Skipping the spread that briefly goes over a French expedition and the exploits of 2 mad Americans, the Ward-Thompson expedition had its fair share of aventures, starting with the fact that as they carried planks and empty fuel tins to build a raft 2 km in, they had to carry their lights between their teeth.
After many more mishaps, they collapsed on a beach of white sand that looked as though it was the home of the devil, as big drops falling from the ceiling had left very odd "hoof" marks in the sand. This was followed by crawling over very painful ground in a long corridor they appropriately named Purgatory...
I went a little abstract with the backgrounds here to keep the comical effect prominent
That quote under the first scene is a comment made by Bliss (grandson of the one from the first expedition): "It's a good thing we can't see. We'd never dare do this if we could see what we were doing."
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Love the book so far (although I'm pissed about the missing pages!).
For this page, the pane thing works really well (and I found the whole paint spilling to the other one funny), but I was a bit confused after the first pane on whether to go horiz or vert for the next one (but that's not a big deal since you can always figure it out after reading)
The reading direction is a bit confusing here, yes, but in the printed book the spread is split in the middle by the spine and that sets things straight
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mwahahahaa, that is SO right!
i love the expression the dr. has in purgatory (great naming skills there!), it's hilarious!
i love the way you kept the background simple and abstract, it makes the foreground stand out so much more.
Bottom left image looks like it could go in The Far Side, somehow.
Oh, and the devil is cute!
Hehe thanks