The Lucent: Waking Dream Graphic Novel

Dive into the 60-page first installment of the mind-bending graphic novel, written and illustrated by series creator, Michael Bancroft

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The Lucent: Waking Dream Unedited Edition

The Lucent: Waking Dream Unedited Edition

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Unedited edition of WAKING DREAM, the first book in THE LUCENT series. This is a full-colour comic book, made up of 32 pages of story, plus 4 pages of bonus material.

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Book Details

The Lucent: Painted Death Softcover
100-page, full-color, standard size square bound graphic novel w/ spot gloss cover

The Lucent: Painted Death Hardcover
100-page, full-color, 8.5" x 11.5" (A4) hardcover graphic novel w/ matte cover

The Lucent: Waking Dream Softcover
60-page, full-color, standard size square bound graphic novel w/ matte cover

The Lucent: Waking Dream Hardcover
60-page, full-color, 8.5" x 11.5" (A4) hardcover graphic novel w/ matte cover

The Lucent: Fractured Mind Preview Ashcan
12-page, black & white 8.5" x 5.5" (A5) aschan w/ hand drawn head sketch cover

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Mark Bertenshaw
An interesting snapshot at how The Lucent:Waking Dream could have looked

I hopped on the Bancroft train when he was offering us one of the best books in ComicsGate. At that time, I hadn't realised how long he had already spent working on this. There was a pre-ComicsGate audience when he was releasing what was to be Waking Dream as a webcomic. It was only later when he decided he wanted to release it as a printed book that he took it to editor Joe Fulton for advice. This says everything you need to know about Michael Bancroft. He may have the biggest forehead in Australia, but whilst that head contains a lot of brains, not much of that contains ego. He has the humility to realise (unlike another Aussie who lives in the Outback) that he could do better and was willing to take advice. And more important, act on it.

So as a result, I am reading this as a curiosity, of what could have been. As an example, that first page: it is really cramped. Splitting it into two and allowing it to breathe, portraying the hot desert air was a very good choice. In general, this version has a lot more panels on the page. Mostly the same panels in a more compressed form. Some panels here look different, but the art is generally the same. The artwork colour-scheme is already here, although it is a little more blue than aquamarine.

There are no conventional word balloons in this version. All speech is in rectangles, and the font is not quite as readable. I guess that happens when you don't have Eric Weathers to hand.

The dialogue is mostly the same - not as tight as the released version, but occasionally you get something completely different. For instance, in the first prologue the son bravely says he will treat the Olam as a friend, and the father warns him that the Olam cannot have friends. This is replaced with the son worried that his father will die in exchange for saving him, with the father saying (mysteriously) that he is worried what will become of the Olam for accepting these sacrifices. In the second prologue it is said that Ella's eye is apparently hit by a dumpster; however the released version this becomes a mystery. Overall, the old dialogue gives you a different view of characters, and their relationships. In some cases I wonder whether the old dialogue might hold spoilers for the story as a whole.

Should you get this? Well, I bought this because I want to support Michael, and it is interesting to me. So if you are like me, then yes. However, it is not an essential buy, unlike any of the other comics on this website.

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The issue was great. Deep characters, feints and hints at deeper plots, with great art.
The story and dialogue seemed a bit thin, but given that this was a supplemental book, it might be expected to be less heavy.
A solid book that has me looking forward to the next installment in the Lucent titles.

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Waking Dream Covers

  • The Lucent: Waking Dream (Book 1) Softcover

  • The Lucent: Painted Death (Book 2) Hardcover

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Waking Dream Interior Pages

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