Kevin Tong: The Silent Years

Freelance illustrator Kevin Tong, 23 years young and hailing from the ‘LBC,’ has my curiosity peaked with his graphic novel called The Silent Years. Kevin will be the first to admit that it’s a work in progress, as it remains text-less and colorless, but on second thought… maybe it’s better off retaining this form. Because from the looks of the first 5 pages, the illustrations are spot on, and I think the colorless graphics fit the snowy backdrop quite well. From what we can see so far, a man is driving through one hell of a snow storm with what seems to be an important letter on his passenger seat when he goes head on with another driver. The crash is huge! The letter lays still, amongst the wreckage in the snow. Finally, a snow-less scene with a couple waving to a small boy to “come hither.” What happens next Kevin? I would be glad to see you continue the story without words or color– I think that style adds a certain “silent” tone to the tale (fitting right?). At any rate, great work on this so far. So you readers can fully enjoy the detailed illustration, I’ve included the full first 5 pages of The Silent Years, in some greater detail, after the jump…