-ologist at LARGE
by
Katrina Joyner
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-ologist at
LARGE
by Katrina
Joyner, aka “Death” of the Writers of the Apocalypse
Table of
Contents
This
book is about an archaeologist, written and drawn by a
former-archaeologist. Sort of.
Maybe this book is
for archaeologists only, but I like to think people from all walks of
life can appreciate the humor.
Ola Gist: Our main
character. Archaeologist and professor for an unnamed university
that might be based on a university I may or may not have attended
while studying for my BA in Anthropology. Her resemblance to me is
purely coincidental, as is any resemblance in her attitude, ethnic
background and work situation. I’m a comic artist. I haven’t
worked as a field archaeologist in years. You can’t prove anything.
However, I will
admit that Ola’s creation began in field class. This illustration,
complete with caricatures of real live people, should show you how
much I didn’t fit in.
There weren’t
enough magic markers nor seats for everyone from the field to mark
and categorize the artifacts, so I usually ended up on the side
watching everyone else have the fun.
However, it’s
also a fact that I don’t sit still well and storytelling runs
through my veins. As does doodling. Before the end of the first day,
there was this:
Whether or not I
believe in Bigfoot remains to be seen and has nothing to do with this
story. :-)
Before long, the
doodles moved from the notes into their own domain in the way doodles
tend to do.
And then to prove
to my professor I was learning something:
Whiteware: a
colonial ceramic developed in England sometime around 1810. It’s
white. What do you want from me.
When I managed to
land a field archaeologist job with Miles & Co., my world bloomed
into real life events that became comics. Most of these things really
happened. Some did not. Onward.
