PROJECT M : The Judith with the pearls

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Apollonia Saintclair 1238 – 20241222 La jeune fille aux perles (The Judith with the pearls) – preliminary

Maturing fruits, so sate and gorgeous the bishop yearns,
Guilty treats of gamine flesh, staged by most friendly girl.
Luring drupes to bait the ravenous Holofernes,
Her pulpy teats, pristine fresh, rigged with most deadly pearl.

Inspired by true events from the Renaissance, Project M is a graphic story that exposes how a society’s prejudices and anxieties can, under extraordinary stresses and circumstances, breed true monsters. Release 2025.

Many more drawings by Apollonia Saintclair in the INK IS MY BLOOD book collection. Order here : apolloniasaintclair.bigcartel.com

PROJECT M : Do you have enough women now?

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Apollonia Saintclair 1236 – 20241215 Les dames d’Herman (Do you have enough women now?) – Preliminary drawing

„One blunt rascal, to match Old Testament patriarchs,
Keeps his flock close, as Abraham his brides, thus in pairs.
The stunned rebels catch the incontinent hierarch
With no frock nor hose, a dame on each side, plus a spare.”

Inspired by true events from the Renaissance, Project M is a graphic story that exposes how a society’s prejudices and anxieties can, under extraordinary stresses and circumstances, breed true monsters. Release 2025.

Many more drawings by Apollonia Saintclair in the INK IS MY BLOOD book collection. Order here : apolloniasaintclair.bigcartel.com

PROJECT M : The tamed cyclops

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Apollonia saintclair 1235 – 20241211 L’empaleur borgne (The tamed cyclops) – preliminary drawing

„Of monstrous appetite unbridled, one eyed giant,
Once majestic robber, sacks Rome with Imperials.
By imperious petite ensnared, cowed and pliant,
Now domestic ogre, back home for bawdy nuptials.”

Inspired by true events from the Renaissance, Project M is a graphic story that exposes how a society’s prejudices and anxieties can, under extraordinary stresses and circumstances, breed true monsters. Release 2025.

Many more drawings by Apollonia Saintclair in the INK IS MY BLOOD book collection. Order here : apolloniasaintclair.bigcartel.com


The lusty boar

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Apollonia Saintclair 1150 – 20240104 Le prince évêque (The lusty boar)

Hello Art Lovers,

As you may know, “M” is a graphic novel inspired by true events from the Renaissance that exposes how the prejudices and anxieties of a society can, under extraordinary circumstances and stresses, breed real monsters. Without wanting to spoil your future enjoyment of “M”, here is one of the main characters of the story doing one of his favourite activities, and the quatrain that goes with it:

„A bristling, lewd boar with mitre, ravages a white doe,
Plows the fertile gut, his demesne with alacrity.
Princeling with crosier, he wields his appendage like hoe.
Shallow, febrile rut cues obscene mediocrity.”

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PROJECT M : The Amsterdam Seven

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Apollonia Saintclair 1233 – 20241128 Les nudistes d’Amsterdam (The Amsterdam Seven) – preliminary drawing

„Seven, in Amsterdam, burn their garb and pounce like beasts.
Stark-naked, they wield profane swords, create disturbance,
Then shed old Adam and turn their barb at the dyke priests.
At the stake, they squeal insane words, with great impudence.”

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PROJECT M : Banquet of chestnuts

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Apollonia Saintclair 1224 – 20240920 La décadence des élites (Banquet of chestnuts)

„Young hog or flaccid swine, the boys next to the elders,
All churn the silky slots, a joust of virility.
Through fog of rancid wine, the roust of wilt revellers
All turn their milky clots into a fat gilt bounty.”

Inspired by true events from the Renaissance, Project M is a graphic story that exposes how a society’s prejudices and anxieties can, under extraordinary stresses and circumstances, breed true monsters. (Release 2025)

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PROJECT M : My only desire

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Apollonia Saintclair 1230 – 20241112 La vie nouvelle (My only desire) – preliminary drawing

„Gone is the ancient snare that chokes all heathen desire.
In faeries lair, the mythical beast awakens,
Drawn by the prurient flair, it stokes the maidens’ fire.
An eerie pair, to a mystical feast partaken.”

Inspired by true events from the Renaissance, Project M is a graphic story that exposes how a society’s prejudices and anxieties can, under extraordinary stresses and circumstances, breed true monsters. (Release 2025)

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PROJECT M : As free as a leaflet

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Apollonia Saintclair 1229 – 20241105 Les idées en liberté (As free as a leaflet) – preliminary drawing

„Once ethereal, words have grown fluttering white wings.
Like transient gabble, printed paper flocks Europe’s skies.
Editorial birds come down cackling on slight winds.
One ebullient gaggle, inked chatter stokes hopes and lies.”

Inspired by true events from the Renaissance, Project M is a graphic story that exposes how a society’s prejudices and anxieties can, under extraordinary stresses and circumstances, breed true monsters.

