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
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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
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NEWS and updates
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Roland Huntford 1927-2026
In 1979, Roland Huntford published a book called, initially, Scott And Amundsen, which contrasted the expeditions and personalities of each. Others had tried to puncture the hero myth of Scott in the British imagination, but this was the book that really shattered it, and it remained shattered for decades, helped by Trevor Griffiths’ 1985 TV…
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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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