▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁com ic ▁book ▁co - created ▁and ▁written ▁initially ▁by ▁then - hus band ▁and ▁wife ▁team ▁Ch uck ▁D ixon ▁and ▁Jud ith ▁H unt , ▁with ▁p enc ils ▁by ▁H unt ▁and ▁in ks ▁by ▁Ric ardo ▁Vill ag ran . ▁Let ters ▁were ▁by ▁cart oon ist ▁and ▁letter er ▁Ed ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁Star ▁Wars ▁com ic ▁strip . ▁ ▁The ▁art ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁few ▁issues ▁of ▁Ev ang eline ▁was ▁unusual ▁for ▁the ▁time ▁period , ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁printed ▁using ▁process ▁color , ▁but ▁instead ▁each ▁page ▁was ▁hand - p aint ed ▁by ▁H unt ▁and ▁then ▁color ▁separated . ▁This ▁method ▁was ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁independent ▁com ic ▁companies ▁and ▁was ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁the ▁che aper ▁printing ▁methods ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Cover ▁paint ings ▁were ▁also ▁illustrated ▁by ▁H unt ▁and ▁Vill ag ran . ▁ ▁The ▁title ▁character ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" a ▁se xy ▁k iller ▁vig il ante ▁nun " ▁taking ▁her ▁instructions ▁directly ▁from ▁her ▁ment or , ▁Card inal ▁S zn , ▁a ▁polit ically ▁powerful ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁hierarchy ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Cur ia / V at ican ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd - century . ▁However , ▁co - cre ator ▁H unt ▁would ▁describe ▁her ▁sk illed ▁but ▁na ive ▁ ▁femin ist ▁character ▁as ▁created ▁" to ▁explore ▁the ▁infinite ▁conflict ▁between ▁good