The Worst Journey in the World
Apsley Cherry-Garrard’s memoir of Capt. Scott’s ill-fated attempt to reach the South Pole humanised the epic tragedy with its sensitive observations of the men involved, and evocative descriptions of Antarctic life.
A century later, this classic of travel literature is being adapted into a series of graphic novels by Disney veteran Sarah Airriess, who has spent over a decade researching the expedition in order to tell the story completely and faithfully. The personalities of the men, and the science they undertook, are equally as important to understanding the story as the famous feats of exploration.
who are all these people?
To turn the historical people into drawings, I had to get to know them all. Here you can find a directory of everyone in the book and learn a little more about them.
tour the terra nova r.y.s.
Most of Vol.1 is spent aboard a ship which I had to walk around in my head. Now you can do the same on a webpage.
In The Media
join me on patreon
It’s thanks to my Patrons that this adaptation is getting made at all. They pay my rent and keep potatoes in my pantry. In return, Patrons get the first look at Vol.2, everything I’m doing to make it, plus all the nerdy extras. Subscriptions start at free!
Upcoming EventS
No events, just trying to work on Volume 2!
NEWS and updates
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Merch!
I have put together a couple of Worst-Journey-themed designs for Midwinter Cards – because Midwinter is in June in Antarctica, they can’t really be Christmas cards. I am currently taking pre-orders in my Ko-Fi Shop, where you can check out the designs in a little more depth, and add your name and quantity to the…
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So, Where’s Volume 2?
When I set about seriously to make these graphic novels happen, coming onto ten years ago now, I heard a lot from animation-to-comics friends about how much work they were, endless hours at the desk, no friends, no sunlight, only book. To this, my response was: sign me up. I am formed by nature to…
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Mid-2024 Update
I have been neglectful about sharing my monthly Patreon updates on here, because most updates seem to consist mainly of apologising for not having any progress to update on. So here is a summary, to save you some time. (If you want to read each month in full, with pictures: January, February, March, April, and…
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