“Stress & The Brain”
(Night in the Woods)
-2017-
A comic about adrenaline’s impact on solidifying traumatic memories, through the lens of a game with very slightly different endings.
Watercolor, paper cut outs, markers, chalk, ink, metallic sharpie
MAE: Do you remember…
MAE: What happened that night?
???: Hell yeah!
???: You don’t?
???: With unfortunate clarity.
GREGG: There were like 100 dudes, with guns!
BEA: I’d say 17 or 18 baby boomers
BEA: In bath robes.
ANGUS: They were cornering us.
BEA: So I just called them out and left.
BEA: They were trying to rile you up.
ANGUS: I was afraid because no one was doing anything.
GREGG: They shot the crossbow!!!
GREGG: Out of my hand!!!!!
sfx: ka pow!
background: SNACK FALCON
ANGUS OR BEA: They posted a creep by the door
???: THEY CHASED US!
BEA OR ANGUS: I knew we were being followed, but…
JUST
STARTED
LAUGHING”
ANGUS: Like (Ahem,):
ANGUS: BUA HA HA!!!
MAE: Pft! I did NOT!
sfx: bap!
ANGUS: You did. Also, don’t hit me. I’m holding a knife.
MAE: Oh.
GREGG: Then, you parkour’d up the well…
BEA: And Germ blew it up.
GREGG: At least-
ANGUS: I think-
BEA: That happened.
- Ok, I was worried it was just me.
- Yeah, just like that!
“Boiled; Alive”
(Night in the Woods)
-2017-
Ballpoint, Crayola watercolors, markers, paper cut outs
SELMERS: How was stargazing?
MAE: Selmers, it was so sick I have to jot it down before I enlighten you.
SELMERS: Fair.
sfx: skrit skrit-
MAE: mm,
sfx: SKRK SKRKS SK
SELMERS: …Do you need a pen?
SELMERS: Because you can borrow a pen-
MAE: OK-
MAE: Aren’t poets supposed to be snooty?
SELMERS: …Shit, there goes my Pulitzer.
MAE: Next time, just scoff at me,
SELMERS: Tch. Sure…
MAE: GOOD!
SELMERS: Oh, if you find a hard plastic thing, that’s-
MAE: Got it!
SELMERS: NARCAN.
MAE: Oh.
SELMERS: Don’t worry, I’m clean.
SELMER: NARCAN stops an opiate overdose, for a little bit. Comes in handy when you have friends who use.
MAE: …What did I just say about being nice?
SELMERS: Am I allowed to share a new poem?
MAE: I guess, but don’t quit your day job.
Lowers herself
into the warm,
warm water
To ease her
Aching bones
