The Intoxicated

An encounter with James Harris
at a drunken party

15Pages
TraceMonotypes

History

Early 1940s: Story History

Shirley Jackson wrote her short story The Intoixcated in the early 1940s. It was published in The Lottery: or, The Adventures of James Harris in 1949. The title, drunken party and James Harris are the only parts that end up in the comic.

Process

2018: Comics Production

The storyboards were drawn one day in July 2018. The trace monotypes were printed from the end of July to early August 2018.

These trace monotypes were printed with relief ink on newsprint using pencil, crayon, marker and finger pressure.

Photo of The Intoxicated sketchbook pages by Maggie Umber — Storyboards

Photo of The Intoxicated sketchbook pages and printing process by Maggie Umber — Trace Monotypes

Photo of Maggie Umber printing The Intoxicated — Printed with Crayon

Photo of The Intoxicated printing set-up by Maggie Umber — Relief Ink

Photo of The Intoxicated printing process by Maggie Umber — on Newsprint

Press

2020: Publication History

This comic appears in Now: The New Comics Anthology #8, edited by Eric Reynolds, published by Fantagraphics.

Cover of Now: The New Comics Anthology #8 published by Fantagraphics — Now: The New Comics Anthology #8

thedaemonlover.com and a P5.js WEBGL program of The Intoxicated debuted at a Fantagraphics' reading/signing event. It was at Quimby's with Amy Lockhart on March 12, 2020. Amy promoted her graphic novel Ditch Life. Maggie promoted The Intoxicated, in Now: The New Comics Anthology #8.

AMY LOCKHEART & MAGGIE UMBER QUIMY'S BOOKSTORE 1854 West North Avenue, Chicago, USA Thursday March 12th 7:00pm — Quimby's flyer for Fantagraphics event

Maggie Umber performing at Quimby's Bookstore

Video

Sound Credit Creative Commons 3.0 License

Rain Dripsby DJMistressM, Hallway_1(people chatting in another room, voices)by o_ciz, chainedcreature2by johnaudiotech

Sound Credit Attribution Noncommercial License

05725 drunken party ambienceRobinhood76, Muffled breath by the handsby fuchsrodolfo