I'm currently working on something a little different: a graphic short story - short story because it really isn't nearly going to be so fully-fledged as to be a graphic novel.  At least not yet!  I suppose I could also term it a multi-panel photoillustraion.  I guess it's a photo/graphic story.  A couple of people have actually broached the idea in the last few years, in those conversations that range widely (and wildly) from topic to topic - "Hey, you know what would be cool?  A graphic novel in photos!" 

Where was I?  Oh, right - the photo/graphic short story.  I guess I'm hopping on the steam/diesel/whatever-punk-and-fascination-with-the-undead/ghosts/spirits/whatever - whew! - bandwagon.  While the  -punk is still slightly sub-  in the culture, the undead have certainly made the mainstream (that strikes me as kinda' amusing: undead make the mainstream!) so this is a traveled pathway.  I don't know that I'm breaking any new ground, but whatthehell.  ANYway: briefly, the story is in the Ghostbusters mode: there's nasty haunt that needs taking care of, so the authorities send in a hunter to take care of it and things go awry.  Style-wise, there's a little of the whatever -punk element, a dash of  Blade Runner, and of course ghosts, which have been depicted how many times?

 

If you're reading this page again, the answer would be "yes, I've changed a few things."  The really dark production design I was considering will still be there, but later in the story. 

 

A word of caution: don't hold your breath because you will turn blue.  This will take a little time to produce. 

 

February 23 update: The first chapter (?) is nearly finished, so hopefully you won't have to wait too much longer.   Did I think the first chapter was nearly finished on the 6th of this month?  Ha!  Well, it's nearly there - just a couple more tweaks.   I think.  Plus, I gotta actually load it up to the site - oy vey.

 

I'll also give a well-deserved nod of thanks to the good people at the website Parliament & Wake, whose multi-layered storytelling and imagery was certainly a spur to this idea (www.parliamentandwake.com).