Viewing the new version of Cheshire Crossing side-by-side with its original (and still free) webcomic is an interesting experience as subtle changes were made. Agreeing that the art was – in Weir’s words – “utter crap,” the publishers hired cartoonist and illustrator Sarah Andersen (who produces her own webcomic Sarah Scribbles) to create new art for the story. Publishers began looking at Weir’s older material, and Random House later decided to re-publish the webcomic as a graphic novel under its imprint Ten Speed Press. Ultimately, the success of The Martian resulted in new life for Cheshire Crossing as well. In truth, while the artwork in Weir’s webcomic was very basic (resembling work produced on a free drawing app), it still succeeded in getting the personalities of the girls across, and made the comic’s storyline easy to follow. In the introduction to a later published version of Cheshire Crossing, Weir admitted that in producing the comic, he discovered art was hard work, and that he wasn’t getting any better at it.
Unfortunately, while many readers loved his story, Weir’s artistic abilities left something to be desired.
Weir ended up producing four issues of the comic on his own website that are still free for anyone to view. The comic emphasized the action-adventure aspect of the novels by having the girls travel through all through all the fantasy worlds and unwittingly spark a partnership between Captain Hook and the Wicked Witch of the West. Weir’s comic, Cheshire Crossing, was essentially a fun, family-friendly romp through classic fantasy fiction (although the girls did often swear).
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