The Zen of Steve Jobs

In 2012, Wiley Publishing released the single-issue comic The Zen of Steve Jobs, a unique blend of biography and philosophy that explores the late Apple co-founder’s deep engagement with Zen Buddhism. Drawn from interviews and anecdotes, the comic focuses on Jobs’s relationship with Kobun Chino Otogawa, his Zen master, and how that spiritual influence shaped his design and business instincts. Though a brief work, it stands out for distilling a complex, unconventional side of a tech icon into the comic medium.