Stevenson began work on Nimona while studying at Maryland Institute College of Art, revisiting a character they had created while at high school. Blackheart tries to operate under his code of ethics, while Nimona has no problem with killing. The story follows Nimona, a shapeshifter who joins the villain Ballister Blackheart in his plans to destroy the over-controlling Institute. Nimona is a fantasy graphic novel by ND Stevenson, an American cartoonist.
