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The debut graphic novel from writer & cartoonist David Kirkham is a short, coming of age tale about growing up at the end of the 20th century, how materialism creates conflict between siblings, and how it overshadows a once-in-a-lifetime celestial experience. Plus, it's got tapes!

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CLIK!

THUNK,!THUNK,!THUNKA

YO DOOFUS,COULD YOU PIPE DOWN,I’M ON THE PHONE TO-

WHAT’S BEENGOING ON HERE?

SISTERLY

,SLAM!

GASP,!

SISTERLY

,SLAM!

DUDE…I THINK I’VE

FOUNDRELIGION!THUNKA

IN A DAZE

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DRRRING!!!…AND THEN

SHE SNATCHEDTHE TAPE PLAYER

AND SMASHEDIT TO BITS!

PASS IT OVER!

LOOKS LIKESOMEBODY’S GOT

AIR MAIL!

YOU DO REALISEYOU’VE BEEN TALKING

TO A GIRL THEWHOLE TIME?

UN-CREASE!

DRRRING!!!

ADAMBEANS!IS THERE SOMETHING YOU’D

LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE

REST OF THE CLASS? GAAHH!I CONFESS!!

IT WAS ME WHOWIZZED ALL OVERTHE PLAYGROUND!

I MEAN, NO MISSBELLOWES,NOT AT ALL!

EHH-HEH!

*SNORT!

GOOD!THAT’S ALLI WANTEDTO HEAR!

MISS BELLOWES,CAN I SWITCH

SEATS?I HAVE A SEVERE

BOY ALLERGY!

GROAN! WHY DID

I HAVE TO BRING THAT UP?!?

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BOO-YAH!!!HEY ADAM! WHACHADOING OVER THERE?

LOOKING FOR A SPOTTO SPRINKLE,

I BET!

Ha Ha Ha!!!HO HO HO!!!YUK YUK!!!

Ha Ha Ha!!!HO HO HO!!!YUK YUK!!!

GURR!HE BETTER NOT KEEPME WAITING HERE, OR

ELSE I’M GUNNA…

*GASP!* RYNO!DON’T EVER SNEAK UP

ON ME LIKE THAT.YOU KNOW I’M

TERRIBLY ASTHMATIC!

YIPES!

HMM…THIS BAG FEELS LIGHTER

THAN WHAT YOU USUALLYBRING. DID YOU

REMEMBER MY CURLYWURLY?

YOUR CURLY-WHA?

BAH! I KNEW IT!OUT OF ALL THE CHEWIES YOU CAN

GET YOUR GREASY MITTS ON FOR A MEASLY TENPENCE, YOU DIDN’T HAVE THE COURAGE TO

PICK UP YOUR OL’ PAL RYNO’S FAVOURITE! HONESTLY,

IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK?

BUT I THOUGHTYOU ONLY LIKED

WINE GUMS…

AND TO THINKTHAT WE WERESUCH CLOSE

FRIENDS…

*CROCODILE

TEARS*!

LOOK, I DON’T HAVETIME FOR THE THEATRICS,

JUST TELL ME WHY YOU’VEBROUGHT ME OVER HERE

FOR?

WELL I COULDN’T HELPBUT LISTEN TO YOUR

SISTER TROUBLES IN CLASS,SO I THOUGHT ME AN’ YOU SHOULD

JOIN FORCES IN TEACHING HERA LESSON ON RESPECTINGOTHER PEOPLES’ PROPERTY!

WHAT D’YAMEAN?

SHE BROKE YOURWALKMAN. SO WHY NOT

BREAK SOMETHING OFHER’S? Y’KNOW, FIGHT FIRE WITHFIRE AN’ ALL THAT HULLABALOO!

ANYWAYS, AREYOU UP FOR IT?

YAWN!WHAT A SAP.

OH GOSH, I DUNNOABOUT THIS. I’M

NOT REALLY AN OUT-FOR-REVENGE KIND OF GUY…

LEAP !

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NOW YOU’RESPEAKING MY

NATIVE TONGUE!

YOU WAIT HEREWHILE I ROUNDUP THE TROOPS.

I’LL BENEEDING THESE!

…BUT WHEN IT COMESTO ANNOYING RELATIVES,AN NOT-REALLY-OUT-FOR-REVENGE KIND O’ GUY HAS

HIS LIMITS!

TACKLE!!TACKLE!!

*BUZZ**ZIP**CRACKLE*

ROUND 2ALREADY?

SLOIP!!!

GOING...

FEELINGS OF

WRATH

EMERGING! OH, AND TRY NOT TO

STRAIN LIKE THAT.PEOPLE WILL GET THE

WRONG IDEA!

RIGHT YOU ‘ORRIBLE LOT,LISTEN UP! I HAVE

A SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTFOR YOU ALL…

… AND- HEY!

ARE YOU CHEWING GUMWHILE I’M TALKING?

YEAH! SO WHAT?YOU’RE NOT THE

TEACHERROUND HERE!

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student
Sticky Note
I created a typeface based on my own handwriting to portray the text on the Blackout BBQ poster.
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I DON’T CARE ABOUT EXACTINGJUSTICE. IN FACT I DON’T EVEN

CARE ABOUT THE WHOLEWALKMEN INCIDENT ANYMORE!

ALL I WANT IS FOR THINGS TO GO BACKTO THE WAY THEY WERE, AND TO MAKE

AMENDS WITH MY SISTER!

AND AS FOR YOU THREE,YOU OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED

FOR NOT SPEAKINGOUT MUCH SOONER,OTHERWISE NONE OF

THIS WOULD’VEEVER HAPPENED!

HE’S RIGHT!WE’VE ALL GOT BETTER

THINGS TO DO THANTO TAKE ORDERS FROM A

TOTAL NUTJOB!

HEY LOOK GUYS,WE’VE GOT JUST

ENOUGH TIMETO CATCH THE REST

OF THE ECLIPSE!

NOW HOLD ITYOU TRAITORS!

NO-ONE’S GOINGANYWHERE UNTIL

WE DO EXACTLY ASI SAY, AND I SAY…

GIVE IT UP,RYNO!

WE’RE NOT LISTENINGTO YOU ANYMORE! THIS

FEUD ENDS NOW!WE CAN DO

WHATEVER WE LIKE.WE'RE GOINGOUTSIDE TOWATCH THE

ECLIPSE WITHOUR FAMILIES...

OOPS,I FORGOT

ALL ABOUTTHAT!

LET’SPUMP

OUR JAMMIESUP!

AND FURTHERMORE,

WAIT!WHAT’S

SPINBOY DOING?

MEGA-BLASTA!!!!MEGA-BLASTA!!!!

student
Sticky Note
I wasn't happy with my original pencil draft for page 11, so I decided to redraw the panels with a climax that satisfied me.
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