Out of many stories that I have heard and read in my art history class, one stood out to me in particular. The story is called “The Fly” written by Katherine Mansfield. This story is not only pleasant to read but also contains a lot of symbolism and concept.

Cover page of the comic

I have decided to illustrate this comic traditionally using black ink pens and sharpie markers. I came to a concussion that black and white would set a correct atmosphere/mood to my comic (war references, son’s death, boss’s grief, the death of the fly). I have also decided that using ink pens would be a nice touch since there is ink in the story. I kept my comic six pages long and having the first page as a cover that reveals the picture of the son as well as states the name of the comic and the author/illustrator. The rest are content pages.

I have decided to illustrate the full story because I found it important for the viewer to accurately and clearly understand the beginning of the story in order to understand the farther development and progression of the plot. Although I have shortened the scrip, I have kept the important parts in the text. One being where Mr. Woodiefield mentioning the grave of the boss’ son’s grave.

I can understand why the boss has gotten upset and wanted to be alone for a bit afterward. One being is that his son has passed away at the war and the other is that there is no one to inherit his company anymore.

When the boss starts dripping ink onto the fly, he feels power over this fly’s life. He almost gets forgotten at the moment and gets disappointed when the fly finally dies.

This part of the comic does not use many words since I thought wordless approach would be most powerful for the second half of the story. It also allows the reader to have interpretations of what could the boss possibly think or feel at this situation.