My Tri-C Life Spring 2017

My Tri-C LifeIllustrated one student writes, another student draws, true stories, real talk Volume II: Spring 2017 Sex, Drugs and The FAFSA Rollercoaster.

cover art by Adrian Valentine edited, curated and created by jimi izrael, MFA (james.izrael@gmail.com)

‘Bout That Life art by Adrian Valentine/story by Dantez Frazer

Second Opinion art by Michelle Nguyen/story by Catherine Estergall

Dreamschool art by Adrian Valentine/story by Seth Weinberg

Change The Plot art by Chaya Cohen/story by Aman Jamal

Heavy Mettle art by Martin Gall/story by Chris Bosak

Orientated art by Marcus Jones/story by Malyah Ware

Spousal Support art by Alex Robinson/story by Candiss Scott

Weed art by Michelle Nguyen/story by Kendra Palmer

It’s Official art by Deborah Lane/story by Ariauna Carr

Definition of Education art by Keith Wisberger/story by Rebecca Johnson

Bounce Back art by Adrian Valentine/story by Jessica Lawyon

The FAFSA/SAP Rollercoaster art by Adrian Valentine/story by Hezikiah Sherman

Moshe — That Car! (no excuses) art by Cortez Allen/story by Moshe Applebaum

Just Do It (trans-formation)art by Adrian Valentine/story by Robin Abelman

I Got Shot (darkdays) art by Lemar Smith/story by Marcus Jones

For Savage Jr. (serious) art by Shomari Blythewood/story by Justin Peters

The Twofer art by Keegan Wilbourne/story by Anna Readenhour

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Focus art by Deborah Lane/story by Fiona Hughes

Scholarship LOST art by Angela Masetta/story by Zaria Paulplin

Blunted Genius of Love (Accidental Super-Saiyan) art by Adrian Valentine/story by Michael Locke

#getbacktoclass art by Malcolm Wright/story by Orlando Cruz

Wake And Bake art by Adrian Valentine/story by Danielle White

Doors and Signs art by Keith Wisberger/story by Catherine Vanderbilt

Drawn In art by Adrian Valentine/story by Antonia Hale

How to Dismantle a Bomb art by Adrian Valentine/story by Lanajia Parks

re: kissyface art by Samantha Cook/story by Damian Barnes

Never Too Late art by Adrian Valentine/story by Sandy Beech

Friends art by Brenda Fialko/story by Tyshawn Robertson

In The Mix art by Taylor Hidregi/story by Donald Dozier

No-Brainer art by Sandra Fox/story by Jamie Japel

Fitting In art by Melia Brooks/story by Debra Gipson

Three, The Hard Way art by Mariah Porter/Story by Juan M

One Day art by Stuart Englehart/story by Treasure Thigpen

I Won’t Fail art by Lamia Whitfeild/story by Robyn Fisher

Keep On Keeping On drawn, written and edited by Keith Wisberger

When To Say When art by Ta’shay Appling/story by Ryan Riebe

One Semester art by Hope Perkins/story by Dashing Lewis

What Choice?

art by Brenda Fialko /story by Lourdes Torres

See Max Fly art by Katherine Negron/story by Maxwell Meszaros

The Definitive Moment drawn, written and edited by Taylor Smith

Footsteps art by Noah Lee story by Donte Washington

/story by Adekuole Alaise

Summer School Calling art by Renee Heckler/story by Pavielle Harris

Setbacks art by Lora Lewis/ Story by Evvi Reed

FYE/MyTriCLife “THREE ACT STRUCTURE FOR EIGHT-PANEL COMIC STRIPS” SCRIPT/ART RUBRIC by jimi izrael, MFA (shout out to Joseph Campbell’s “Hero With a Thousand Faces” and Robert McKee’s “Story”)

ACT ONE: STORY BEGINS ON AN ORDINARY DAY.

ACT TWO: A SOLUTION BECOMES CLEAR.

ACT ONE CONCLUSION: SOMETHING HAPPENS & EVERYTHING CHANGES. THE STORY TURNS.

ACT TWO CONCLUSION: THE STORY TURNS — THINGS ARE NOW DIFFERENT— GOOD, BAD OR OTHERWISE.

ACT TWO: NOW THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT MUST BE SOLVED.

ACT THREE: THINGS ARE DIFFERENT— MAYBE BETTER, MAYBE NOTFROM THE FIRST PANEL.

ACT TWO: HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM? TRIAL AND ERROR HAPPENS.

ACT THREE CONCLUSION: (EPILOGUE) MORAL OF THE STORY.