Inverloch is a series of five fantasy graphic novels authored by Sarah Ellerton drawn in a cel-shaded manga style. Inverloch was initially published as a webcomic with new content introduced several pages at a time from 2003 to 2007. Three volumes have seen print with the first three volumes currently available from IndyPlanet and with the first two originally published by Seven Seas Entertainment. Inverloch received several nominations in the 2005, 2006 and 2007 Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards, winning the Outstanding Fantasy Comic category in 2005. During its web publication Inverloch was highly rated at both Topwebcomics and buzzComix online comic rating sites. The story of Inverloch follows the journey of Acheron and his companions to find the whereabouts of the elf Kayn'dar. It was scripted in December 2003, although it was constantly edited and refined throughout its production. Background, production and style Background Inverloch author Sarah Ellerton was already an experienced artist before she began the project,<ref name="gomanga">{{cite web | url=http://www.gomanga.com/news/features_inverloch_001.php | title=Inverloch'''s Sarah Ellerton Tells All | publisher=gomanga.com | accessdate=2008-09-27 | last=Houck | first=Janet}}</ref> and says she chose to create a webcomic as a means of improving her art. Ellerton wrote out the script for the entire comic ahead of time, in December 2003, as a five-volume series. She began illustrating the comic in June 2004, updating twice a week with several new pages uploaded per update, and finished the comic in 2007. After finishing Inverloch, Ellerton began work on a second webcomic (the plot and setting of which are unrelated to those of Inverloch), called The Phoenix Requiem. That comic, like Inverloch, consists of five volumes and has a total of 800 pages; the last page was published on March 17, 2011. Production To create each page of Inverloch, Ellerton planned out the panels with sketches on paper and then drew and colored them in Adobe Photoshop using a Wacom graphics tablet. She drew each panel individually, rearranging, resizing, and organizing them in Photoshop. Each page is in book format, and the size and shapes of the panels within each page varies. Volume 1 of Inverloch was published in print form on May 15, 2006. Ellerton redrew the first five pages for the published version, saying that the artistic style had changed since those pages were originally produced. Volume 2 was published on November 15, 2006. Synopsis Volume 1Inverloch is set in a high fantasy world with