upgrade ou Crève has just been released in France, in which I published another short comic with my own script: The Brain of God (Le Cerveau de Dieu), produced last year:

“In a future where humanity has overcome physical death through artificial organs, Gabriel Cellari, a centenarian engineer diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease, becomes the first human to transfer his mind into an immortal quantum brain, thus becoming the first post-human man.” You can follow me on: Instagram | Twitter  | BSky

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A few more panels from The Shadow in the Jungle. Broken Rock about to encounter the greatest danger in The Forbidden Forest. Script by Aaron Shaps. You can follow me on: Instagram | Twitter  | BSky

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A few pages away from finishing this project, the coloring stage is very satisfying because everything finally comes together compositionally. I realized that I find it quite difficult to draw vegetation in an organic way, so it was pretty challenging. Script by Aaron Shaps. You can follow me on: Instagram | Twitter  | BSky

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The Doomed Magicians: Khanef, the Alchemist Sphinx . "Every atom bends over to her will, and even gold turns to clay in her grasp" . For several years now, I have noticed that sphinxes are my favorite mythological creatures. I am fascinated by their morphology and the aesthetics each culture has bestowed upon them: from the classic Egyptian androsphinx (with a male face), linked to the protection of the pharaoh, to the Greek ginesphinx (with a female face), deeply connected to the concept of riddles and perhaps the most famous alongside its Egyptian counterpart. There were also similar creatures, not exactly sphinxes, but guardian hybrids fulfilling the same symbolic role: guarding the thresholds between the human and the divine, like the Assyrian Lamassu of Ancient Mesopotamia. . I designed this sphinx for my series The Doomed Magicians: she is Khanef, the Alchemist Sphinx, the first creator of the Athanor Kiln, an alchemical device capable of fusing hydrogen atoms with the power of the sun, transmuting them into the coveted element with atomic number 79: gold.

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My copies of Métal Hurlant #16 just arrived, featuring my story The Uterus of God (l’Utérus de Dieu). "Trapped in a state of perpetual childhood and dependent on the uterus to survive, the Christ Child suffers the weight of his own creation, finding solace only in a compassionate voice resonating in his mind like a bell". You can follow me on: Instagram | Twitter  | BSky

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Last week was all about wrapping up production cycles. Besides finishing the inks for Ringbreaker #2 (which I posted the other day), I also completed the layouts for The Shadow in the Jungle, a self-contained comic written by Aaron Shaps. Now it’s time to go over everything, make some adjustments, and dive into the inking process across these 22 pages. This time I had to draw a lot of flora and fauna, and I really enjoyed it, especially since I didn’t have to draw a single building. You can follow me on: Instagram | Twitter  | BSky

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Fire Blossom unleashing her full aura to save the day. Just three more pages and I’ll be done drawing The Shadow in the Jungle, this self-contained issue written by Aaron Shaps. You can follow me on: Instagram | Twitter  | BSky

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Broken Rock about to prove his worth in the Forbidden Forest. Just a few pages away from finishing the pencils for The Shadow in the Jungle. Written by Aaron Shaps. You can follow me on: Instagram | Twitter  | BSky

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It's almost a constant that Buddhist iconography seeps into the comics I create. Here are the concept designs of the Christ Child and the Buddha Child, the main characters of The Uterus of God (l'Utérus de Dieu), published in Métal Hurlant #16.

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Designing minimalist buildings and imagining New India, one of the locations where The Uterus of God (l’Utérus de Dieu) is set, published in Métal Hurlant #16.

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Some panels from the most recent short comic I published in Metal Hurlant #16. Theo-scientists have managed to duplicate Christ's DNA and print a new Messiah thanks to the Uterus of God (l’Utérus de Dieu), the most advanced human printer on the planet. You can follow me on: Instagram | Twitter  | BSky