Angel of Death Takes A Day Off began in a very different form than it is now. Its first manuscript incarnation was only about 10,000 words.  As for illustrations, here is the evolution of Mort:
I painted this before ever writing the story, and loved the idea of the character. The story formed.
Too black, too scary. Needs more whimsy.
Nope.
This style seemed better in my mind. Maybe more color?
Pen and ink is new to me, but, I’ll have to figure it out. This Mort is way too dreary, even in tourist clothes.
Closer. I don’t like the bone color though.
Blue is it. Yes.
There we go. That’s Mort!
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