These assignments were a part of the Sequential and Graphic Narratives course guided by Arjun Gupte and Dhiman Sengupta.
The brief was to design yourself as a character and also a sidekick. My sidekick is a pigeon, a bird for which I hold a strong fondness. Some of its characteristics are being naïve to the point of stupid, mellow, gullible, having a childlike wonder.
Initial iterations included a constantly melting snowman, a salt cellar, a teddy bear, etc.