Stone House
Added 2023-08-24 19:58:12 +0000 UTCThis is a longer, expanded comic based on a comic I made like 6 years ago after I quit BuzzFeed. Maybe you remember it!
In 2017 I rented a car and drove around the French countryside, where I came across dozens of tiny stone shacks dotting the landscape. Most of them were way out in fields, and they were all decrepit and abandoned. They were most likely used in the past by field workers or sheep herders, but now they stood empty and forgotten.
I explored a few of them and couldnโt stop thinking about the people who used them ages ago, and what kind of lives they led. I thought about someone coming to stay in one of these huts and performing some sort of secret ritual. Maybe lots of people have done the same ritual before...
Comments
Oooo the split day/night page is gorgeous
Isa
2024-04-28 19:43:10 +0000 UTCTo be fair, they're kind of everywhere
Rose Lafeuille
2024-04-28 09:01:52 +0000 UTCthis reminds me of the ending of Vivarium
A Jupiter
2024-04-28 06:31:16 +0000 UTCOo can someone tell me where in the French countryside? I'm going to France soon and would love to find some to explore..and maybe leave some fingernails buried in the dirt ;)
Clare Follmann
2024-04-24 22:05:51 +0000 UTCThis is gorgeous! Thereโs a new Salad Fingers episode that follows a similar story
Denny O
2024-04-21 12:00:40 +0000 UTCMight not want to, just the cycle of life and accepting her time. Like when people are ready to have kids. Kind of the same thing ๐ ๐คฃ
Flufflestan
2024-04-16 15:37:50 +0000 UTCI'm guessing because she's a newborn, and newborn are bald? lol
Giulia Carvelli
2024-03-09 06:38:29 +0000 UTCWhy'd she stay bald at the end? ๐คฃ
Goddess Anya
2024-02-18 21:31:18 +0000 UTCBut why does she wants to grow old and die?
marge
2024-02-17 13:15:17 +0000 UTCI thought I had read something like this from you before! Beautiful creation.
wowwie
2024-01-13 10:09:56 +0000 UTCThis was amazing!
CandyCane Benedict
2023-12-22 21:32:12 +0000 UTCDamn wish my hair looked that good ๐
Kara
2023-11-23 17:18:43 +0000 UTCI am aesthetically obsessed with how you draw hands, in every comic I could just look at people's hands for minutes before moving on to the next panel. Wonderful work :)
doodlejule
2023-11-20 18:02:15 +0000 UTCMoments like this are what make you a great storyteller.
Kyle Michel Sullivan
2023-11-17 21:33:03 +0000 UTCThis reminds me of a short manga I read called Mugen Tengoku with a similar (and yet still very different) premise. I'd highly recommend it!
Kappathefish
2023-11-05 06:27:31 +0000 UTCF*k those filmmakers who obviously tried to steal your story. You're amazing and so glad you do what you do
Pizzacake Comics
2023-11-01 05:26:22 +0000 UTCA new supreme will rise.
Cassie Greeley
2023-10-29 18:52:33 +0000 UTCSweet
jรบlia bozzino
2023-10-24 08:12:26 +0000 UTCyour mind is so creative!
Jin N Tonic
2023-09-28 04:26:45 +0000 UTCYeah! That was wild to see; often, because of the fact of simultaneous invention in art, it's almost impossible to prove when people rip ideas, but that film was basically shot for shot. They really couldn't have made it more obvious.
Henry Oliver
2023-09-08 19:02:26 +0000 UTCFor the last 6 years I think of this comic every time I break off a fingernail. Gorgeous.
Kim Searle
2023-09-06 09:56:54 +0000 UTC๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐aw, yisssss, this is the good shit right here.๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Rhonda
2023-09-03 16:58:24 +0000 UTCI work with folks who do a lot of hole digging/hole filling (that's what she said), and when they're doing roadwork or runway repair, one of the steps is to basically hit the material with some kind of vibratory tool (for asphalt roads you see rollers for this a lot) to shake out any air pockets and get everything to lay as flat as possible. They even have to do it when pouring concrete.
Jeffrey
2023-08-30 15:20:43 +0000 UTCThis turned out to be really beautiful. <3
Brantwijn Serrah
2023-08-30 00:11:47 +0000 UTCThis is really great
Kyle
2023-08-27 00:03:13 +0000 UTCSame ...
