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Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.
A 21 Page Comic. Pages posted weekly!

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A poster for Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.
Featuring the queer anthro couple Swan and Ram staring forwards against the sunset sky, Swan smiling Ram not, with rows of trees, the setting sun and a distant house below them.

May 28, 2026 at 9:57 PM

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Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.
Pages 14-15 (Of 21).
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Page 14 of Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.

The first panel is framed from behind the previously dropped camcorder, and we can see through the viewfinder screen that the previously discovered entity is now standing in front of a fire-damaged airing cupboard.
In Panels 2, 3 and 4, we see Swan & Ram hiding inside the airing cupboard, looking terrified and dripping with sweat and tears.
In Panel 2, Swan says "Shitshitshitshit! We're going to fuckin' die! I killed us! On Date night!" To which Ram responds "Oh God...I'm not ready. There's so much I haven't done!"
In Panel 3, Swan continues "Did you ever actually think any of this stuff was real?" to which Ram replies "I...don't know? I wanted it to be, but mostly I just liked the vibes". Swan then asks "W...what do we do?"
In Panel 4, Ram leans towards the airing cupboard door with a teary-eyed expression, saying "There's nothing more we can do...We just have to face the music. Hope for the best" to which a panicked Swan says "Ram, please! NO! I can't lose you! I can't be alone again!"
In Panel 5, we're close up on Ram's terrified face as he opens the door from his previous crouching position. We can see the ghosts glowing reflection in his eyes.
In Panel 6, from outside the cupboard, we see the entity or ghost, standing there calmly, holding an object in front of themselves. Ram says "Hhh...Well...they aren't killing me, yet".
In Panel 7, the ghost offers the object to a very surprised Ram who says "Huh, for me? Um...thanks?"
In Panel 8, he looks at the device in some surprise, saying "I...it's a Tablet?". An annoyed Swan leans over his shoulder, exclaiming "Oh COME ON! Hundreds of years of spirits in this house, and we end up with a millennial!?"

Page 15 of Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.

In Panel 1's first half, Ram looks at the tablet he's just been given, saying "Hm. It's dead. Let's see...2nd Gen model, need a charge cable and power pack". In the second half, we see him rummaging through his bum bag, which appears to be full of cables and other bits and bobs. Saying "Let me check my bag...uhh...Oh! What's this..."
In Panel 2, he holds up the previously mentioned objects, saying "Aha! Bingo!" whilst an amused Swan watches from behind, asking "Is there anything you don't have in that bag, Batman?"
In Panel 3, Ram sets the charging tablet on the ground in front of the ghost, nervously staring at them as he says "Uh..I'm just gonna set this here. Let it charge up a little, then you can do...whatever you need on it..."
In Panel 4 we see the ghost kneel down in front of the tablet. In Panel 5, the screen/device turns on, with a small charge already added, and a loading icon visible on-screen.
In Panel 5, Swan remarks "Gee...that sure charged fast..." to which Ram responds "Shush..."
In Panel 6, a close-up of the now-on tablet screen, we see the ghosts finger-tip hone in on the icon for 'Photos', which it then taps.

June 17, 2026 at 11:15 AM

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Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.
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Page 13 of Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.

In Panel 1, viewing down from a charred hole in the roof of the partially burned-down house, we see Swan and Ram walking up the stairs to the upper floor. Swan is muttering the Ghostbusters theme, specifically '...somethin' strange, in your neighbourhood...bum bum buna bum bum ba...'.
In Panel 2, Swan continues with this as he walks off off-screen with '...baaa ba baaa ba baaa ba ba ba bababa...', whilst a perturbed Ram looks down at the camcorder he's holding and goes "Hmm..."
In Panel 3, we see the perspective of the camera itself, a dark, static-laden image of a corridor where something is glinting faintly in the distance. Ram is saying "What...is that?" off-screen.
In Panel 4, Ram says "Hey, hun? Can I get that torch over here?" to which a cheerful looking Swan leans in to say "You got it, toots."
In Panel 5 and 6, we see the torch light swinging around into that dark corridor, initially starting in the top right, before moving directly down the centre of the corridor, revealing a translucent being, presumably a ghost, standing there with two pale blue eyes and some sort of object held to their chest. Although we can see through them to the wall behind, they cast a deep shadow all the same.
In Panel 7, we see Ram and Swan, staring in quiet, wide-eyed shock at this entity. The ghost-hunting device Swan has been carrying around is, belatedly, going 'BEEEEP'.
In Panel 8, the pair of them, with horrified expressions on their face, and Swan reaching to grab an arm-splayed Ram, collectively let out a heavy 'AAGGGGGGHH!!!' of terror. Both Ram's camcorder and Swan's device fly out of their hands in either direction.

