Here are four more pages from the upcoming graphic novel, "The Zen of Steve Jobs." The Forbes-written, JESS3-designed book re-imagines Steve's relationship with his friend and mentor, Kobun Chino Otogawa, a Japanese Soto Zen Buddhist priest.
The action takes place in the mid-1980s, after Steve left Apple and went on to start a new computer company -- NeXT, which would later be bought up by Apple (and Steve along with it). The narrative flashes back and forward in time, connecting this influential period to other highlights in Steve's career and exploring the imprint of Japanese design concepts on Steve's creative vision.
These pages are set in 1986 at the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center in California. Kobun teaches Steve kinhin, a walking meditation, and alludes to Steve’s quest to understand ma. I'm not trying to spoil anything, but that's something of a central theme throughout the book.
Check out the first page we leaked. It precedes these four.
You can find these pages in print in our upcoming Forbes 400 issue. Look out for the full 60-page book in digital release late this fall.
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