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Sorry for the radio silence last month! In addition to working hard on a couple new books, I was working on this long spooky-ish comic about a dream I had. My bandwidth has been stretched thin lately so I've been trying to hire and collaborate with artists I admire, and for this one I hired an incredible artist named Deb Lee to do backgrounds and she absolutely KILLED IT. I knew I wanted something evocative and weird and she nailed it. If you like her stuff, please give her a follow!

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Julia Blevins

I honestly love the fact that you put meaning into it but also leave it up to interpretation. The dots on the neck did not go unnoticed but what do they mean and how did they get there? That's the real question and that's what makes true horror in my opinion. Leaving things unanswered and up to the imagination

Terrie Stickney

I'm not sure how they got there, but I think they indicate which generation they are. Mother has 3, daughter has 4, and the egg has 5. Safe to assume the next egg will have 6.

Rhonda✨

I love how each generation is born by egg. Love the subtle dots 👌👌

Rhonda✨

This is making me claustrophobic and I love it👍

Seraph Marice

I didn’t even notice the daughters 4 on the first panel, but I noticed the moms and the eggs and just assumed she had them lol

Milliebot

This is so beautiful and kinda haunting!

JazzyBoi

This is incredible ❤️

D

Adam you dream the craziest stuff. You’re a blessing for illustrating them

ELS

This is amazing !!

Lookiss

The texture in these backgrounds is exquisite 👌🏼

nibe

LOVE ❤️

Tammy

And around we go... 😶. Stunning 🖤

Lars Allen

wait, is this a loop scenario ?

theo

I'm loving these horror comics!

Lacey Miller

I...didn’t expect to love this as much as I do. Beautiful.

Nate

Ooh! I like it! It reminds me a little bit of the cinematic masterpiece that was Waterworld starring Kevin Costner lol

Emilia P.

The fifth has been born

Brad Smith

Generation counter...but why????

David

Moar horror

Colleen Rose

Oh. Wow. That made me feel a lot of feels. So so good.

Shella Stosik

Don't think it's a loop as her mom was 3rd, she is 4th, and egg baby is 5th (dots on the backs of the neck and on the egg).

Lindsay Clinansmith

The dots! The dots! The dots! Adam!!! WHAT IS BEYOND THE SEA????

Shella Stosik

Right?! They count up with each but why? What happened to 1 and 2?

Corvophelia

Ah, so that's where babies come from. Sea eggs.

J.J.

I thought it was beautiful

theo

Also, what do the dots mean?? I NEED MORE!! please...

RayvenEyed

I love this so much!

Roxieboo

The dots are the egg numbers. Her mom had 3 on her neck, she’s 4, and the new baby had 5

Sammsphinx

I’m never quite sure whether I want these to be soft core porn or creeptastic tales: on balance I think I’m more excited when they’re creeptastic :)

Lisa Holler

This is so Emily Carroll-esque, I love it

Abigail Williams

But... But... Now I need more and have so many questions

Jessica Ratté

nice! I want to know moooarrr 🥺 what happens next? is it a never ending cycle? Do the umbilical cords attach the egg to the neck? Maddening. 😆😉

Adriano

WHAT HAPPENED TO 1 AND 2????

Cornelius.Kibelka

Really, really beautiful, Adam. Thanks a lot. I love these stories that give you "just" a glimpse and the rest is up to your fantasy.

Kamil Rizvi

This is a complete story on its own and STILL leaves me itching for more 😍

James Schweitzer

...and the cycle continues ❤ (Nice story!)

Adam Ellis

Nothing but more water. Do not ask again.

AlaskanBby

Loved it! Reminds me of an episode of Mushi Shi with a similar concept

Arin wolfe

My favorite yet. Absolutely beautiful

Sebas Andrade

Stunning backgrounds and the story very subtly told. Great job as usual!

