Artist: Stan Manoukian Medium: Pen & Ink on Acid-free Paper Date: 2016 Signature: Signed by artist in pen and red pencil bottom left A fantastic signed original ink and pencil illustration by Stan Manoukian drawn in 2016 for page 24 of his book 'Meelo's Big Adventure'. The illustration features Meelo, the hero of the story, desperately swimming away from a fearsome underwater monster. Born in 1969, Paris, France, Stan Manoukian is a veteran illustrator working in the comic book industry in France and the U.S.A. and has published many books and had models and comic toys created in Japan. Manoukian's 2019 book Zoologia, an anthology of creatures and monsters and is available on our books page. Manoukian's work is partly inspired by the style of old encyclopaedia illustrations, 1950s sci-fi, pulp movie posters and a world of hand drawn 3D design - striking a beautiful balance between the imagined and natural worlds. This illustration is matted ready for framing and is accompanied by a 1st edition of the book, which is in French and English. The artwork is matted ready for framing. Please note that any import duties or taxes are the responsibility of the winning bidder. If multiple pieces from The Vaults of The Book Palace are won in this auction by the same bidder, only one set of shipping charges will be applied.