I've written and drawn a stick figure graphic novel called "The Girl Can Fly", which I have posted on ComicSpace.net.
"The Girl Can Fly" is five years old. I wrote and drew it for my wife, and it was the first lengthy comic book story I ever completed (at nearly 70 pages).
http://web.mac.com/benavery/iWeb/The%20Girl%20Can%20Fly/Intro.html
I have improved as a writer since I did this project, although I have not improved as an artist!
Anyway, check it out. I still like this story and feel that it has a certain charm to it. Ever Sunday, the next 5-7 pages will be uploaded to ComicSpace.com.
Hope you enjoy it! Or at least ate mildly entertained!
~ Ben Avery
The Girl Can Fly -- stick figure webcomic
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The Girl Can Fly -- stick figure webcomic
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The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
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The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
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whisperingloon - Posts: 90
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The next set of nine pages has been posted, bringing it up to 22 pages -- one third of the way to the finish!
~ Ben
~ Ben
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www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
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www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
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whisperingloon - Posts: 90
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The drawings are very simple but the story is sweet and inspiring. You also seem to have a good grasp of cropping pictures and choosing the right 'camera' angles, even with a comic as simple in detail as this.
I enjoyed it. There's something very freeing about the idea of flying.
Good work.
Please upload the rest soon.
I enjoyed it. There's something very freeing about the idea of flying.
Good work.
Please upload the rest soon.
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Warrior 4 Jesus (post: 1209800) wrote:The drawings are very simple but the story is sweet and inspiring. You also seem to have a good grasp of cropping pictures and choosing the right 'camera' angles, even with a comic as simple in detail as this.
I enjoyed it. There's something very freeing about the idea of flying.
Good work.
Please upload the rest soon.
There will be another upload on Sunday.
One of the things I struggled with was posting it all at once or over time. In the end I chose over time because . . . well, to be honest, I don't know why. The whole thing was completed six or seven years ago. (Time really does fly.)
Would it be better to upload the whole thing all at once? Instead of the way it is, a small section every Sunday?
Thanks for the kind words. I'm a writer, not an artist, but I do know that every time I take on a project like this or the more recent 24-Hour-Comic day things, I gain new appreciation for artists and, I think, learn to think more like an artist . . . which helps me to write FOR an artist. (I hope.)
~ Ben
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www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
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whisperingloon - Posts: 90
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And the next sequence is up. Pages 27 through 31.
~ Ben
~ Ben
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www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
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Maledicte - Posts: 2078
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I guess I'm the sort of person that would like to read it all in one slab, but then I also like being kept in suspense.
It's your comic. You decide...
It's your comic. You decide...
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SirThinks2Much (post: 1211858) wrote:Regarding latest page--dun dun dunnn!
(sorry I do not have anything more interesting to say.)
From here, things become . . . different.
I HOPE that the story goes in some unexpected directions.
~ Ben
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www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
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whisperingloon - Posts: 90
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Warrior 4 Jesus (post: 1211887) wrote:I guess I'm the sort of person that would like to read it all in one slab, but then I also like being kept in suspense.
It's your comic. You decide...
So in other words . . .
You like both ways?
I agree with you on both, and that's what made my decision difficult. In the end, I chose to do it like this because at any time I can chose to upload the whole thing, but I can't UNload it if I chose to change my mind the opposite direction.
Also, it helped that the story is done. There is an ending, it will come, and whil you'll be kept in suspense, it won't be like having to wait a year and a half for the next season of BSG or LOST.
~ Ben
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www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
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whisperingloon - Posts: 90
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Pages 32-37 are now up.
Things take another little turn, now. "dun dun dunnn!"
~ Ben
Things take another little turn, now. "dun dun dunnn!"
~ Ben
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www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
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whisperingloon - Posts: 90
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AAAAAAAAAAH! I need more! MORE!
I TOTALLY wasn't expecting that! I completely forgot about that thing!
I'm not saying what it was for those who haven't started reading this yet!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
At this point I'm very happy at the fact that you've already finished this comic.
I TOTALLY wasn't expecting that! I completely forgot about that thing!
I'm not saying what it was for those who haven't started reading this yet!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
At this point I'm very happy at the fact that you've already finished this comic.
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Thanks for the kind words, dude.
~ Ben
~ Ben
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www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
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whisperingloon - Posts: 90
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And a new update.
Pages 38 through 42 are now up.
~ Ben
Pages 38 through 42 are now up.
~ Ben
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www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
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...And? What happens?
Sorry about taking so long to reply. Yes, I like it both ways, suspenseful and released occasionally, and released all at once.
The drawings are nothing to write home about but the fact that you have some of us in suspense as to what's going to happen speaks volumes.
Sorry about taking so long to reply. Yes, I like it both ways, suspenseful and released occasionally, and released all at once.
The drawings are nothing to write home about but the fact that you have some of us in suspense as to what's going to happen speaks volumes.
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Page 43 through 49 on online.
Del confronts an enemy and gains an ally, of sorts.
~ Ben
Del confronts an enemy and gains an ally, of sorts.
~ Ben
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www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
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I'm loving this comic. The story is very interesting, and the drawings are charming and add to the whole "atmosphere" of the story. Keep up the great work!
MAL
What call have I to dream of anything?
I am a wolf. Back to the world again,
And speech of fellow-brutes that once were men
Our throats can bark for slaughter: cannot sing.
-C.S. Lewis
What call have I to dream of anything?
I am a wolf. Back to the world again,
And speech of fellow-brutes that once were men
Our throats can bark for slaughter: cannot sing.
-C.S. Lewis
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And pages 50-55 are up. AND if you're as old as I am . . . this chapter may make you have a hankering for some McDonalds.
~ Ben
~ Ben
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www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
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The penultimate installment today . . .
Pages 56-60 are up today.
Next Sunday . . . it ends.
~ Ben
Pages 56-60 are up today.
Next Sunday . . . it ends.
~ Ben
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www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
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And the final pages are up!
Starting with page 61.
http://www.comicspace.com/benavery/comics.php?action=read&file_id=208818
~ Ben
Starting with page 61.
http://www.comicspace.com/benavery/comics.php?action=read&file_id=208818
~ Ben
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www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
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Some of the writing was shaking at times but it was a good story.
Thanks for posting it.
Never knew a feather could hold so much power! (lol)
Thanks for posting it.
Never knew a feather could hold so much power! (lol)
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Well, like I said, it was my first long form graphic novel. In a way, this is the one that started it all for me. Of course, for my work now I get REAL artists to draw instead of doing the stick figure thing. I don't think my publishers would like stick figures.
Yeah, I know the writing was "shaking" at times. I resisted the urge to rewrite anything -- this is an artifact of the past for me (from about seven years ago), and I chose not to be George Lucas and redo anything.
Thanks for the kind words,
~ Ben
Yeah, I know the writing was "shaking" at times. I resisted the urge to rewrite anything -- this is an artifact of the past for me (from about seven years ago), and I chose not to be George Lucas and redo anything.
Thanks for the kind words,
~ Ben
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www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
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SirThinks2Much (post: 1225715) wrote:Awww!
Lovely story. I enjoyed reading it!
Thanks. That someone else enjoyed it is makes me feel like I did not waste my time posting it.
~ Ben
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www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
www.benaveryonline.com
The descent to Avernus is easy;
The gate of Pluto stands open night and day;
But to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air,
That is the toil, that is the difficulty.
-Virgil
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