June 10, 2026 at 1:45 PM

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Swan & Ram: A Life in Pictures.
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A poster for Swan & Ram: A Life in Pictures, featuring a tablet screen being scrolled through by a ghostly hand. On the screen are a cartoon Swan and Ram couple, standing outside of a house with a camera in front of them. The Swan is looking forwards towards the screen, whilst the Ram is looking to the right in shock because, as the hand shifts from that picture to the next, we see the beginnings of flames and fire, and a burning hand extends out of the next picture and into theirs.

July 10, 2026 at 7:54 PM

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Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.
Pages 20-21 (Of 21).
The Final Pages!
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Page 20 of Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.

In Panel 1, Swan, fixing Ram's dishevelled wool, says (Continuing on from the last page) "Ram...I don't know if I have the answers you need right now...But you DO matter. And those photos? They matter too! They keep our moments and memories alive, long after we're gone. Hell, we just saw someone cling to the very fabric of existence for one last glimpse!" to which Ram says "R...right..."
In Panel 2, Swan continues, saying "And you gave them that! I think that's a pretty damn cool legacy to have, don't you?" In Panel 3, Ram, smiling faintly says "I...yeah. I guess so".
In Panel 4, Swan continues on "And you're just getting started, babe. I don't know what the right path to take is, but I'm gonna be there beside you no matter what you do. I love you, Ram". In Panel 5, Swan's hand cupping his head, Ram replies "I love you too, Swan. So much"
In Panel 5, Swan holds Ram a little closer, grinning as the latter says "There's no one I'd of rather had beside me when...meeting a ghost!? Did that really just happen?" to which Swan replies "Fuck yeah it did! Now shall we head home? This Date Night is at risk of becoming a Date Morning!"
In Panel 6, out of focus, Ram replies "Ah, yeah. And...thanks, for listening, babe" to which Swan says "Any time, gurl" In focus, through a shattered window in the burned-down house, we see a stick-figure crayon drawing of the previously deceased cat family, happily standing in front of a sun. Presumably drawn by their young child prior to the fire.

Page 21 of Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.

In Panel 1, we see Ram driving, Swan asleep in the seat next to him. In Panel 2 he grimaces, blinded suddenly by the emergence of the rising sun in the distance.
In Panel 3, we see him reach up to pull down the sun visor, and in Panel 4, it pulled down, we see a Polaroid picture taped to the visor, showing Swan and Ram posing together in a festive winter scene, Snowman behind them.
In Panel 5, Ram looks up at this picture, a melancholic look on his face. In Panel 6, that expression turns to a faint smile.

In Panel 7, we see the car driving off into the sunrise. To the bottom of the panel are the words END OF CHAPTER 1.

July 8, 2026 at 2:07 PM

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Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.
Pages 9-10 (Of 21).
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Page 9 of Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.

In the first panel, prefaced by 'Some Time Later...' in the corner, we see the car turning left into a secluded forest path. The Sat-Nav says "Turn Left at Next Exit and then your Destination will be straight ahead.", to which Swan says "You heard the lady! Onwards, my dear Ram!".
In the second panel, we see the car driving down a dark, bumpy dirt road surrounded by trees. Ram says "Hmm, this road seems a little ominous" to which Swan replies "Right!? it's awesome!"
In the third panel, the drive down the path continues, an out-of-sight to the car damaged road sign reading "CONDEMNED PROPERTY: NO TRESPASSING". Swan is saying "Just park up anywhere ahead, alright?" to which Ram says "I'm starting to worry we really are dogging..."
In the fourth panel, looking in through the front window of the car, we see a surprised Ram look up and say "Uh..." whilst the SatNav says "You have reached your destination". We see the distorted reflection of a building in the window.
In Panel 5, we see where they've arrived. A large, moonlit, damaged house stands in front of the car, to which Ram has just exited. In front of the house is a broken fence. Ram says "My surprise is...a partially burned-down house?"

Page 10 of Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.

