It’s not just a Graphic Novel, It’s a
Hybrid!
Hello, my name is Sammuel Bowden and I would like to tell
you about a project that I am trying to start. I know, some of you are probably
rolling your eyes thinking that I am another one of “those” guys who spam about everything. Don’t worry though, I am not
trying to sell you anything. I just want some feedback for this idea, so who’s
ready to listen! (I tried to make that sound enthusiastic…)
Like what the title says, I am putting together a series
that consists of only Hybrid books. What is a Hybrid? Well, as we know, the
definition for Hybrid is a thing made
by combining two different elements (Noun), or of mixed character; composed of
mixed parts (Adjective). With that said, each book in the series will be
half-Novel, half-Graphic Novel. Many
people have asked me how I would manage to blend the two ideas without confusing
the reader. The answer was simple.
The entire series is told in first person, so the book
begins to read as a first person narrative. But whenever a major action takes
place such as a fight sequence, or an intense dialogue, the book shifts into a
comic. I combined these two elements because I want to change the average
reading experience. I loved how first person stories were able to pull me in
and make me feel as if I were the main character, but I also loved to see characters
in action when fighting, along with many other things a Graphic Novel may
contain that is appealing to the eye. I wanted to maximize the reading
experience when I first thought of this idea years ago.
Well…how does this “Hybrid” idea maximize my reading
experience? A good Hybrid book will maximize your reading experience because it
contains two key factors that make Graphic Novels or Novels a good to begin
with. A Hybrid book contains all of the visual elements of a Graphic Novel as
well as the suspense and emotion of a First Person Narrative. There are other
books out there that have similar elements, but cannot really be considered a
Hybrid. My series will be the only series that consists of books that are
exactly half of both of those elements.
As I mentioned earlier, I am not trying to sell you
anything. I am not even trying to promote my work by itself. If anyone wishes
to team up with me to make this project successful by making their own story,
then do so. I only want feedback for the idea because I am doing this for the
book community. I want books to be more interesting because people these days
(mainly teens) are not reading like they should. Hopefully, Hybrid books will
encourage people to pick up more books or not become “turned off” by seeing
multitudes of words on a single page before reading them.
Thank you for taking the time out to hear my idea. I hope
you enjoy my project along with my work. (If you don’t, I will find you…just
joking)! My website link is below. When you visit my website, think about what YOU would like to see on a bookshelf,
and then feel free to comment on anything you see. Enjoy…
Sammuel Bowden