Liz

Oooh look at the dots! Reminds me of that movie with Jessie Eisenberg and Imogen Poots

Lori Jackson

Your imagination is limitless. I'm always impressed by your abilities to show new ways of seeing things.

Ashes Laree

This is beautiful, love the tale of the generations with then dots.

Djavanadon

I have to say this is probably one of your best!

Meesh

This is fuckin great

Vicki Fraser

Love the detail of the neck tattoo!

Thirtysix

What're they using as fuel for fires?

Becky C

Wow. This is beautiful. It was not what I expected, but it is beautiful. Thank you.

Aaron Olson

The triangle of 3 dots, like mom's on her neck, show up in the ocean quite a bit. Maybe that's a coincidence or a style choice, or maybe...?

B

Woah, I love this

tehShane

If you enjoy this kind of premise, you might also enjoy the short stop-motion film "The Maker" on YouTube. 😄

Cassie Greeley

The mother has three dots, the child has four, and the egg has five dots on it.

Morgan Paugh

Your art with those ethereal background is beautiful! I love the story.

Adam LaFaci

I was counting them too! Are they just counting down for a life span? When the mother dies, it looks like there are no dots on the back of her neck... I wonder why 5 though?

Carey Brown

Adam, this is hauntingly beautiful. Fantastic story and artwork, thank you so much for creating this!

M

The 4 on her neck and 5 on the egg tho!!!!!!

Kittynii

The water looks so beautiful!!!

Anie M

And Mom has a 3!

GetGinxed

This is beautiful and creepy and overall lovely

Mattster

So did the baby come first or did the egg?

Christian Gonzalez

Im lost.. I have read this over and over and so fourth. But i dont get it.

Erihan

I love this so much

Abel Simpson-Yap

She and her mother are one of the same. 'Mother' has 3 dots on the back of her neck and the egg has 5 dots, which means she (the 'daughter') has 4 dots.

Matias Bünger

The dots count the number of clones. It's a human experiment. Very intriguing. Would love a continuation of the story. The "daughter" seems dangerously curious. 😊

Bruno

Lovely comic

M

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Gay.soda

oh, it gives me vivarium vibes!!

Vonda Howard

Love it! Adam you should come to Awesome Con in DC next year so I can meet you and say hi!

Eleanor Smith

Thats some deep stuff...almost like the way a phoenix is reborn, but instead of from fire, its water.

SeekerOwl

This is really cool. 💖

Larkspie

I absolutely love this one! The two art styles really meld well together, and the premise filled me with something I can’t describe??? Anyway, love it 😅

Tessl8

Thank for the introduction to another cool artist! Love your styles together in this story.

Mongoose

I want more! This is such an interesting concept, please continue it

Kimberly Fox

Can we please see the back of egg baby’s neck?

Loni

I LOVE THIS!!!!

Jessi Campbell

This is really great. It reminded me a bit of this book called "The Elementals" by Michael Mcdowell

Reese F

Beautiful!!

Jessica Payne

I’m assuming it’s 5 dots, like the egg. The daughter had four and the mom had three.

Omar Shehabi

Love those stories keep them up please

Kiri Hunter

I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT NUMBER ONE

Zoe

Ahhh all your stories are really good

Kevan Elkins

Haunting and beautiful! I really love seeing you spread out to different genres and experiment.

Kelly Broomhall

Okay but what is she meant to feed that baby? Infants need milk and she doesn't have any, even that of another animal.

Erika Statler

If you don't have enough spoons and people want to complain, tell them to straight up fuck all the way off and do it in your own time -- you don't owe anyone anything 💟

CrazySteve

Hospitals invented sex to sell more babies. This is how it used to be.

Ves

This is gorgeous.

Gregory Gadow

Was she really the first one, though?

