After the passing of his mother, Alex loses all sense of direction. His days blur together until a strange girl knocks on his door. She tells him that mysterious creatures have begun appearing from another world, one that no one is even sure exists. Though skeptical at first, Alex soon becomes convinced that these beings truly come from a place long dismissed as myth. Determined to fulfill his mother’s final wish—to have her ashes returned to her homeland—Alex sets out to find the World Above, unaware of what awaits him beyond his own world.
The World Above
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Yo, I just finished checking out The World Above over on NamiComi. Honestly, the hook really grabbed me it’s not every day you see a story start with such a heavy, grounded motivation like Alex trying to fulfill his mother’s final wish while dealing with the fallout of losing his way. The way the mystery of those creatures from the "mythical" world starts bleeding into his reality is super intriguing.
That moment where that mysterious girl shows up at his door? That’s gold. I can already see that scene playing out in my head as a sharp manga panel the shift in tension, the way the light hits the room as she drops that bomb about the other world, it would look sick with the right framing. You’ve got a real knack for building that kind of heavy, atmospheric mystery right out of the gate.
I’m a commission based artist, and I’d love to help you bring some of those pivotal moments in The World Above to life visually if you’re looking to get some art done. Feel free to check out my work, and if you want to chat about ideas for your characters or scenes, you can reach me on Discord at avajames.art, Instagram at arts_by_ava1, or via email at artsbyava2@gmail.com.