Kayloks Ransom – a twice attempted webcomic
07 February, 2024
When I was a kid, I loved to make comics. I have lost track of a lot of them, but I do have lots of fun tidbits from comics I worked on in my free time. I used to enjoy just drawing page after page of comics, seeing where the story would take me and just exploring different scenes. I followed each little thing along without worrying about the story or what needed to happen. No plots, scripts, or plans. Just characters and art. It was fun, It was cathartic, and it helped me get through some really tough times. As an adult, I’ve been exploring what I want to do with myself as a full grown artist, and comics is definitely something I keep coming back to. Currently I have just finished the script for one and am working on the art now. Keep an eye out for that in the future!
Kaylok’s Ransom is a story I’ve had in my pocket since high school. It has existed in many forms. Maybe one day I’ll finish it and make it into a full novel, but I think this story might be on that just for me for a long while. When I first wrote it I never intended this story to be a fully realized novel, it was always more of a way to process how I felt and play with fun fantasy ideas. Regardless, I hope you enjoy some of the art. I don’t think I’m going to go into detail about a lot of backstory because it feels more natural to just enjoy it for what it was.
As unstructured as these are, I think that exploring storytelling this way gave me an opportunity to discover what things I liked about writing, style, and storytelling elements. It definitely helped me figure out what I need in order to tell a good story, and what things I can explore more naturally. Learning to write well is a difficult process, and this was a particularly fun step on that journey.
