modern Western comic book illustration blended with cinematic realism, graphic novel cover art, bold ink outlines, dynamic linework, cross-hatched shadows, clean cel-style shading, high-contrast inks, illustrated line art with painterly colors, subtle realistic textures, photorealistic lighting, natural skin pores, cinematic volumetric lighting, A brilliant steampunk AI engineer working inside a massive brass-and-copper laboratory filled with intricate clockwork machinery, mechanical computation engines, exposed gears, glowing vacuum tubes, pneumatic pipes, Tesla coils, holographic blueprints, and floating AI cores. The engineer wears a tailored Victorian-inspired leather coat reinforced with brass mechanical components, engraved gauntlets, precision goggles resting on the forehead, intricate gear-shaped jewelry, utility belts filled with precision tools, and a mechanical prosthetic arm with exposed servos and polished brass joints. One hand adjusts a floating crystalline AI processor surrounded by holographic equations while the other manipulates miniature autonomous clockwork drones assembling themselves in midair. Focused, determined expression, intelligent eyes, windswept hair, confident posture. Ultra-detailed engineering workshop, warm tungsten lighting mixed with cool blue AI illumination, sparks, steam, drifting dust particles, cinematic depth of field. A balanced fusion of realistic anatomy and expressive comic-book rendering, believable proportions, subtle facial stylization, crisp linework over realistic materials, dramatic composition, vibrant colors.