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WORK 33 / A COMPANY COMIC

The Group Photograph.

Everyone has a part in the photograph.

An original fictional comic in four panels.

  1. A wide view of a photograph set. Management, wearing a bright tie, poses in front of a cloth backdrop. A curly-haired helper with round glasses holds the backdrop pole; a second helper with a dark bob and headband supports a softbox light. A camera stands on a tripod in front of them. Both helpers stand outside the area occupied by Management and the backdrop.

    Helper“All of us?”

    Management“Naturally.”

  2. A loose printed photograph is held at its edges by hands with the two helpers’ different cuffs. Inside the white photographic border, Management stands alone in the bright tie against the backdrop. Neither helper appears in the printed image.

    The photograph.

  3. The same Management-only print hangs in a glazed frame. Pale grey reflections of both helpers lie over the print: one has curly hair and round glasses, the other a bob and headband. White diagonal glints cross the glass, and the darker printed Management figure remains visible beneath the reflections. The two actual helpers stand outside the frame; Management stands to the right with one hand raised toward it.

    Management“Could you angle it a little?”

  4. The curly-haired helper grips the left side of the frame and turns it to a visible angle. The same printed Management portrait remains inside. The glass now has only a faint reflection of an empty wall corner and a white glint; the two reflected helpers are gone. Both actual helpers remain in the room, with the second helper watching beside Management.

    Management“Much better.”

FOR YOUR WALL, OR YOUR FILES

Keep the whole picture.

All four panels and their words, on one sheet.

Read the scene descriptions and dialogue

  1. Panel 01

    A wide view of a photograph set. Management, wearing a bright tie, poses in front of a cloth backdrop. A curly-haired helper with round glasses holds the backdrop pole; a second helper with a dark bob and headband supports a softbox light. A camera stands on a tripod in front of them. Both helpers stand outside the area occupied by Management and the backdrop.

    Helper: All of us?

    Management: Naturally.

  2. Panel 02

    A loose printed photograph is held at its edges by hands with the two helpers’ different cuffs. Inside the white photographic border, Management stands alone in the bright tie against the backdrop. Neither helper appears in the printed image.

  3. Panel 03

    The same Management-only print hangs in a glazed frame. Pale grey reflections of both helpers lie over the print: one has curly hair and round glasses, the other a bob and headband. White diagonal glints cross the glass, and the darker printed Management figure remains visible beneath the reflections. The two actual helpers stand outside the frame; Management stands to the right with one hand raised toward it.

    Management: Could you angle it a little?

  4. Panel 04

    The curly-haired helper grips the left side of the frame and turns it to a visible angle. The same printed Management portrait remains inside. The glass now has only a faint reflection of an empty wall corner and a white glint; the two reflected helpers are gone. Both actual helpers remain in the room, with the second helper watching beside Management.

    Management: Much better.