In Panel 1, Swan, standing in front of the car boot, about to open it, says "Correction..."
In Panel 2, from inside the now open boot, we see a smiling Swan and bemused Ram. Swan is saying "A prtially broken-down, HAUNTED house!"
In Panel 3, looking into the boot, we see a box labelled 'Ghost Huntin' Stuff!' which contains numerous devices for paranormal investigations, in addition to a crucifix and a copy of the Ghostbusters original soundtrack. To the right is a camera, some tools, and the book and bum bag received from Swan & Ram respectively in the Christmas comic. to the right we see a Tesco bag, some blankets (Swan packed them after all) and Swan's satchel. Swan is off-screen saying "Taaah daaaah!"
In Panel 4, a somewhat amused Ram says "Well, that would explain why the car boot was full of ghost hunting stuff this morning..." to which Swan replies "Heh...yeaaah..."
In Panel 5, a close-up of Swan, he says "I guess I just wanted tonight to be special... It's our anniversary soon, and I know you'll be late home, and that's fine! But I couldn't let it pass without doing something special for you...for us! We met through our love of this kinda thing, and it's been so long since we did a ghost hunt. I...I just thought it'd be nice. So...ah...did I do good?"
In Panel 6, Ram says, smiling "Well...I think most 'normal' people would say it's a bit morbid. But we're not normal, are we babe? It's perfect" To which Swan grins.

May 27, 2026 at 1:51 PM

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Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.
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Page 17 of Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.

In Panel 1, we see the previously shed ghost tear dropping to the ground, at which point it fizzles and forms a streak of flame that snakes towards the tablet in front of them.

In Panel 2, the previously mentioned photo of a happy family outside the house distorts into a image of the same family, silhouetted, running in panic as a fire starts to spread behind them. In Panel 3, a confused Ram says "W...what is that? Who could've even... taken that picture?"

In Panel 4, partially obscured, we see another photo of the family trapped in the burning house. In Panel 5, which is subtly tilting, Ram, considerably more alarmed, says "That's...not possible! How is it doing that? This c-can't be real!!" whilst Swan, turning to him, quietly says "Ram..."

After that, a series of four increasingly fiery tablet images fill the screen, featuring shots of the family running, and a shot of two of them cowering in the corner as fire consumes them. The leading image is of one of the cats, presumably the ghost viewing the screen, screaming out in anguish as their body is consumed by fire. In a heavily tilted Panel 6, a terrified Ram screams "WHAT'S HAPPENING!?" whilst Swan, now grabbing him and moving backwards shouts "RAM!".
In Panel 7, Swan hurls Ram backwards, out of the panel itself, whilst embracing him. The tablet and charger explode behind them with a *KA-BOOM!*, and the ghostly figure kneeling in front of all that starts to blur and dissolve.

June 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM

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Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.
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Page 7 of Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.

In Panel 1, which is prefaced with 'Some Awkward Munching Time Later...', a slightly nervous but smiling Swan says "Hey...so...uh...I did have a little surprise for you this evening..."
In Panel 2, a still upset looking Ram looks back hopefully, responding "Really? It's not another 'Die Box' movie, is it? The first three were fun enough, but once they started going into space..."
In Panel 3, a visibly more excited Swan responds with "No no...It's something even MORE exciting than that! It's a surprise though, so you'll just have to see for yourself."
In Panel 4, he continues, whilst cupping Ram's cheek with a hand, "But fear not, my dear. You're never more than one bargain bin away from another instalment of horror's messiest, horniest franchise."
In Panel 5, a cheered up Ram cleans the leftover food packets up, whilst Swan leans down and presses buttons on the dashboard, saying "Let me just put the address into the ol' SatNav, and you can drive us right there!"
In Panel 6, we see Ram deposit the rubbish in a adjacent bin (With the PSA 'Bin It, you Tit!' on the front), saying "A two hour drive!? I hope this surprise is really worth it..."
In Panel 7, they start to drive off, with Swan saying "Trust me, this is gonna be a Date Night you'll never forget!"

Page 8 of Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.

In Panel 1, we see their car driving down a road, to the left of them is a sign that says "Now Leaving 'Little Spoonington' - Twinned with 'Le Grande Cuillère', along with a 50mph notice.
In Panel 2, we see the SatNav path, taking them down a long, straight road. Ram, off-screen says "Okay, let's see if I can guess what the surprise is..."
In Panel 3, Ram now visible and driving the car, continues with "Is it...one of those weird, arty circus shows where all the performers start making out at the end?"
In Panel 4, Swan, looking amused whilst staring out the passenger window says "Not this time, no..."
In Panel 5, a shot of them both in the car, Ram continues, with a sly look on his face "Let's see...we're driving deep into the woods...Oh! Are we going dogging?". Swan, with an amused look, responds "What?! No!". Ram replies with "'Cuz that's the sorta surprise you gotta give a guy head's up on, y'know..." to which Swan replies "Girl, we ain't dogging!"
In Panel 6, the car driving off into the distance, with the moon in the sky, the conversation continues. Ram saying "I'm just sayin', if we are, you better have packed the blankets..." to which Swan replies "Don't make me come over there!"

