Kendall Carnell 2024

Abstract

Cafe Mocha, is a young adult graphic novel series about navigating the chaos of adulthood, while also exploring themes of relationships, mental health, and family. After moving to a new town for college, Moka, our kind yet nervous bundle of joy, struggles to adjust to her new surroundings and make new friends. That is until she meets and falls in love with Kohi, the town’s most eccentric inhabitant. Cafe Mocha, will be a graphic novel series consisting of a total of four books. Presented at thesis was the first chapter of the series, which follows the story of Moka trying to get to work on time and Kohi coming to her rescue. This chapter consisted of 12 fully colored pages that mixed digital media and traditional media, mainly watercolor for the backgrounds. I took the watercolor backgrounds and scanned them into Clip Studio, to correct any imperfections, and tweaked them to fit the style of the comic. I have printed a prototype of the comic to be presented as a proof of concept to be pitched to a publisher or to be used for a kickstarter.