Showing posts with label 6.8 Aftershocks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 6.8 Aftershocks. Show all posts

Saturday, September 11, 2010

6.8 Aftershocks










This blogging format is definitely not the way to read this minicomic. I used a word wraparound technique, where sentences ran from page to page, requiring the reader to flip the book at least 5 times to read the entire piece. The disorienting essay method was employed as a way to share how experiencing a massive earthquake can literally jolt you out of the familiar frames of reference.

6.8 Aftershocks was published Apr. 21, 2001, a couple months after the worst earthquake I've ever experienced. And being a long time Washington State native, I've been through a lot of them, including the 1965 6.5 quake. But the Feb. 2001 event was by far the scariest.

The first print run had a grand total of 15 copies (2 white, 2 pink, 2 red, 3 blue, 3 green, 3 yellow). In June 2005, 5 blue copies were printed as the 1st Danger Room Reprint Ed.