"Akrivis" is one of my two main fiction projects.
It is intended to become a graphic novel for an adult audience.
It is intended to become a graphic novel for an adult audience.
It takes place in a speculative fantasy world,
where otherness, called "Akri", is made tangible by colorful auras of light.
where otherness, called "Akri", is made tangible by colorful auras of light.
For some, the auras are a curse, marking them as outsiders to society.
For others, the auras are an extension of the inherent beauty of diversity.
Iggy is a member of the powerful Woodcroft family. The Woodcraft Akri Research Institute, or WARI, conducts research on the conditions that cause auras, and how to inhibit them and the conditions that cause them.
Quinn is a research subject at WARI.
Pete is the childhood best friend of Quinn, an activist fighting to expose unethical practices at WARI.