Blue Hollow
Misc concept work surrounding my Appalachian-gothic supernatural YA graphic novel, Blue Hollow.
Blue Hollow title card.
BLue Hollow SPX zine intro page.
main character layouts.
Onion sits below a willow on the river, considering the events of the previous two years.
Onion walks through the forest, pursued by a menagerie of appalachian cryptids.
the teen protagonists party on Boone's car.
The central location of Blue Hollow: The Blue House.
Onion smiles as he looks over his shoulder from inside the trunk of a magic oak tree.
the spirit of Lily Holloway looks back through the legs of a tree cryptid.
the main teenage cast sits on a couch in the overgrown cemetery, accompanied by Cookie the dog.
Maple, Onion and Bill discuss a mystery in the Blue House Tower
Boone and Onion sit in the dead grass, dejected and ignoring each other (mostly)
Bill lounges sideways in an armchair, with a vaguely unhinged expression. Cookie the dog watches out.
The Holloway sisters, one run off, one left behind, but why?
Onion's father Ronnie's best spell.
Lily Holloway haunts the spirit realm.
Onion and Bill share a kiss in front of open windows at night, the curtains billowing on the summmer wind.
Visual development for Onion's multitudinous school problems
Boone leans on his muscle car, considering the depths of the woods. You get the feeling something is calling, but you can't tell what yet.
Onion, cryptid lord of the mountains, shares a romantic moment with Bill.
Aradia Hargrove, high priestess, cautions silence in a shadowy hallway, an open window blowing astray the flames on the candelabra she holds.
visual development for Onion's psyche
early visual development for Onion's primary spellcasting gesture
Hairstyle tests for Maple
early general character development for Lily Holloway
Visual development for objects found in Onion's family home
visual development for Onion's journal
title page double page spread
The following pages are editor samples for chapter 2: scene 1
