I don't often put up journal entries here, but an old professor of mine is trying to fun a project that I think addresses a very important issue. this book
[link] will teach kids to draw comics, but more importantly, it will encourage girls to become comic artists. I think the comics industry is a beautiful thing, but I seriously think it could benefit from a much larger concentration of female creators. Female artists and writers lend a much needed fresh view to things, and I hope that Bob Pendarvis' book can get published because the more material we have out there telling girls that they can be comic artists the better.
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