“November 21, 1948” As I was creating my graphic novel, Salt Green Death (Conundrum Press 2025), I made a list of sounds corresponding to events that were happening (sounds I imagined happening internally and sounds I knew may be happening externally) on November 21, 1948 when Joseph O’Dwyer walked in a psychotic state across…
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Behold the handmaid of the moon…
Hanora (Norah) Morriss O’Dwyer (February 19, 1900 – September 19, 1963 Released in May 2025 with Conundrum Press, Salt Green Death is my 21-year journey into the documented life of Joseph O’Dwyer (1929 – 1963). My graphic novel pieces together patient files, archival fragments, and historical research. While the book is Joseph’s story, today I (re)turn to the…
Conveying information through different drawing techniques
The main character in my graphic novel, Salt Green Death (Conundrum Press, 2025), is Joseph O’Dwyer. My book is a true story centred on a Joseph’s patient records of his treatments for schizophrenia between 1948 – 1963. Joseph’s story and family saga is based on 21 years of research. — TODAY’S SAMPLE PAGE: — On…