#33 Art & Comics

The Whale

Page 3: Panel 1: A blue whale against a black background. The internal dialogue reads: ‘It turns out, blue whales are endangered, so acquiring one wasn’t easy.’ Panel 2: An over the shoulder shot of a father typing on his keyboard and watching his monitor angrily. Three marks above his head indicate frustration. The internal dialogue reads: ‘And a quick google search turned up a few other unanticipated issues.’ Panel 3: An elephant against a black background. The internal dialogue reads: ‘They weigh a lot. A blue whale’s tongue can weigh as much as a full grown elephant!’ Panel 4: A box-truck against a black background. The internal dialogue reads: ‘They eat a lot, too, about four tons each day.’ Panel 5: An over-the-shoulder shot of a father leant over his keyboard and leaning his head into his fists with a distressed look on his face. There is a tear on his face and three marks above his head indicate frustration. The internal dialogue reads: ‘I reminded myself I was doing all of this for my kids.’ Panel 6: An over-the-shoulder shot with the father addressing five pirates, holding out a briefcase to them. There are three pirates in the foreground. The farthest is wearing a pirate hat and wielding a cutlass. Next to him is a pirate wearing a pirate hat with skull and crossbones. He has a parrot on his shoulder and a hook hand. The closest pirate is wearing an eye-patch on his right eye and has his mouth open to reveal jagged teeth. The internal dialogue reads: ‘And hired a team of pirates to do whatever it took to get me that whale.'

Comic from The Suburban Review #33: HYPE by Fionn McCabe.

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Cover Art – Renee Melia

Image is a hand-drawn illustration of a person standing on a dark green background. They are wearing bright orange pants, a navy blue top with lilac crosses on it, green boots, and have a large crop of bouncy black hair that sits just above their shoulders, with a light green bow on the left side. They are wearing bright blush and blue eyeshadow. The person is blowing into a light green horn – that’s long and looped over, swirling in a surreal way. Colourful abstract shapes are pouring out of the end of the horn—in shades of pink, lilac, orange, navy, yellow, orange, and peach. The shapes float around the edges of the drawing; there is a feeling of playfulness and joy.

Cover art of The Suburban Review #33: HYPE by Renee Melia.

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