by jdsmeaton | Aug 16, 2023 | 3 Questions With...
Thien Pham I wasn’t familiar with Thien or his work until Raina Telgemeier gave Family Style a shoutout on Instagram. I bought a copy and absolutely loved it. It’s the story of his family’s move from Vietnam to America in the early 80’s. Each chapter revolves around...
by jdsmeaton | Aug 1, 2023 | News
New York Library offers free eCards to teens nationwide I doubt it comes as a surprise that I am less than a fan of the people who try to ban books. If you want to present and argue your ideology, great but when you try to impose and dictate your views on others, I...
by jdsmeaton | Jul 18, 2023 | 3 Questions With...
Jarrett Lerner Jarrett popped up on my Twitter feed at some point. Maybe with his Read More, Ban Less activism. I liked what I saw and have been following him ever since. Jarrett is the award-winning creater of more than a dozen books for kids, including the...
by jdsmeaton | Jul 18, 2023 | Behind the Scenes
Why Do I Make Comics? A few years back, I read the book Start With Why by Simon Sinek. His book is about businesses but it relates to individuals. He breaks it down with Why, How, and What. WHY. Most people don’t know why they do what they do. WHY is not about...
by jdsmeaton | Jun 28, 2023 | 3 Questions With...
Mike Maihack Even though we both lived in Tampa, I met Mike in New York at the MoCCA Arts Festival. We’d later ended up tabling next to each other a little closer to home at Mega-Con in Orlando. I immediately became a fan of Mike’s work and I’m not alone. He’s built...
