Werewolf confronting an armed tactical team in a moonlit forest

Incredible Stories · Illustrated Genre Fiction

Wolf Hunt

From pulp-inspired short fiction to an illustrated experience built around atmosphere, danger, and the moments that matter.

The Publishing Idea

Joe Ward at Goliath Coins was building a publishing wing around Incredible Stories: comic-sized books with the spirit of old pulp novels and the pacing of modern short fiction. Wolf Hunt gave us the opportunity to establish what that line could feel like on the page.

Client: Goliath Coins / Joe Ward
Series: Incredible Stories
Role: Illustrator / Visual Narrative Designer
Contribution: Story analysis, key-moment selection, sketching, refinement, finished illustration
Format: Comic-sized illustrated genre fiction
Status: Artwork completed for publication development

The Assignment

Make the reader feel the danger.

My job was not simply to add pictures. The artwork needed to set the tone, create an environment where the reader felt immersed in the threat, and give the story's important moments enough visual weight to remain in memory.

A werewolf emerging from a dark forest beside an isolated service station — Environment and threat: the image establishes the isolation before bringing the creature into view.

Finding the Story Beats

Illustrate the moments that change the story.

I read the manuscript closely and worked with Joe to identify the moments where illustration could do the most narrative work. Each selected scene then moved through sketch, refinement, and finish before being prepared for the book.

A fallen tactical officer illuminated in darkness — A focused narrative beat gives consequence a physical presence.

Finished werewolf creature illustration framed by a full moon — The creature illustration gives the central threat a clear visual identity.

ReadUnderstand the story's structure, tone, and turning points.

SelectIdentify the scenes where an image can deepen the reader's experience.

BuildSketch, refine, finish, and prepare the artwork for publication.

Visual Rhythm

Tension needs contrast.

The finished set moves between ominous environments, direct threat, violent consequence, and quieter human moments. That range allows the danger to build instead of presenting every scene at the same volume.

A couple standing together outside a roadside motel beneath a full moon — A quieter character image expands the world around the central threat.

The Result

A short story with a physical presence.

The completed illustrations gave Wolf Hunt a coherent visual identity and helped establish the intended tone for Incredible Stories: compact genre fiction designed to feel immersive, visual, and collectible.

The images do more than decorate the story. They determine how the reader enters it.

A figure approaching a fishing boat beneath a full moon — Final illustration prepared for the publication sequence.

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