Our hero begins to doze off…
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Temporal sequencing through panels
Character interactions
Mom does the yes, yes, you are such a big boy routine. She says, “Maybe you are right, but if the sweet dreams come call for me and I’ll chase them away.” As she shuts the bedroom door she calls out, “Rotten dreams! I hope the bedbugs bite!”
Constructing a monster identity
Wolfgang reflects on his awesomeness, reporting to his mom that he is “the ghastly ghoul and the gnarliest spook, an eerie snoop, the king of spine chilling kooks.” He proudly reports, “I am not afraid of anything because it’s afraid of me!”
Building on setting and character
Out of the school house and into the woods. Wolfgang says, “We we go out scaring, I get the loudest screams.”
Developing Characters
Wolfgang tells us how fierce he is, saying “In monster classes, I get the best grades.” He relays praise he gets at school, saying Teacher says, I scare at a 3rd grade level.”
Establishing characters
We meet our main characters here! Mom tucks Wolfgang into bed as he tells her he is too old for hugs. “Only baby monsters need hugs” he says. His mom tells him it will keep the sweet dreams away, to which he gasps, “Sweet dreams?!?!”
Getting to know the main character
Here we get to know the main character’s personality a bit more. We see that Wolfgang fancies himself a brave and fearless monster, exclaiming, “Monsters aren’t afraid of sweet dreams!!!! Especially not me! I’m the bravest, bested monster of all!!!”
We move from school to the neighborhood, as Wolfgang tells us, “On Halloween, I skip the treats and go straight for the tricks.”
