Flower and Death, a four-page comic

"it was the first time it really meant something to me... and for once, i wasn't alone"

lower and Death is a four-page comic that was published in the September 1994 edition of STIR Magazine, the literary magazine at the University of Missouri-Columbia. It is NOT in any way associated with the characters or storyline of my Maneater comic strip, CultuRe Trap. One of the reasons why I did this comic was to demonstrate that my range in comics was not limited to CultuRe Trap. I think that I succeeded marginally in proving that.
Other goals I had with this comic were to extensively use gesture and posture with the hands, face, and neck to display emotion; to use lettering that was honest and direct (as opposed to the glitzy style I often use); to use the simplest, most honest line possible in the art; to let the words be the central point of the work, without over-dominating; and, last but definitely not least, to provide for myself an outlet for prolonged denial and depression.
The title isn't as symbolic as you think it is. I'd like to know what you're speculating, though. Mail me what you think it means and and I'll tell you how far off you are.
Flower and Death, page 1 (63K)
Flower and Death, page 2 (47K)
Flower and Death, page 3 (42K)
Flower and Death, page 4 (46K)