The world is stupid: throw rocks at it!

 

Such is life.

Knife in the Optiman eye!

Ouch!

 Another very aggressive propaganda poster found in the ruins of a Nilean trench on the Optiman border.

Battleballoon for sale

Side view of the Mar IV Obliterator Battleballoon from DMCO

OBLITERATOR BATTLEBALLOON  

An aerial battleship capable of carrying a 900 ton payload of high explosives, this behemoth is greatly feared by Optiman High Command. Heavily armoured and equipped with 16 high calibre cannons ranging from 300mm to 90mm, it can deal out formidable damage to any foe. The ship is ringed by balconies that can be manned by riflemen to fend off aerial attack. These balconies are also good for barbeques.  Virtually indestructable, the Battle Balloon has only one weak point: the three lift balloons, which are vulnerable to rifle fire and bird attack.  Five of these gargantuan vehicles are currently for sale. Minor damage to undercarriages. Heavily patched balloons. Leather upholstery. No credit cards. Perfect for avoiding traffic and blasting neighbours using leaf blowers.  

Crew: 500 

Weight: 20,000 tons (24,000 tons fully loaded) 

Weapons: Lots 

Armour: 150mm armoured plate 

Speed: 12 knots 

Design: Annihilator Design Co. 

Cost: $3 billion USD

Our price: 5,000 USD

In Nothing We Trust

In nothing!

Nilean poster smuggled out by tourists.

Kill Optimans!

Propaganda poster put out by the Nilean Ministry of Truthiness.

By the bauble factory

I always liked this scene in Nil, with all the identical workers leaving the factory in lock step. 

Enforced conformity through standardization and systemization. 

Eventually, you don't even notice it is happening. 

A revised page for the French edition

Artists are rarely happy with their work in hindsight, and I am no exception. There were a few pages in Nil: A Land Beyond Belief I was decidedly unhappy with. Much more so than the rest. Given that the whole book was experimental, this is hardly surprising.

With the french edition, however, I had the chance to fix some things and cull some dialogue to tighten things up.

I don't think the english edition will ever see an update, so... behold! The (relatively) new improved french version:

ta-ra!