Cara Kulwicki
2023-08-26 21:28:22 +0000 UTCwow the panel with the hands, original reaching down to the clone, like the Creation of Man is subtle but powerful
Gee El
2023-08-26 02:53:36 +0000 UTCSo many great Miyazaki references!
Andrew Kilcup
2023-08-26 00:42:54 +0000 UTCoh this is darling <33
Flare TheGunCalamity
2023-08-25 21:04:12 +0000 UTCIsnโt this the comic that got ripped off to make a short film? Or was that a different one?
Katlin Kerrison
2023-08-25 17:10:29 +0000 UTCAdam, the way youโve extended this story is absolutely beautiful.
Daniel Carter
2023-08-25 15:09:34 +0000 UTCRemoved dirt is less compacted than undisturbed ground. Whenever Iโve done digging work there is always โmoreโ dirt than fits back perfectly in your hole when you didnโt bury anything just because it isnโt compacted anymore, more air, expanded, etc
PlunderBunny
2023-08-25 14:42:23 +0000 UTCBeautiful!
Reddy
2023-08-25 13:33:44 +0000 UTCSo if you dig a big hole, put a pebble in and fill it back up you suddenly have a big mound? In my experience the extra size comes mostly from what you bury and a little from the looser earth... ๐
Armin
2023-08-25 12:57:02 +0000 UTCbecause it's based on the size of the hole that was dug, not based on the object that was buried :)
Emz
2023-08-25 12:17:39 +0000 UTCLove the story and graphics, then I get hung up on stupid questions like why would there be such a mound after only burying a fingernail clipping?
Armin
2023-08-25 10:16:01 +0000 UTCThe coloring is amazing! I was mesmerized by the fried egg ๐๐
Ikena
2023-08-25 07:56:47 +0000 UTCI looove those outdoor scenes with the house! The colors, shadows, crispness, atmosphere, everything. I would love a landscape painting like that on my wall!
Elina Sellgren
2023-08-25 07:06:20 +0000 UTCI know it's marked "horror", but it didn't hit me like that. It was bittersweet.
Maria
2023-08-25 01:50:38 +0000 UTCoh yeah! i remember the original version!! used to be one of my fav comic, still is btw! but this version?!! EVEN MORE INTERESTING
Yuutsu
2023-08-25 01:21:28 +0000 UTCPerspective. Her feet are closer to the "camera" than the rest of her.
Asteria Bates
2023-08-25 01:07:17 +0000 UTCBeautiful story!
Michele Phelps
2023-08-25 01:06:08 +0000 UTCWhy her feet so fucking big
Hemopheliia
2023-08-25 00:36:31 +0000 UTCI love that!
Emalee Gissberg
2023-08-25 00:23:35 +0000 UTCThat was absolutely beautiful!!!!!
Alien_Unicorn13
2023-08-24 23:16:13 +0000 UTCCame here to say exactly this!
Lily Rowan
2023-08-24 23:04:53 +0000 UTCI think it was all just a few minutes. It seems to me like an iterative immortality thing, creating a new clone of yourself to live on, and then letting your true age catch up to you.
Ansixilus
2023-08-24 22:54:49 +0000 UTCThat was beautiful.
Shanda
2023-08-24 22:48:38 +0000 UTCI have wanted the ending to that story for so long! Thank you
Lauren
2023-08-24 22:32:24 +0000 UTCOoh I do remember the original one, but WOW this one is even more fascinating.
Tamara Mendelson
2023-08-24 22:28:33 +0000 UTCThis makes me think of Little House in the Sea โค๏ธ ๐ ๐ก
Teela Marie Golden
2023-08-24 22:25:37 +0000 UTCWait did she age all at once or did it take years but the other never aged!?
Dann Dykas
2023-08-24 22:22:03 +0000 UTCWhat a sweet expansion to an old favorite ๐ฅฐ
Rodrigo Velazco
2023-08-24 22:14:53 +0000 UTCLooking for the horror but just finding a cute immortal witch doing self care. ๐
UpstandingGoose
2023-08-24 22:13:29 +0000 UTCFeels like the birthing of a Witch? In a really cool way obvs
Sage Louise
2023-08-24 22:05:18 +0000 UTCThat's a Ghibli -level egg right there
Amelia Ross
2023-08-24 21:46:43 +0000 UTCSame!! Very circle of life/renewal
Amelia Ross
2023-08-24 21:44:25 +0000 UTCExactly my thoughts.
