The Page 100 Project

[johnnystress]

The Page 100 Project
So ages ago, Dave Howard suggested to me that it might be an interesting idea for cartoonists to try adapting a part of a novel they liked. And then recently when JD Sallinger died, that notion came back to me, and then I thought oh it might be interesting to attempt to do a comic of some portion of one of his books. And as I sat on the couch staring at the shelves of books, I thought it might be fun to try it with different books. Maybe just a page. Maybe the SAME PAGE from each book. Say, page 100. And thus...

http://jasonturner.livejournal.com/224544.html



Take one of your favourite books, turn to page 100, and adapt it into a comic.

from Michael Chabon's "Yiddish Policemen's Union"



Here's another from Emily Carroll, adapting page 100 from Barbara Gowdy's The White Bone:




a great idea and one that would make a fantastic art comp here- select a prog, turn to page X and interpret/re-imagine/be inspired by that page

[Colin YNWA]

Here's another from Emily Carroll, adapting page 100 from Barbara Gowdy's The White Bone:

Bloody hell that's brillant - its heart breaking and I need to read this book now to see how the elephant does.

[Richmond Clements]

Bloody hell that's brillant - its heart breaking and I need to read this book now to see how the elephant does.

Indeed- that is an astonishing piece of work.

[mygrimmbrother]

A wonderful idea. Got me thinking...

[Peter Wolf]

a great idea and one that would make a fantastic art comp here- select a prog, turn to page X and interpret/re-imagine/be inspired by that page

That would be a fantastic idea for a comp especially for artists who are beginners who havent done sequential work as reimagining a page is halfway between copying and drawing a completely original page because you would reinterpret the existing sequencing.

Why not just have it as a thread that could be continually added to ?

[worldshown]

Thought I'd have a try at this. Manipulated images printed out and gone over in pen if anyone's wondering.

[johnnystress]

That's really nice- what book is it from?

[Emperor]

That's really nice- what book is it from?

Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks.

[Emperor]

Why not just have it as a thread that could be continually added to ?

How about this one? I've already suggested we could have more open ended challenges here, as opposed to the other competitions with a deadline. This would seem like something that'd work along those lines. I'm curious about how random you could get - an encyclopaedia? the dictionary?