Occult Crimes Taskforce graphic novel

In Occult Crimes Taskforce (O.C.T.), New York policewoman Sophia Ortiz (modeled after co-writer Rosario Dawson) and her teammates fight supernatural criminals with their own magical arts. Artwork by Tony Shasteen. Co-written by Rosario Dawson and David Atchinson.

Sanjay Patel's "Ramayana: Divine Loophole"

Sanjay Patel's retelling of the Hindu epic Ramayana contains more than a hundred illustrations. Click thumbnails to visit Divine Loophole gallery on artist's site:

Todd Lockwood's cover art for the Dark Elf Trilogy

Mass market paperback covers for the Homeland , Exile and Sojourn. Click on thumbnails to view full size images on artist's site:

Homeland

Exile

Sojourn

Haroon Rashid's Burka Avenger

In this animated series conceptualized by pop star Haroon Rashid, the superhero battles corrupt politicians and misogynistic extremists in a fictional Pakistani city.

Jia teaches at a girl's school by day and fights injustice as a burqa-wearing action heroine by night.

More about Burka Avenger:

• Burka Avenger: Pakistan's cartoon superhero battling for girls' education (TheGuardian.com)
• Burka Avenger, Pakistan's Newest Female Superhero, Set To Debut In GeoTV Cartoon Series In August (HuffingtonPost.com)

Claire Hummel's "Pele" and "Hatshepsut"

Paul Davey's "Wild Remote" and "Thieves in the Night"

Click on thumbnails to view images in illustrator's deviantart gallery.

Yasuhiro Imagawa's "Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still"

Giant Robo assists
the warriors of Mount Liang

This retro-futuristic anime, inspired by Mitsuteru Yokoyama's manga of the same title, is set largely in a 2039 China that is simultaneously medieval, modern, and futuristic, where dirigibles, skyscrapers and trains co-exist with Taoist sorcerers and warriors on horseback.

A Japanese child Daisaku Kusama, recruited into the International Police Organization for his unique ability to command a powerful robot, goes to China to support the Beijing/Peking branch of the IPO. There he meets a colorful team of colleagues, many of them based on well-known characters from the Chinese classical novels Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin (aka Outlaws of the Marsh).