Upon the Frigid Warmth

 

 

There are several things that I love and hate about my novel. I don't believe my artwork to be the greatest thing in the world. However, I do like my plot. It's simple(ish). Thanks to Professor Larson, it was easier to get my thoughts onto the paper, and into a proper writing style. With the help of others around me I was able to make the story easier to understand. Thanks to critiques, I was able to make the story better well rounded and by thinking out loud to myself the title page just sort of came about. Instead of including a Prologue, as suggested by Nathaniel Warburton, I integrated that into the flashbacks themselves. (This  a story board base for the flashback).
All of that being said, I fear that some won't like it because it feels a bit rushed, but where else was I going to go with it? Let my characters keep arguing with each other until they're both out of breath? Nah, better to end the fight as logically as possible.

If I were to redo this whole thing (which I may later on) I would add color and maybe a few more pages. I would eventually like to add more and make it into a series that focuses on different characters. Otherwise, I would say that I'm pretty happy with what I've done. I mean, granted, this is no Alan Moore piece, but it's mine, and I like it.

Sin City, V for Vendetta, and the Influences on My Graphic Novel

After reading Sin City and V for Vendetta, I realized something. I want to create something different, but with aspects from the "classics". For example, when I started going about creating Upon the Frigid Warmth, I wasn't fully sure as to how to approach the different versions of text. So, when looking at other examples (as shown here in figures 1 and 2 from the books I've mentioned), and after talking to Professor Monica Larson, I found the solution. Instead of trying different fonts and what not, I decided to just change the surroundings of the wording. The font remains the same. However, when approaching artistry, I found that only mine would do unless I hired another anthropomorphic artist. Knowing how much that would cost and the amount of time it would take, I decided that would be both inconvenient and cost a lot of money. However, I did draw some inspiration from a web comic. The web comic, Jack, (pictured above) has helped me in deciding how to approach my back grounds. I am going to keep it minimal and light using only what is needed, when it is needed. Outside of that, the rest of the novel was easy. I went by start, rising and finishing actions, and the story feels like a cross between Pirates of the Carribbean and Game of Thrones. A bit of betrayal, piracy and loads of tension.

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