The Journey Back Home by Mowen Guo

Page one:


Panel 1: There is a train pulling into a station with a view of Earth from outer space in the background.

Panel 2: Two figures look out over a railing across a body of water at a city skyline. Surrounding them on either side are two columns of icons. From the top left down, a sun, a red X, a raindrop, and an orange star. From the top right down, a pink heart, a loaf of bread, a check mark, and a yellow triangle. 

Panel 3: A green, circular grenade on a dark rose background.

Panel 4: Someone’s hand catching three pink flower petals.

Panel 5: A zipper unzips half way. To the left of the zipper, the fabric is yellow. To the right of the zipper, the fabric is hot pink.


Page two:


Panel 1: A wide angle view of a road winding through the desert.

Panel 2: An icon of an apple.

Panel 3: A graphic of the solar system.

Panel 4: A basketball hoop.

Panel 5: A figure sits in a train seat with a view of Earth from outer space visible from the window.

Panel 6: A swimming pool with two towels next to it. 

Panel 7: An abstract depiction of a parking garage.

Panel 8: A view of a peninsula seen from outer space.

Panel 9: A view of a mountain turned on its side. 

Panel 10: The profile of a figure’s nose and mouth with a rainbow in the background.


Page 3:


Panel 1: A circular panel depicting an icon of an unlocked padlock.

Panel 2: A turtle looking in the direction of the padlock.

Panel 3: An icon of a smiley face looking in the direction of the turtle.

Panel 4: A flower petal.

Panel 5: A small pink heart inside a larger, red heart.

Panel 6: Two circles, one blue and one red intersect, and where they overlap, it is pink. The background is evenly divided along a diagonal from the top right corner to the lower left corner. The left triangle is white and the right triangle is yellow. 

Panel 7: An icon of a yellow key.

Panel 8: A white arrow on a yellow background.

Panel 9: An icon of a brown chair on a red background.

Panel 10: A house with a brown roof sitting on green grass along the beach.

Panel 11: A brown chair with bananas on it with a blue background.