One of the books I’ve been reading on the trip is an older one called Werewolves, Shapeshifters & Skinwalkers by Marika Kriss which is a fun little book about the history of humans turning into animals. I think the book is intended as a non fiction account of were-beings but the result is a pretty nutty but really fun reimagining of history as werewolves as secret priests in a world conquered by Christians during a hellish Middle Ages. The writing feels like a barely disguised anti-establishment tale. But the imagery and ideas are great. This sketch was inspired by the book.
I got this book at a New Years party held by my friends Sandra Katsuri and Brett Savory of Chizine. They had purchased a drawing I had done of a werewolf a few years ago so it was a fitting gift
