Several months ago, 2K Games asked comic book artist Jhonen Vasquez, creator of Invader ZIM, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, and Squee, to create an image for Bioshock 2 that would represent "the game, its characters, and the atmosphere of the city".  The above picture represents his finished work, entitled "The Sisters", and I for one am pretty impressed by what he came up with.

Any fan of Vasquez's work will instantly recognize several of the artist's recurring motifs in this image- those big eyes on the foreground little sister, the long spindly limbs on the Big Daddy, various hoses and tubes running throughout the foreground and background - all are hallmark Jhonen Vasquez. And the attention to detail that the artist has put into this work is rather impressive too. See the cracks in the glass on the left wall and the ceiling? The puddles of water pooling around the little sister's feet? Or the look of shock and horror on her face? It all makes for a terrifying and awesome piece of art.

Vasquez has written an extensive description of his creative process for "The Sisters" over at The Cult of Rapture. This includes not only several paragraphs describing the various iterations the painting went through, but also sketches of the work in progress.

For anyone attending next week's San Diego Comic-Con, make sure you stop by the 2K booth early on Saturday the 25th. Jhonen Vasquez will be at the booth from 2-4PM to meet fans, sign autographs, and give away 500 limited edition copies of "The Sisters" to lucky attendees.

[Via Destructoid]