Ian MacEwan - Dororo commission

A commission based on the manga series "Dororo" by Osamu Tezuka, which I admittedly was not familiar with prior to purchasing this piece (I've since had the chance to read the work and thoroughly enjoyed it). The image features the main protagonist, Hyakkimaru, battling the fox demon, Kyubi, as Dororo looks on.

I recall initially having seen and been struck by this illustration at the Inky Knuckles booth at Heroes Con a couple of years back, however, as a commissioned piece, it was already spoken for at the time. When it came up for sale recently, I instantly recognized it and was happy to give it a new home. The amount of crosshatching here is bonkers!

Thanks AK!