Kanaloa is a fantasy/adventure story set on the Hawaiian island of Maui about surfer siblings, Keli'i and Mika, whose lives are turned upside down when their estranged mother returns as a seal.

Graphic Novel, v2

After 10 years of production hiatus--but always with intention to tell the story in some form--Jeremiah (my creative partner of The Mobius Project) has graciously agreed to take the illustration reigns for this project while I completely reimagine the characters and the world. Stay tuned for updates!

Creators

Dan - writer, layout concepts

Jeremiah - illustration, story development

Updates

2024
Jeremiah's on board! Script overhaul and character reimagining commences!

Graphic Novel, v1 (2015)

In 2011, my twin brother, Dave, wanted a reason to try his hand at illustration after a 10 year break and enlisted me to write a story for a graphic novel.

Unfortunately, as the multi-volume story took shape, it became clear that completing this project was unrealistic, so we decided to discontinue production.

Here is what we accomplished while this collaboration was active including a PDF of what was completed of the graphic novel, an outline of the rest of the story, and a variety of Dave's character sketches and concept art:

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