Brutkey

Andy P
@otterlove@mastodon.art

My short story that appeared in the #SpiderForest Creatures #comic anthology last year. Made entirely in Procreate on an iPad. #webcomic 1/3

Adrift by Andy Purviance Panel 1: Woman in modern fishery outfit floating in a plastic bin alone in the middle of a cold gloomy ocean. She says, "Still no phone signal. Damn! If I get any bars before I'm rescued I'm ordering takeout. Deep dish." Panels 2-4: As she paddles with a piece of wood, "Extra cheese! Bubbling hot! With olives!" Panel 5: Exhausted, "Oof! What's the point? I'm probably going in circles." Panel 6: Wide shot as she stands up in her crate and yells, "Come rescue me! I'll buy you a pizza! Free Pizza!" Panel 1: A large orange looking crustacean pops up out of the water speaking an alien language. Panel 2: Woman ducks down, "Crap!" Panel 3: Creature mimics her, "Crap!" Panel 4: The lady swings her board like a club as her small box rocks dangerously, "Shoo! Go away! Shoot! Crap!" The creature parrots her words, "Shoo. Shoo. Shoo." Panel 5: Creature, "Shoo crap! Crap!" Panel 6: The woman screams. Panel 1: The creature says something unintelligible as it offers some kind sea star in its huge claw. Panel 2: The lady is panicking in the corner of her bin boat, "No! Don't eat me!" Panel 3: Creature takes a bite out of the sea star. Translation, "Good baby. It's food." Panel 4: Creature spits out a big chunk of raw sea star, "Pizza! Yummy, yummy!" Panel 5: The woman looks disgusted as the slimy piece of seafood slides down her arm. Panel 1: Woman swings her board, "I said, shoo!" Panel 2: And smacks the creature's claw. Panel 3: The creature rears back holding its claw and exclaims, "Naughty!" The woman's floating bin overbalances and she falls into the water.