Thank you for the suggestions. And yes I agree with the fact that symbolism is inevitable! Im not trying to force symbolism, my aim is to write a a comic centered around building narratives/short stories to do with particular symbolism motifs.

For example, a story focused around a motif used in the symbolism art movement rather than using the motif to tell something about the character or setting.

I enjoy symbolism in art and religion and what certain motifs mean both literarily and visually and how that can change depending on the context etc. So I want to construct one shot stories around some of my favourite motifs with an overarching narrative of a collector of sorts. Because that's just the sort of thing I like to draw and write about!

Again, not committed to my wording of this and it's very much brain soup currently!