Thursday, February 23, 2006

 

Refuge - ch. 3 - # 7



Refuge graphic novel - Chapter 3, panel 24

Click here to view the newly updated online comic 'Refuge'. This 700 + panel long Graphic story is updated weekly.

Another section of Chapter 3 added:

Near the end of chapter 3. Further updates to come soon.


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Sunday, February 19, 2006

 

Refuge Comments

Joe Zabel: "Disquieting, dreamlike fantasies played out in sublime sidescrolling panoramas."

Jonathan Page: "A nightmare... there's a strong mix of claustrophobia and foreboding in it...waiting for the next update is like waiting for a storm to appear.

It has the dream like quality of nineteen thirties strips too, the sudden violence or distortion of reality I remember from Krazy Kat et alia. The tight close focus on bodies moving (a restricted palate, repetitive, simple) creates a mesmerising rhythm - i.e. you can't get away for a bit into a comforting, spectacular, take-up-four frames landscape etc, you're always mise en scene."

Comment by . After reading 'Refuge' - a graphic novel online.


Chapters so far:

Chapter One - "A home"

Chapter Two - "Going Out"

Chapter Three - "Migraine"

Chapter Four - "Detour"

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Saturday, February 18, 2006

 

Refuge - more panels - # 6



Refuge graphic novel - Chapter 3, panel 24

Click here to view the newly updated online comic 'Refuge'. This 700 + panel long Graphic story is updated weekly.

Another section of Chapter 3 added:

Chapter 3 is updated once again. I have also given the chapters a face lift and added new titles. You can now leave comments and look out for updates on the Refuge home page as well as this blog


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Thursday, February 16, 2006

 

Horizontal Scrolling?

To me Horizontal scrolling can create a continuous narrative that doesn't have the breaks that conventional page layout can have. It projects the reader on a journey across one long strip of images, propelling the story forward and aiding the momentum of the narrative.

It almost creates in itself a new medium, one in-between print comic and cinema, whilst also harking back to the excitement of old children’s theatrical projectors.

Scrolling using the arrow keys on the keyboard can give a pleasant experience, watching the images scroll past at a readable pace - scene one, now scene two and so on. You can just sit back and watch the screen, yet it has all of the 'language' of comics.

What does this side scrolling experience provide for the viewer? I'd be interested to know if anybody has any experience of side scrolling and what their opinions are, the good and the bad.


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Tuesday, February 14, 2006

 

Refuge - Ch. 3 - # 5



Refuge - Chapter 2

Click here to view the newly updated online comic 'Refuge'. This 700 + panel long Graphic story is updated weekly.

Chapter 3 Started.

Chapter 3 is started. I have also updated the index page and chapter navigation pages, adding drop down menu navigation and chapter titles. The index layout is updated to include brief information about the comic and it creation, in a news page format.


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Wednesday, February 08, 2006

 

Refuge - Update, Ch. 2 - # 4



Refuge - Chapter 2

Click here to view the newly updated online comic 'Refuge'. This 700 + panel long Graphic story is updated weekly.

Chapter 2 Finished!

I have decided to put the beginning of the story up quite quickly (as I have it already stored, bar last minut editing) to enable readers to get involved in the story a bit more. I am now working on putting up Chapter 3.


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Monday, February 06, 2006

 

Refuge - Ch. 2, # 3



Refuge - Chapter 2

Click here to view the newly updated online comic 'Refuge'. This 700 + panel long Graphic story is updated weekly.

I have updated half of chapter 2 with the second half to come soon.


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Friday, February 03, 2006

 

Refuge - updated, issue 2



Refuge - Chapter 1

Click here to view the newly updated online comic 'Refuge'. This 700 + panel long Graphic story is updated weekly.
'Refuge' reads horizontally across a continuous page (use arrow keys to on keyboard to navigate). Currently the story is split up into six chapters.

Chapter 1 is now completed and will be followed next week by a section of Chapter 2 and so on and so on...


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