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Once upon a time, in a small village, there lived a nan named Agnes. Agnes was a kind-hearted and gentle old woman who spent her days taking care of her garden and helping her neighbors. Despite her age, Agnes possessed a youthful spirit and radiated warmth wherever she went. One fateful morning, as Agnes was tending to her flowers, a mysterious figure appeared before her. It was a witch, dressed in dark, flowing robes and carrying a long staff. The witch cackled wickedly and proclaimed that she had grown tired of her own withered appearance.

Creating the first Amulet book proved to be more difficult than anticipated. The book was originally scheduled for a 2006 release, but I had difficulty meeting the original deadline. The book went into multiple redrafts, which often involved discarding fully painted sequences. After three failed attempts at a successful draft, I discarded everything but a few scenes from the different drafts. New scenes were created to connect those scenes together, and this is how my process for creating graphic novels was born.

Sketches and notes for Amulet slowly developed over the years while I worked as a graphic designer in architecture and later as a writer director 3D animator for a small animation studio in Pasadena, California. Making decisions about characters actions or what to show and what not to show a reader has always been the most difficult stage in the creation of a book.

The witch cackled wickedly and proclaimed that she had grown tired of her own withered appearance. Consumed by envy for Agnes' youthful glow, she hatched a wicked plan. With a wave of her staff, the witch cast a spell upon Agnes, transforming her into a young woman.

Amulet

Amulet is a project I have thought about since I was 19 years old. I was a sophomore Film and Media Studies major at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1997 when I read the graphic novel series Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind by Hayao Miyazaki for the first time. It left me emotionally overwhelmed. Soon after, I read Bone by Jeff Smith and felt equally inspired. To me, these books represented some of the highest forms of literature- like The Lord of the Rings or The Chronicles of Narnia but with the addition of worlds and characters fully illustrated by the authors- and the stories within the pages were told in the form of comics! I immediately knew I wanted to make something like these books, so I set a goal to create a graphic novel series that could deserve to stand on the bookshelf next to the works of these masters.

The comic below represents my first attempt at writing and drawing the story. It depicts early versions of the characters Trellis (Trelly the Thief), Leon Redbeard (Leod the Cat), and a cat named Riley. At the end of this series of pages, a few panels of Emily and Navin were drawn before they go on their journey to Alledia, and Miskit is seen as a regular stuffed animal. By the end of drawing these pages, I was already burned out, I felt the results were disappointing, and the prospect of drawing thousands more pages seemed an unacceptable amount of work for a hobby project.

Making Amulet was a personal goal, not a career ambition, so I set the project aside to focus on developing job skills. Sketches and notes for Amulet slowly developed over the years while I worked as a graphic designer in architecture and later as a writer/director/3D animator for a small animation studio in Pasadena, California.

In 2003, I pitched an animated movie called Let’s Get Francis to Walt Disney Feature Animation and they optioned the rights to make it. I was brought on board as co-director and writer of the film. Having done extensive research on films with long development processes, I had a pretty good sense I was not going to get a chance to direct this movie. Already several years out of college, time was of the essence and I was looking to gain storytelling experience, so I signed away the rights to the movie and left my job in animation to focus my efforts on graphic novels.

Early efforts during this time included Daisy Kutter: The Last Train, a comic book mini-series published by Viper Comics, and the graphic novel anthology Flight, published by Image Comics (and later by Ballantine/Villard Books at Random House). They were both released to critical acclaim in 2004, while my webcomic Copper was growing in popularity online. Around this time, Scholastic sent me an email to inquire about new projects. With two published books under my belt, I decided to return to Amulet and give it another try. In 2005, I pitched Amulet to Scholastic Creative Director David Saylor and Editor Janna Morishima at Scholastic’s new Graphix Books imprint. Along with a short synopsis, I showed them the pages displayed below. Scholastic Graphix signed on to publish the first two books.

Astonished and bewildered, Agnes looked at her now unfamiliar reflection. Her wrinkled face was replaced with smooth skin, and her frail body had become strong and supple. Although initially shocked, Agnes found herself embracing her newfound youth with excitement. As the village learned of Agnes' transformation, rumors spread like wildfire. Some celebrated her temporary rejuvenation, rejoicing in her regained vitality. Others whispered behind closed doors, skeptical of her sudden change. Agnes, however, remained focused on using her newfound youth to benefit others. She spent her days tending to her garden with renewed vigor, growing an abundance of fruits and vegetables to share with her community. Agnes visited the sick and elderly, offering comfort and companionship. Her youthful appearance and kind heart inspired others, showing them that age was just a number. But as with all good things, Agnes' transformation had a time limit. The witch had only granted her temporary youth, and as the days flew by, Agnes felt her former self returning. Despite her imminent return to old age, Agnes viewed her experience as a gift rather than a loss. When the day arrived for Agnes to transform back into her nan self, she did so with grace and acceptance. The village gathered to bid her farewell, grateful for the time they had spent with the extraordinary woman she had become. Agnes smiled warmly, embodying the lessons she had learned during her time as a young woman. In the end, the witch's spell had not only transformed Agnes physically but also spiritually. She carried her newfound youthful energy within her, forever preserving her youthful spirit. And as the days went by, Agnes continued to inspire those around her, reminding them all that age was no barrier to kindness, love, and a zest for life..

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