May 20, 2026 at 1:55 PM

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Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.
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Page 11 of Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.

In Panel 1, which sees a shot of Swan reading from a book superimposed over a dramatic shot of the partially burned-down house, has Swan saying "Woodland House, formerly known as Ringtree Manor, has a history of unexplained tragedies, with dozens of people having died within its supposedly haunted walls, since it was built back in the late 19th century. Despite this, people continued to live here, right up to two years ago, when an unexplained fire almost burned it to the ground, and an entire family perished inside..."
In Panel 2, Swan slams the book shut and says to Ram"Cool, huh? Since you haven't had a chance to for a bit, why don't you man the camera?". Ram, who is putting on his bum bag at the same time, happily replies "Really, that'd be amazing! Thanks hun!"
In Panel 3, which is split into two, we see Ram reach for the fancy camera seen in the earlier pages of the comic, to which Swan says "Ah! No no...", which leads to Ram going "Huh?". Swan then hands him a small portable camcorder, saying "Here, use this!", to which Ram replies "The crappy 2000s camcorder we got from a charity shop? Why?"
In Panel 4, Swan says "'cuz the last time you used the expensive camera on a haunt, you dropped it in terror, when you saw a mouse. Almost broke it, mm?" Which a bashful looking Ram responds "Oh right...It was a really big mouse to be fair"
In Panel 5, viewed through the perspective of the camcorder, we see Swan saying "Besides, if we die in the house and someone finds the footage, it'll look really spooky and low-fi on that thing! Just like in 'REC'!" To which Ram responds "This is true. Although I'd prefer not to be the one dragged backwards by a giant naked woman, okay?"
In Panel 7, the car lights now off, Swan kisses Ram's forehead and says "You got it champ. Ready?" A bashful Ram says "Heh...yeah" in response.
In Panel 8, the two begin to approach the house, Swan says "Then let's go find some ghosts!"

Page 12 of Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.

In Panel 1, we see the houses door creaking open loudly, torchlight flooding into a dark, ruined hallway. Swan & Ram silhouetted behind the light.
In Panel 2, we see the pair looking around the ruined hallway in shock. Ram says "Damn...what a mess". To which Swan replies "Yeah...Guess we should take a look around, right?"
In Panel 3 we see Swan's webbed foot crunch over a broken, burned photo frame, to which Ram says "Watch your feet, babe!".
In Panel 4, Swan continues into the lounge area, seen behind a burned sofa with exposed stuffing, with a charred teddy bear on the seat. He says "Hellloooo? Ghosties? Where the spooky party at?"
In Panel 5, Ram looks at the burned imprint of what we can assume to be a dead body, reaching out for a adjacent surface with a dust-free square in the centre of it. He says "Jesus...hope you're in a better place now, buddy..."
In Panel 6, shot from the camcorder and therefore distorted, Ram (Off-screen) asks Swan "Any signs of activity yet, hun?" to which Swan, holding up a ghost hunting device with its read-out in the 0% margin, says "Zilch. Not a spook nor spectre to be found down here"
In Panel 7, Swan and Ram are both seen to be moving up a set of stairs. Swan is saying "Let's move upstairs, see if there are any ghosts hanging around up there", to which Ram replies "Right behind ya, gotta get a good shot of your ass after all", leading Swan to say "Heh, nice. Now I wish I had let you use the proper camera..."

June 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM

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Page 5 of Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.
In panel 1, Jane, who is still upside-down, sees Ram pulling up in the distance and says "Yo, Swan. Your boyfriend just pulled up".
In panel 2, with Ram's sunset silhouette in the distance behind him, Swan says "I keep telling you! When on set he's not my sexy boyfriend, he's my sexy executive producer!"
In panel 3, Ram arrives behind him and says "Hey hun! I brought dinner!", giving Swan, still facing away from him, a surprised expression.
In panel 4, Swan has rapidly turned around and grabbed Ram into a hug and cheek(?) kiss. Excitedly saying "THAT'S A WRAP!! Hey babe, I love you!". To which Ram replies "It's a burger, actually. But I love you too." And Jane, with a off-screen thud of exiting the fence, says "Oh thank God...".
In panel 5, we see the three standing together, Swan and Ram embraced and Jane across from them. Ram says "Hey, Jane. If I'd of known you were going to be upside down and covered with gore, I'd of got you something too". In panel 6, Janes responds "No worries. Eating all that fast food will kill you anyway". Then in panel 7, she takes a big fat rip from her vape pen, causing an unimpressed Ram to respond "...Right".
In panel 7 she turns and exits, saying "Alright, I'm off. Later, love birds", to which both Swan and Ram look each other happily.

