[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-6684-EN":3},{"pk":4,"posted":5,"tags":6,"title":7,"summary":8,"permalink":9,"ex_artist":10,"published":11,"images":12,"pinned":10,"ex_news":10,"tile_image":14,"news_id":17,"body":18},"news","2025-10-07T14:00:00#6684","#editorial#narrative#people#scene#literature#cat sims#comic book#line and colour#noir#","Shadow Worlds","\u003Ca href=\"\u002FCatSims\">Cat Sims\u003C\u002Fa> crafts a noir-infused illustration for The New Republic’s latest literary feature.","\u002Fnews\u002F6684\u002Fshadow_worlds",false,"2025-10-07T14:00:00",[13,15],{"filename":14},"blog_6684_638954452947524480.jpg",{"filename":16},"blog_6684_638954453058746367.jpg",6684,"\u003Cp>For \u003Cem data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"297\">The New Republic\u003C\u002Fem>, London-based Cat has created a striking comic-inspired artwork to accompany John Semley’s review of Thomas Pynchon’s \u003Cem data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"452\">Shadow Ticket\u003C\u002Fem>.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>Blending graphic novel dynamism with classic noir atmosphere, Cat’s illustration captures the tangled web of mystery, wit, and cultural commentary at the heart of Pynchon’s writing.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>The piece, used as the article’s lead image, exemplifies her ability to translate complex literary tone into visual storytelling, equal parts cinematic and cerebral.\u003C\u002Fp>"]