Chapter 1 Page 1

Mosscreek Divide by Jake Myler.

http://www.mosscreekdivide.com/comics/2108569/chapter-1-page-01/

Panel 1.

A modern port city tucked into a bay. There's a mix of tall buildings and smaller ones, and there are three large cranes at the port. On the water are two large cargo ships, a tugboat and several small sailboats. The water is calm and clear, reflecting the rolling clouds in the sky. The city apparently extends all around the bay to the edges of the semicircle, with some smokestacks on the left side and a residential district on the right side. The city is surrounded by steep grey cliffs, on which tall pine trees are growing, and there are a few large rocks and a tiny pine-tree covered island near the mouth of the bay. On the horizon are some low hills. The reader sees the scene as if we're standing on the cliff overlooking the city, and in the foreground are some more lush pine trees, some bushes and some rocks. The location hasn't been specified, but it appears to be the Pacific Northwest.

Between the first and second panel is a speech bubble reading: "*Welcome* to the Mosscreek Dam, everyone! I'm delighted to have you on this historical tour!"

Panel 2.

An image of the Mosscreek Dam, a large vertical structure built into a valley. Water is running down the front and splashing at the base, and a small rainbow can be seen in the spray. The water continues down a rock-lined river. In the foreground is a hill with long grasses growing in the spaces between rocks, and a road curves at the top of the hill, continuing past a grove of pine trees. On the other side of the dam is a structure built on a hill, and other hills continue past that one into the background. An unknown speaker continues, "This is the *oldest* dam in the United States! *Thousands* of years old, in fact!"

Alt Text: "A city, a Dam... what's next?"