Release 2025

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Project M : The working girl

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Apollonia Saintclair 1228 – 20241104 La fille de joie (The working girl) – preliminary drawing

„On the killing glade, as heaven and hell are on scales.
Men-at-arms trade a treat of flesh for a bit of cash.
One thrilling parade, as this hoydens’ spells are on sales
And her charms made for a cheap love sesh before the clash.”

Inspired by true events from the Renaissance, Project M is a graphic story that exposes how a society’s prejudices and anxieties can, under extraordinary stresses and circumstances, breed true monsters.

Release 2025

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PROJECT M : New plague unlocked

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Apollonia Saintclair 1219 – 20240901 Le Grand Echange (New plague unlocked) – preliminary drawing

„Ships across the sea, ferry doom with the wayfarers.
Two worlds, once apart, brought close by violent coupling,
Swap unseen fevers: a fiery bloom of wet cankers
Spoil the queen of heart, bought for a coin of vile sterling”

Inspired by true events from the Renaissance, Project M is a graphic story that exposes how a society’s prejudices and anxieties can, under extraordinary stresses and circumstances, breed true monsters.

Release 2025

Many more drawings by Apollonia Saintclair in the 6 volumes of INK IS MY BLOOD – COLLECTION. Order here : apolloniasaintclair.bigcartel.com

PROJECT M : Widow Wiggers’ Wedding

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Apollonia Saintclair 1227 – 20241012 La passion de la plus violente nature (Widow Wiggers’ Wedding) – sketch

Both driven by inner fire against woke oppression, | Striving priest and dissing wife,
In blaring defiance, | Repudiate their master, the yoke of submission, | Conjugate two distinct strife in blazing alliance.

Inspired by true events from the Renaissance, Project M is a graphic story in the making that exposes how a society’s prejudices and anxieties can, under extraordinary stresses and circumstances, breed true monsters.

Preliminary drawing | Release 2025

Many more drawings by Apollonia Saintclair in the 6 volumes of INK IS MY BLOOD – COLLECTION. Order here : apolloniasaintclair.bigcartel.com

PROJECT M : All that is high shall be low

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Apollonia Saintclair 1215 – 20240824 Le découronnement des sanctuaires (All that is high shall be low) – sketch

Great merchant, tired of the clergy’s power, / A rich man, driven by a somber frugality, / Claims a vision: topple the Church tower, / And raise the congregation to new majesty

Inspired by true events from the Renaissance, Project M is a graphic story in the making that exposes how a society’s prejudices and anxieties can, under extraordinary stresses and circumstances, breed true monsters.

Preliminary drawing | Release 2025

Many more drawings by Apollonia Saintclair in the 6 volumes of INK IS MY BLOOD – COLLECTION

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PROJECT M : German Peasants’ war

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Apollonia Saintclair 1216 – 20240825 Les fruits de malheur (German Peasants’ war)

The countryside in rebellion, the gentry bleeds every night. / Thousands and thousands band, an armed brotherhood. / Cornered on a bloody hill, routed by the Prince’s knights. / Thousands and thousands hang, strange fruits in the wood

Inspired by true events from the Renaissance, Project M is a graphic story in the making that exposes how a society’s prejudices and anxieties can, under extraordinary stresses and circumstances, breed true monsters.

Preliminary drawing | Release 2025

Many more drawings by Apollonia Saintclair in the 6 volumes of INK IS MY BLOOD – COLLECTION

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PROJECT M : If you see me, then weep

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Apollonia Saintclair 1212 – 20240817 La grande faim dans les campagnes (If you see me, then weep) – sketch

Blazing droughts follow rotten summers. / The rivers are dry, the barges silted up at the mouths / Their cargo devoured by rats or stolen by privateers. / The starving bedded on bare stones like stranded shrouds.

Inspired by true events from the Renaissance, Project M is a graphic story in the making that exposes how a society’s prejudices and anxieties can, under extraordinary stresses and circumstances, breed true monsters.

Preliminary drawing | Release 2025

Many more drawings by Apollonia Saintclair in the 6 volumes of INK IS MY BLOOD – COLLECTION

Order now : apolloniasaintclair.bigcartel.com

PROJECT M : The last robber barons

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Apollonia Saintclair 1209 – 20240730 La fin de la chevalerie (The last robber barons) – preliminary

The power of the Empire expands / No longer the untouchable local tyrants / Shall go unpunished, petty thugs / Taking what they covet by violence.

Their exactions, an intolerable nuisance / All are calling for their imminent demise / For both the overlord and the innocents despise / This taint on a once irreproachable institution

Inspired by true events from the Renaissance, Project M is a graphic story in the making that exposes how a society’s prejudices and anxieties can, under extraordinary stresses and circumstances, breed true monsters.

Preliminary drawing | Release 2025

Many more drawings by Apollonia Saintclair in the 6 volumes of INK IS MY BLOOD – COLLECTION

Order now : apolloniasaintclair.bigcartel.com