Page 6 of Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.
All 5 panels are of the same front-of-car shot as Swan & Ram have a conversation.
Ram asks "So, did you get your 'Magic Hour' shot?" to which Swan replies "Not quite. Jane's bus was late, and then we played on the swings until some crazy mum yelled at us to get off" to which Ram replies "Ah".
Swan then continues "I got some cool stuff to fiddle with, though. How was your day at work?" to which a slightly pensive looking Ram responds "It was...fine. Um, well... never mind" and Swan continues with "Find any time to work on your film project?"
This seems to make Ram angry, turning to him and shouting "Oh I really wish you'd stop asking me that! If I had, don't you think I would tell you? I work long days! I don't have the spare time you do to work on fun projects!". Swan looks a bit shocked by this outburst, leaning away from Ram.
Ram, immediately regretting his shouting, looking tired, says "Hmn...I'm sorry, hun. It's just...been a long week". Swan, looking sad too, responds "It's...it's fine. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to pressure you." To which Ram responds "I know...I know. It's just...I've...I've been....forget it. I'm sorry"
The final panel is the pair turning away from each other, Swan looking out the window glumly, whilst Ram side-eyes him with concern.

May 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM

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Page 18 of Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.

In Panel 1, both Swan and Ram, looking dishevelled and in Swan's case, bleeding after the prior pages explosive finale, stare in shock and horror towards the origin of it. In Panel 2 we see the burnt remains of the tablet and scattering particles of blue that used to be the ghost. Swan says "They're gone". In Panel 3, we see a shot of that from the perspective of the camcorder, which has been recording the whole time.
In Panel 4, we see Swan and Ram sitting on the bonnet of their car outside, both looking shocked, Ram having the exact same expression as in Panel 2.
In Panel 5, Swan turns excitedly to Ram and says "Holy shit, babe! Ghosts are real! It's all real! We met a spirit from beyond the grave and we survived! This is incredible! This changes everything! We sho-" he cuts off, meanwhile Ram's lip is quivering as if he's about to cry.
In Panel 6, Ram starts crying into his hands/hooves, saying "Oh god..." to which Swan, alarmed, exclaims "Babe?!"

Page 19 of Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.
In Panel 1, Swan asks "What's wrong?" to Ram, who, teary-eyed, says "It's just...seeing those photos? Realiising, even cut short, that they'd accomplished so much in what little time they had here? It really brought home how little I've done with my life..." following then with "I...I'm not happy, Swan"
In Panel 2, a teary Swan says "W...what do you mean? Did I do something wrong? Please don-" to which Ram cuts him off saying "No! Not unhappy with you! You're everything to me! If I didn't have you, I don't know what I'd- " to which Swan interjects with a panicked "R-ram..." and Ram quickly corrects with "No! Not like THAT! This...this isn't going well..."
In Panel 3, a teary-eyed Swan says "Just...take a breath... Y-you can tell me anything, I promise"
In Panel 4, Ram, still crying begins to speak "... It's stupid, really. I have a good job, and it pays well...but it's not what I expected. It's not what I wanted. I worked so hard to become someone that mattered, to do things that matter! But I ended up just another nobody in a cubicle. This can't be it, surely? My life? Was this all it was for?"
In Panel 5, Swan grabs Ram and says "You're not nobody! Not to me!" to which Ram replies "I ...I know. And I love you for that..."
In Panel 6, he turns away, grimacing faintly, saying "But...I'm a-also jealous of you? You have a more meaningful job, and it gives you so much time to live beyond it. You have no idea how much I want that. I'm...sorry if that's an unforgivable thing to say..."
In Panel 7, Swan looks down and reflects on this "I...it's not. I get it, I think. I'm sorry, I should've known you felt that way. I'd feel the same."
In Panel 8, Ram continues "For a moment...I really thought we were going to die in there... And all I could think about was...what would be left of me after? A bit of grief, but what else? I really don't want my legacy to be one sad day, and a hard drive full of photographs..."

July 1, 2026 at 2:08 PM

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Page 1 of Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.

