Noir vs. Color

To mark the first anniversary of the issue of Pinewood Ravine: Curse of the Lost Treasure, I reissued a color edition. I thought it would be fun to compare the images.

Pinewood Ravine: Curse of the Lost Treasure

Black and white illustration of the fictional Town Pinewood Ravine.
Color illustration of the fictional Town Pinewood Ravine.
Pinewood Ravines founding father giving a stump speech
A fictional Town father gives a stump speech in an town
Billy and Mia from Pinewood Ravine sitting in the abandoned rail car.
Boy and girl sitting in an abandoned rail car
Mia and her collection of keys in black and white
Color illustration of Mia and her keys
Black and white image of old man walking through Woods
Color illustration of old man Hill walking through the woods looking for his lost treasure
Black and white illustration of Whistle Stop Falls from the book Pinewood Ravine
Color illustration of Whistle Stop Falls from the book Pinewood Ravine
A black and white illustration of an eight-sided crystal carved into the wall behind the waterfalls
Colorized cave etching of an eight-sided stone
Black and white illustration of Billy and Mia discovering the old minor Shack
Color illustration of Billy and Mia discovering the minor Shack from the book Pinewood Ravine
Black and white image from Pinewood Ravine in the Miner Shack Billy and Mia find a key

Color image of Billy and Mia studying a key they found in the old minor Shack
Billy getting ready to throw a bucket at the bear
Billy getting ready to throw a bucket at a bear to scare it away while Mia watches
Black and white illustration of a black bear from Pinewood Ravine
Color illustration of a black bear from Pinewood Ravine curse of the Lost treasure
Billy and Mia discover the tree by the Sea
colorized illustration of a boy and girl looking at a tall tree at the end of the Ravine by the ocean
Hidden passage in tree reveals Treasure of gold coins
Hidden passage in tree reveals Treasure of gold coins
A spirit in the tree chases Billy and Mia they run down the hill afraid
Billy and Mia are chased by the spirit in the tree after they tried to take some of the gold

Whatever you think the story is, you can bet Billy and Mia just got in a heap of trouble when they tried to grab some of the gold coins.

The excitement continues on the next page.

A photo essay, page 2