Groggu

awesome storyline

Kyle Rose

The mom is #3, daughter #4 (dots on the back of their necks)

Monica

Ok but that’s adorable

Mirella Aurora

infants also aren't usually born from mystery sea eggs so maybe all the residents of the island can just drink sea water or something

Madelyne

I don’t think this is spooky, it’s actually pretty sweet

Kjersti Faret

o shit i rly loved this! also those backgrounds are fucking amazing

august

Maybe someone noticed this already but she has four dots on her neck and the egg has five.... I wonder if that means something

Mo and Soi

Ohhh how eerie. I love this!

slendyface

clones maybe is my guess! :0

Scarletrune138

And her mum had three dots!! Really cool

Delosia

Yes you have my attention

Rich Martin

Oh well spotted! And the mum only has three dots…

Gina Guerin

Sooooo fucking good 🥚🌊

Kiri Hunter

Y'all, I know her mom was 3, she was 4, and the egg was 5. I said I wanted to know about the first one because I want to know how this started 😂

Becca

those dots on their necks and on the egg omg...

Alistair

It’s dragon ball.

Don L.

Would love to see this story extended

Roxanna

I love this so much

Annie Voutier

This was the spooky comic that finally got me to Sub, and I do not regret it! Those dots tell so much with so little.

Montana Williams

Honestly the scariest part here is being “gifted” a human life without warning. Would not recommend.

Triston

This was so beautiful...

Vanessa

1 and 2 were her grandma and great grandma. I’m guessing they’re clones and the first woman that was cloned (number 0) didn’t have dots

Vanessa

What did her mom tell her to do? It looks like she was going outside to fish (the hat, net, and bucket) and was surprised by the egg. I’m guessing she didn’t get the truth.

kimcarlika

I love the details of 3-4-5 dots on their neck!

joyouart

I love these scary spooky comics and can’t wait for more!

Zach Ho

Wait what?!?

Natalie

This comic got me to subscribe to patron

Natasha Ebanks

same, i saw it on ig and had to read the rest

Marshlands

I love the little dots on their necks indicating how many times this has happened But now I wanna know who raised the first

Elisha Wang

Is 10-dot just gonna be all around the neck?

Tania

Wow! I notice it just because you pointed it out. Thanks!

Rudy

Def one of my favorites you’ve ever made, Adam.

Anna kim

The backgrounds are beautiful!

Jem

I wouldn't even call this horror but it is creepy! Noticed the dots on the neck, probably represents the generations???

Moon Child

The colors, the plot, the symbolism, the mystery...ugh perfect and I want so much more. Worth subscribing for ✨

Amanda

This is Fascinating

Tiny

I watched a short on YouTube with a similar premise where it was a never ending cycle of life and death.

Rachel Drechsler

Yes! 3 on the mom, 4 on the daughter, and 5 on the egg!

Dahlton Burke

I'm really hoping for a next one of this comic.

Sarah Groves

Signed up today and so glad I did. This is awesome.

Itzel

Has anyone notice the dots on their necks?

Emma Tietgens

But who was the first dot? And who raised the first dot. Also, I like the idea of the story being established and the character knowing that the next dot will come, but when they send their mother out to sea, no egg ever arrives. Then they will have to venture out into the beyond.

Claire

Amazing. I want more to the story!...who?why?

Ms.Cord

Omg this is amazing.

Armin

There's a difference between a cliffhanger and the end of the story...

Nicolas Esparza

Honestly, Adam, I'm BEGGING YOU to start bigger projects related to horror because your mind so fucking huge, oh my gods.

Marina Safrigin

This concept can be a WHOLE saga, honestly. Great work! Mysterious and creepy.

HT Oh

HORROR IS TRULY URS

Samuel Marín Guevara

I love the idea of societies free from patriarchy. It's remained me in some way to the 'Elfen Lied' anime series and the Diclonious concept. Amazing. Clap clap clap.

Amy Chen

This is so gooood!!! I love the dots

kagey

I got to the end and was like Oh 🥺. Then I bawled like a baby. Fantastic stuff!

Brian Bell

I love the dots. Nice touch.

