Extra Credit Assignment: Alexander Westcott

 

I apologize for the poor quality of this (had trouble downloading), but this is the extra credit assignment we had for today. Below is a description of my comic. Feel free to leave comments that might help make this comic better. 

The Crying Wolf

Graphic Novel Edition

            

          Out of all the creative works I have done, this has been the most emotional piece I have ever done. Before I go into the details about how I brought this comic page to life, allow me to explain what this is. The page is from a novel that I am writing called The Crying Wolf. It a story about a young girl named Caitlyn who is growing up in a post-apocalyptic world torn apart by Werewolves. Society has collapsed in a short matter of days and humanity must do whatever it takes to survive. Between the long nights of the Wolves’ hunt, to the insanity consumed by the remaining human population, Caitlyn must battle these obstacles if she hopes to be safe. But growing up in a chaotic world where she will discover her homosexuality and battle her insanity.

          The page here displays the end of one of the chapters. Caitlyn is writing down one of the most memorable moments of her life. Her father had been bitten by a Wolf (what they’re calling werewolves) and is on the verge of becoming one soon. Wolves cannot die once they transform, so Caitlyn must kill her father before he turns when night comes. The emotional struggle is too much for her, but she succeeds in doing the job. Her father has taught her ways to survive and is confident that she will live without him. The page/chapter ends with him being put out of his misery and Caitlyn being forced to fend for herself.

          The comic page that I made here was inspired by the works of Persepolis and Fun Home. The page starts with the older version of Caitlyn in more detailed style with the rest of the imagery simple and childish. The childish style was inspired by Persepolis and how Satrapi had her style. This symbolizes Caitlyn’s childhood and how she saw the world at a young age. The text above the images were inspired by Fun Home when Bechdel was writing her text in a more literate form. I did this so was to differentiate between her narration and the dialogue going on in the memories. There are only a few areas of color, but they draw a symbolic reference. The blue color on the tears refers to the title Crying Wolf, where she goes through a lot of emotional struggle in her past. And the colored blood represents the horror that she has endured. I have not decided yet if this will be an actual graphic novel, but this would be an idea of what it would look like.