Ascent is a comedy/drama story about a lone hard hat diver who contemplates life on a journey to the surface. It is an exploration of the human soul through isolation. It’s also a lot more light-hearted than it sounds.Written and drawn by Kevin Lam.
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Series Status:THE SERIES HAS BEEN COMPLETED.August 15, 2015 - August 15, 2025
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01 - Helmet Thoughts
02 - Relationship Building
03 - Up and Over
04 - Visibly Inconsistent
05 - Inflated
06 - More Fun
07 - Too Much Fun
08 - Hypothetical Pain
09 - New Ride
10 - Lone Wolf
11 - One With The Ocean
12 - Oh Moon of Mine
13 - Little Steps
14 - I'll Call You Dimple
15 - Bottles
16 - Dear Future Self
17 - Fly
18 - Little House
19 - Onto Something
20 - Cave
21 - Singing In The Dark
22 - Wasteland of Dark
23 - Have you not heard?
24 - Exit
25 - Amends
26 - Brighter
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27 - Copper Alpha to HQ
28 - Not Lost
29 - The Other Diver Pt 1
30 - The Other Diver Pt 2
31 - Lifeline
32 - USO
33 - Anchor
34 - And Chain
35 - Two Roads
36 - Drained
37 - Decisions
38 - Fetch
39 - One's Trash
40 - One's Treasure
41 - The Rock
42 - The Salvage
43 - End of the Line
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44 - Kelp
45 - Solace
46 - Contact
47 - Mums The Word
48 - The Crab And The Cod
49 - The Fall
50 - Apple Pie
(More to come.)