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THE EXCAVATION
This work-in-progress deals with the subject of family and identity by using actual dreams as the raw material for a graphic novel-length comics narrative.
In the first chapter the nameless protagonist finds his family, which
he has neglected for a long time, leading an underground rodent-like existence
among the sunken remains of their home, buried under the layers of past
geological time periods and only accidentally unearthed by recent archeological
excavations.
As he awkwardly tries to re-establish contact with his blood relatives,
it gradually becomes clear that things aren’t quite the same as
they used to be...
Started in 1997, and since then continued in irregular intervals, the
story has grown to include four independent chapters: “The Excavation”
(Death & Candy #1, Galago #51 , Schokoriegel #13, Plaque #01) “Sightseeing”
(Death & Candy #2, Galago #63 ), “The Viewers” (Death
& Candy #3, Galago #72 ) and “The Execution” (Death &
Candy #4). Further chapters are in production.
Eventually a book edition is planned, using a format of one panel per
page – which is the way the project was originally conceived (in
the comic books the chapters are presented in an edited, 4-panels-per-page
version).
“So many people were assuming that I used dreams for my stories,
which in fact I never did, that finally I figured I ought to give it a
try.“
- Max Andersson