The important thing here is that I wrote my first graphic novel.

It takes place on a completely motionless planet. Spinning? Nope. Orbiting something? Nope. Hurtling somewhere? Definitely not. It isn't moving. Not even a little.

The scientist inside of you is probably clearing his throat and raising one finger. Mine did the same thing. Luckily, I did not listen to him. Instead I latched on to the idea of a motionless world and the implications it would have.

Any city would have to be built along the strip of habitable land encircling the planet. The sun would never move so the time of day would never change, it would always be sunrise or sunset. Dusk. (Hey, that's the name of the book!) Days wouldn't exist, they'd probably go by Earth's system and hope all their watches don't simultaneously break.

Then there were some problems that didn't seem to work so well. What about gravity? Why don't they just live underground? Why live there at all? The answers to those questions had to be faked. Some would say, "made up." Others, science fiction. That was when my story started to take shape.

The suspension of disbelief can only go so far, though. I knew that there would be some people who couldn't get past the premise. That is why, in the very first panel of the comic, I gave those same questions to the characters of the story. They think it's pretty weird, too. Imagine hearing about this planet. Wouldn't it spark your curiosity? It certainly sparked mine.

Being told everything is not nearly as interesting as figuring everything out. I'm not going to tell you how this planet defies all these laws, that would be boring. Even when you read the book there is no moment where someone feels the need to exposit the answers to all of your questions. The answers are in there and I've left the breadcrumbs for you to find them.

I like it when there is just enough for me to piece it together without someone explaining it to me. So I wrote something that I would like to read. Maybe someone else out there will like the same things as me.

The important thing here is that I wrote my first graphic novel. I could have "scienced" my way out of doing it and never finished. Wisely, though, I shushed my inner scientist and got on with it. Now I can proudly say that I have actually finished this thing and delivered a piece of entertainment that would not have existed otherwise.

The other important thing is that you can buy the book. I am trying to raise the money to get the book printed and give the world a chance to read it. Go to the Kickstarter page and make a pledge for your copy. It's probably the only way you'll find out my answers to those questions about this strange planet.

Brandon Gary

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