Daye Thomas

I joined your patreon for this and wasn't disappointed 💞 Stoked to continue seeing your incredible work, Adam 🥰

Claire Garner

I also joined your patreon for this!

J

absolutely gorgeous work

Mel

I do feel like this could be the beginning of a really good one though

Petra Hund

O.k. you got me. Joined for this comic. Worth it. Love your art, thank you.

Rebecca Levine

Beautiful work! You are so talented.

Haylie Bee

Amazing. I did a double take to see if the protagonist had 4 dots

Daniel Evans

The evolution of your art is remarkable and lovely! Thanks for sharing this!

Marla J

Beautiful. Thank you.

Bitnip

Joined for this, and the DOTS

Clinton Winters

This. Is. INCREDIBLE!!!!! Such an amazing collab! This is how you dream?! Fuck. 🤩😍👌🏼👌🏾

Erikka

Love this

David O'Neal

This is amazing!! Have you ever thought of publishing all of your longform comics into a single volume? I'd LOVE to own it.

Hash

Will you tell us in later comics what’s the point or it’s just is ... circle of life? 👧🏼🥚.. 👩🏼👶🏼.. 👵🏼👩🏼..👩🏼🥚..♻️

Jill Murray

This is like that Mushishi episode "Shrine in the Sea"!

ImMrMilla

I have a theory that this is an experiment to test the capabilities of the dots. That soon a dot will get curious and try to venture out beyond the sea only to find themselves being attacked by many man made creatures to stop them.

Aurora D

But then who taught Dot #1 what to do in the event of dying?

Bryce Bartsch

The subtle show of the dots... nice

John Taylor

I think it’s about the burial at sea kind of thing. The next panel she has her mom wrapped up on a platform to presumably send to sea

Marisa

Wowwwww I missed the dots my first time through. thank goodness for the comments!

1(one) Andrei Filip

Yeeeboii, nice one. So nice and self contained! a wonder

Giuseppe DM

Wow, I'd love to have this printed <3

Andy Batdorf

Maybe Dot #1 set this all in motion?

Gray L.

These are always so fantastic. I love your haunting comics. Haunting because while spooky they're also gorgeous in their own way

Beth

I love this so much !

Suzi

Loved this! The spooky vibe was so cool.

Sapphire Sloane

Adam, this was amazing! Definitely a Twilight Zone vibe!

Merissa Tan

This is so good, I hope this get a part two. I need to know what the dots meant!

Ana Cobas

This is amazing!! I hope we got more of this story!!

Pearls Anne Heels

😭😭😭👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Beanz

I love mythology dreams. Thank you for sharing.

Fishcaek

Oh WOW!! I loved that!! Good artist choice too! I love the collaboration!

Marissa Luna

Omg just seeing this but the dots omg!! Her mom was the third, she was the fourth and the baby the fifth. Weird cycle I wish this storyline could continue to explain more behind it but wow

Chloe

Yaaaaaa, innsmouth shiiit. 🤘🏼

Andy

this is my fave one so far

Ashley Aradas

Oh my gosh that actually makes way more sense than what I thought was happening. I confused the 4 dots and then the 3 dots to both be on the mom. Like it was a countdown and they each have this small lifespan. But what you said is way better.

James Rambo

It took a second reading of this to notice the birthmarks. Lovely stuff.

LunaMarie26

I just went back too! 😱

Dee Bee

wow!...amazing

Hmlc13

That was interesting! Now the cycle continues

Nyra Solis

I love the dots implying they’re the 3rd and 4th one then comes the 5 th lol

Chevanne

I love your horror shorts. This ending was so unexpected.

wrathandpoyson

didn't even notice this until now, adds so much more to an already amazing comjc

antisocialclub

omg the dots on the necks and the egg!!! amazing work

Daniel K. Sheff

Finding this a year later and mad that I didn’t catch it sooner.

Tom

Damn Kame house has really gone down hill