Have you ever tried to draw a comic strip? If you have, you know that such projects can occupy many hours. Comic strips are not that different from any other kind of visual art, after all, and artwork takes time.

Holden Ellis, who has written several poems that appear in this course, doesn’t consider himself a visual artist―he’s more comfortable using words to communicate his ideas. However, Holden figured out a way to build a hero’s journey using the kind of presentation software that consists of slides. Click through the slides below to see how Holden’s story turned out.

Did you see elements of the hero’s journey in Holden’s story? See if you can match each set of events to the stage it represents.