Panel 1 is a wide establishing shot of the headquarters of a company called 'Compusure Systems Inc'. Behind the building, the sun has begun the process of setting. Text on the bottom right reads 'One Late Afternoon, On A Friday in October...'
Panels 2 and 3 lead us through the dark office spaces, to a cubicle with a nameplate that reads 'RAM : Systems Technician'. In Panel 4 we see Ram through a distorted reflection of a cluttered computer screen, before Panel 5 shows him proper, looking tired and bored as he types. In Panel 6 his attention is drawn to a ping from his phone, and in Panel 7 we see that the phone has a notification to remind him it's 'Date Night'.
In Panel 8, which is split in half, we see Ram looking down at this happily, before glancing up at something above him. In Panel 9 it's revealed that its his office noticeboard, which is covered in photos of him and his boyfriend, Swan. There's also two sticky-notes, one saying to 'Call Mum!' and the other saying 'Get Pizza Orders', which counters a list of rules on the right that strictly says not to do this.

Page 3 of Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.

Panel 1 is a wide establishing shot of a village park, buildings in the background and the sun setting in the distance. The words 'MEANWHILE...' in the top right corner.

Panel 2 and 3 show a black and white shot of a female deer (A doe) hanging upside down from a fence, although we are upside down with her. 'Blood' is steadily flowing down her face, which makes her go "Mmngh" and move to wipe it in Panel 3, causing "Cut!" to be yelled off screen.
In Panel 4 it's revealed that Swan is filming her with a expensive looking camera, smiling as he says "Jane, you're a corpse! Corpses don't move, bar some kinda 'Demon Cult' voodoo situation".
Panel 5 sees Jane (The doe) respond, still upside down with "It's not easy hanging upside down from a fence, y'know? And why are you pouring raspberry syrup over me? I thought this was in Black & White?", to which Swan, now busying himself away on a laptop, replies "Because I'm going make it so everything BUT the blood is monochrome. It'll look super stylish and cool!".
Panel 6 sees Jane mutter a "Yeah, I'm pretty sure I've seen that before..." before Swan responds with a "Nuh-uh...", and then Jane continues with a "Whatever, will you hurry up? I'm feeling dizzy, and all this 'blood' is starting to get in my eyes". This comment gets a confused reaction from a passing Lizard in Panel 7, with Jane looking his way warily, and Swan waving to him and saying "Evenin, sir!"
In Panels 8 and 9, we return to the Black & White, upside down camera-view, with an unimpressed Jane looking forwards as Swan says "Alright...rolling...action!", and then squirts way too much raspberry syrup over Jane, causing her to shout "SWAN!!" angrily.

Page 4 of Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.

Across pages 1-6, we see a close-up of Ram talking to an off-screen figure through various states of emotion, ultimately ending in tears.
"I guess it's just not quite what I'd thought it'd be like, y'know? Adulthood?"
"I worked hard at school. Got good grades. Then I made my way to Uni. Worked hard there too. Got my degree, my parents were so proud of me for that. I was so excited, to see what came next. To start living my own life!"
"But I just ended up a cog in a machine. A machine that doesn't care about me. That asks so much and gives so little in return. Sure, the pay's good, but so what? I work so late I hardly get a chance to enjoy it"
An off-screen voice says "Sir..."
"But then I met him. The love of my life. Someone who can make even my worst days better, just by being there when I get home."
"He's had such a hard life, compared to me. I should be grateful for what I had, and what I have now. But his job allows him so much time. Time for his passions. Time to live. I...I feel..."
"I feel ...jealous...and I feel t-trapped. H...how do you tell the one you love must, t-that...that-"
The off-screen voice repeats "SIR!"
In panel 7, it's revealed that Ram is parked outside the food collection window of a CYN Tuesday restaurant. The off-screen voice is a staff member, who says "I'm very sorry to hear all that, sir. But this all goes a bit above and beyond my expectations of asking 'How was your day?'" To which a still emotional Ram responds "Oh...right. Sorry. Uh...do you take contactless?".

May 6, 2026 at 2:24 PM

Mello

@mellowmink.bsky.social

Reminder that the next two pages for this will be releasing soon! As someone who has reviewed the plans and whatnot, I can tell you that this is going to be a great story that's worth following; the artist has a really unique and visually pleasant art style too! #Swan&Ram #S&R1ALIP

Swan & Ram @swanandram.bsky.social · May 6

Swan & Ram Chapter 1: A Life in Pictures.
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May 13, 2026 at 5:02 AM

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