“The Ghost in the Water” cover art concept is approved

A big, tasty chunk of news for you to chew on:

After a lot of back and forth on what the characters should look like, we now have a publisher-approved sketch for “The Ghost in the Water” cover art! Ladies, gentlemen, I’d like to introduce the (pencil sketch versions of) The League of Scientists:

From left to right, we have John, Natsumi, Malene, Devin, and Kimmey.

This means all the artwork preliminaries are done, and we can start working on the good stuff. At the time of this writing, artist Celia Kaiser is beginning the oil painting process. In some weeks or months, I should have a cool picture to show to you. In the meantime, be sure to visit the “Art” page for detailed updates, the cover art design process, and more pictures of the art.