Chevanne
2023-08-24 21:42:43 +0000 UTCThis is so beautiful.
Abrilas
2023-08-24 21:42:14 +0000 UTCAhhh I do remember the original! Fantastic work, Adam!
Twirl Yuu
2023-08-24 21:25:44 +0000 UTCI sadly don't get this one. Like at all. Sorry :/ totally my problem not yours
Kelly Broomhall
2023-08-24 21:21:56 +0000 UTCAw this actually kind of felt emotional. So freaking happy you gave this comic an ending.
dvdanno
2023-08-24 21:12:55 +0000 UTCI know they are supposed to be two different people- but I like to think it's the same person- just saying goodbye to her old self, thanking her for getting them this far, and moving on โค๏ธ
KVLott
2023-08-24 21:04:47 +0000 UTCThe backgrounds and the lighting are absolutely gorgeous.
Kathryn Fox
2023-08-24 21:01:49 +0000 UTCI'm so impressed with how good you have gotten as an artist from style to composition(!) to color and storytelling! I can't wait to read your new book when it comes out
Paul Westover
2023-08-24 21:01:44 +0000 UTCThis reminded me of the one about the girl and her mom on the island.
Nandi
2023-08-24 20:58:43 +0000 UTCThis is beautiful. I love it.
Natalie Burton
2023-08-24 20:53:56 +0000 UTCthis made me feel things
Ves
2023-08-24 20:52:26 +0000 UTCI really, really love this.
Kyle Rohen
2023-08-24 20:39:01 +0000 UTCOh my god, this is amazing. I know so very many witches who would lose their shit over this. ๐๐๐
Jeremy Bredeson
2023-08-24 20:36:10 +0000 UTCI know you tagged it horror, but aside from the slight morbidity, I actually find a lot of beauty and reassurance in it.
SeraphicSiren
2023-08-24 20:33:25 +0000 UTCProbably as simple as "new life"
Racheal Winson
2023-08-24 20:32:46 +0000 UTCOoh I want to do that ritual.
Marchmain
2023-08-24 20:30:39 +0000 UTCshe took it off
cal
2023-08-24 20:25:31 +0000 UTCwhat is the significance of the leaf on the tree?
cal
2023-08-24 20:24:49 +0000 UTCIโm a lover of the tongue in cheek, ๐ (I was typing what you said, but autocorrect is trying to make me less nasty) lol
Ronniford
2023-08-24 20:22:45 +0000 UTCThis is gorgeous. Also, I sense some Ghibli influence in that egg and toast :3
Grace 'Gengar' Soria
2023-08-24 20:21:17 +0000 UTCAs always, beautiful.
Chad Cloete
2023-08-24 20:19:24 +0000 UTCI love it
Redcloud
2023-08-24 20:12:25 +0000 UTCI love when you make work with themes involving the circle of life and our participation in it, always hauntingly beautiful
Sarah Miller
2023-08-24 20:10:36 +0000 UTCWhat happened to her earring?
Kev Hamm
2023-08-24 20:09:24 +0000 UTCWhy did no one tell me I can grow my own friends? The betrayal.
Vasquez
2023-08-24 20:08:28 +0000 UTCAmazing ๐ Horror or wholesome ๐
Sjmme
2023-08-24 20:06:49 +0000 UTCIโm too trained by this author. I read โwh*reticultureโ. Now requesting hottie witch alternates ๐ฅฒ. I apologize in advance.
TeaJ
2023-08-24 20:04:10 +0000 UTCThis is strangely soothing.
Dahlton Burke
2023-08-24 20:01:53 +0000 UTCMakes me wanna take up horticulture
Ronniford
2023-08-24 20:01:39 +0000 UTCI know you tagged this horror, but it feels kind of really sweet somehow?
Sarah D
2023-08-24 20:01:06 +0000 UTCI'm so traumatized by this man that I expected this comic to go very differently x) beautiful strip ๐๐
Goobzilla91
2023-08-24 20:01:00 +0000 UTCLove the new addition!!!!
Ronniford
2023-08-24 20:01:00 +0000 UTCoh i remember this one! that got stolen by some indie filmmakers right? i like this new version and expansion
Summer J
2023-08-24 20:00:59 +0000 UTCyesss !!!!!๐ฆ
Ashley Mendoza
2023-08-24 20:00:03 +0000 UTC
