Outsider illustrations

I desided to have a look at other ideas of drawings done for the outsider to see if I could get any ideas off them which I could work into my own.

Quite obviously these images are first noticably dark. They also have a mysterious feel to themThe imagery With Meursault is usually with him turned away or with some part of him hidden.I think this helps say alot about his character so with try to include this into any imagery I do. The Colours seem mainly earthy and nature. They seem to have a rough dirty texture that I think could help my own work. I feel aesthetically The kind of blood explosion one appeals to me mostpersonally but I feel it probably doesn't communicate as much as the others. Some sort of compromise may work well.