What If it was This Way
English
The Scrapbook of Life and Death
Graphic Novel - Abstract
The British newspaper clipping collection of egalitarian George Ives, collected between 1892 and 1949, ranged from murder and theories of crime to cricket scores. He was fascinated by the unusual, the gothic, the sexual, and the melodramatic.
In this graphic novel, acclaimed cartoonist J. Webster Sharp shares some of the most bizarre stories from the archives of George Ives in silent comics form. With often shocking, visceral black and white artwork, the strangeness and eccentricity of the Edwardian era provides a backdrop for Sharp's own struggles with mental health.
The Scrapbook of Life and Death is a fascinating, personal window into forgotten historical views of eccentric and socially transcendent and disturbing behaviors -- and their resonance in life today.
Get away from me
Graphic Novel - Abstract
A personal project—more akin to vent art than a comic series.
The Last Laugh
Graphic Novel - Psychological Fiction
Dr. William Madraw is living the dream: a celebrity psychologist, makes millions of dollars from his books and talkshows, happily married with two boys, and has won numerous awards. He is DAMN GREAT! But there is a saying "Pride goeth before the fall" and for his next book, Dr. Madraw meets a mentally disturbed clown accused of murder and the detective who claims the clown is a murderer. In the end, who will get "The Last Laugh".
HELL - english
Graphic Novel - Abstract
What I know about hell so far: Hell is never outside. It's always within. Not a place – a state of being. A way of experiencing the world. HELL is a short, uncompromising graphic essay about inner darkness, written in stark prose and visualized through imagery inspired by M.C. Escher. 16 pages. Free.
Stars Gone By
Graphic Novel - Abstract
Walking in the Vermont woods, a girl thinks about the states' past.
Thank you to Jeremy K. Davis and his catalogue of lost Vermont Ski areas, The Vermont Historical society for their digital collection of historical photos, and lastly thanks to Carrie Rouillard for her feedback.
Statistics sourced from the Lost Vermont Project and the US Census Bureau.
Entrance
Graphic Novel - Abstract
A graphic novel I wrote a few years ago. It was originally based on a dream I had, and then turned into a kind of absurd drama.
Hollow
Graphic Novel - Abstract
This short comic is an exploration of a dreamlike afterlife and a discussion with the gatekeeper between life and death.
Gilgamesh
Graphic Novel - Abstract
Gilgamesh: Oliglyphics Translation" is my latest. I completed a 4 year translation of the ancient story " Gilgamesh".I created a technique called " Oliglyphics" that uses the aesthetics of African, Indigenous and Graffiti art dating back thousands of years to illustrate the hero's journey.