This comic offers a look at the gastronomic and cultural traditions of the Middle Ages, narrated by a hungry… dog? Where will it go, driven by hunger?
It is a story of food in medieval Western Europe, from the fall of the Roman Empire until the «discovery» of America in the 15th century. It is a story of how food fostered the development of trade relations and shaped the relationship between the city and the countryside—a story of plenty and scarcity.
Genre: Non-fiction
Target Audience: 12+
Volume: 88 pages
Format: 210×297 mm
Binding: 7BC, 120g paper
Storyboard
The cyclical structure — the comic begins with a dog under an empty table, but after all the events, it is still under a table, though a different one, where much unknown food awaits her.
Recurring spreads where the narrative shifts depending on the story, but the locations remain the same.
Vimmelbuhr Elements.
Micro-narratives that can be traced throughout the entire comic—from the relationships between the monks to the life cycle of the mice.
And what would a story be without humor when the narrator is a dog?
