comics

droom weg (dream away)

In 2023 I minored in Graphic Novel at AKV St. Joost, during which I worked on developing, writing and illustrating my own comic, then called the (non)existence of Pym. At the end of the semester, all of the 80 or so pages had been fully sketched out, and 10 of them completely finished.

 

For my graduation internship at Dutch Venture Publishing (September to December 2024), I was given the opportunity to continue working on the (non) existence of Pym and turn it into a fully finished graphic novel, published under DVP.

 

We translated the script, which had originally been written in English, back to my native Dutch and renamed the graphic novel Droom Weg (roughly translating to Dream Away) to better fit DVP’s Dutch audience, and I spent the next few months reworking and finishing up the now nearly 100 pages and illustrating a new cover to go along with them. The final product is available in Dutch stores, and an English translation will be available through my own shop.

the cover of droom weg
a mockup of droom weg, a graphic novel by sarah van zoggel

out march 2025

Pym is een eenzame student die zelden hun appartement verlaat. Die vindt toevlucht in slaap, waar alles even verdwijnt. Als Pym echter steeds opnieuw droomt over een mysterieuze vrouw, Galatea, die hen beter lijkt te begrijpen dan henzelf, begint de wakende wereld steeds minder interessant te worden… en zou Pym liever voor altijd in de droom blijven.

 

Wat als je dromen uitkomen, maar niet op de manier die jij wilde?