“Lost Treasure”
Story by Bonnie Burton
Lyrics by Samantha Newark from the song “Blue Sea”
Art by Jessica Hickman
Description/Inspiration/Tone of comic:
The tone and look of the comic is of an old-timey pirate girl and her small ship. She has
no crew, but she’s determined to find a lost treasure that means the world to her. The only
words in the comic are Samantha’s lyrics to her song “Blue Sea” which would be nice to
have in the panel written in old-fashioned script cursive. The only words of dialog are at
the end of the comic when we discover the lost treasure is her best friend – a Kraken,
who is equally happy to see her.
I’m a big fan of nautical comics like Tony Millionare’s “Maakies” and “Sock Monkey”
comics, as well as the Cartoon Network animated show “The Marvelous Misadventures
of Flapjack.” So I think Jessica could do a great job showing that kind of tone in style,
especially since her style is very beautiful and ethereal. I’m also a fan of comics that let
the images tell the story more than the words and dialog, but I think Samantha’s lyrics
really help tell the tale and set the mood as well.
NOTE TO LETTERER:
The only text in each panel are the song lyrics…which I would love to see it an old
fashioned pirate script/font written consistently somewhere in the panel…
The only line of dialog is in the very last panel spoken by the pirate girl
PAGE ONE
PANEL 1
Description: Our heroine pirate girl has a determined look on her face as she looks
through an old fashioned telescope at the ocean while sailing rough seas on her small
ship. The weather is dark and forbidding and stormy….
(Song lyrics: LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY WHERE THE NIGHTS ARE COLD
AND LONG…)
PANEL 2:
Description: She’s now facing a large map pinned on the wall of the interior of her ship
by the main wheel. She marks the map as though she’s tracking her progress towards an
X. She looks lonely and sad….
(Song lyrics: I WROTE A STORY IN MY HEAD ABOUT A PLACE WHERE I
BELONG)
PANEL 3:
Description: Show the tiny pirate ship being tossed around the giant waves….
(Song lyrics: BUT THE SEA WAS ROUGH AND WIDE AND MY LITTLE BOAT SO
SMALL)
PAGE TWO
PANEL 1:
Description: The pirate girl stands bravely on the bow of the ship as giant waves crash
onto the boat almost knocking her over.
(Song lyrics: HOW COULD I EVER FIND MY WAY WITH THE WAVES SO BIG
AND TALL?)
PANEL 2:
Description: The pirate girl’s ship passes mermaids who watch her ship as it sails by ….
(Song lyrics: BLUE SEA CARRY ME LIFT ME UP HIGH SET ME DOWN DRY)
PANEL 3:
Description: Our pirate girl is standing on the bow of the ship with her old timey nautical
star compass at night, looking hopefully up at the night sky’s constellations.
(Song lyrics: SOMEHOW MY LITTLE BOAT IS STRONG I WATCH THE STARS
THEY GUIDE MY WAY…)
PAGE 3
PANEL 1:
Description: The pirate girl’s ship is passed by much bigger, more impressive pirate ships
that put her ship to shame. They ignore her as they sail by. They can’t be bothered to see
what she’s up to. Our pirate girl doesn’t care.
(Song lyrics: I SEE THE SAILORS PASSING BY, THEY ARE SAILING JUST LIKE
I)
PANEL 2:
Description: Her ship continues to make its way through the ocean once again alone, and
she is asleep in her bunk for the night dreaming….
(Song lyrics: BLUE SEA CARRY ME LIFT ME UP HIGH SET ME DOWN DRY)
PANEL 3:
Description: Suddenly we see some very large tentacles start creeping around the ship’s
body, implying that it might tip the ship over in an ominous way. The ship is now almost
entirely surrounded by a giant squid’s tentacle now gently shaking the ship and our girl
wakes with a start…
PAGE 4:
PANEL 1
Description: Large panel image of the pirate girl running out on to the bow of the ship to
see what’s going on… she sees a giant Kraken and its face is visible!
PANEL 2:
Description: Large last panel is of the pirate girl with a big smile on her face hugging the
giant Kraken and the Kraken hugging her back with its tentacles. She whispers to it: "I
knew I'd find you again, old friend."
(Song lyrics: BLUE SEA CARRY ME LIFT ME UP HIGH SET ME DOWN DRY)