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Tag Archives: social issues
Tell The Damn Story #87: WHAT MUST WE DO FOR OUT ART?
Returning tired and inspired from a weekend comic con in Philadelphia, co-host Alex Simmons goes solo for this episode. His time at the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention left him with many thoughts about artists, choices, life and … Continue reading
Tell The Damn Story Episode #83: From Russia to the U.S. And Back. Telling The Story Through Comics
They came to the U.S. to see how we tell stories about social justice through comics. In this episode Alex and Chris interview several artists (Anastasia, Alexey, and Mitia) from Russia. For a little over a week they toured the … Continue reading
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Tagged Russian comic art, social issues, social justice
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Tell The Damn Story Unplugged: Is Being True To You on Social Media A Trap, Pt. 2
Here’s the conclusion of this Alex and Chris’ discussion on the pros and cons of being your real self on social media. How can artists promote their projects and still face the internet “snipers,” “spammers,” and “trolls” waiting in the … Continue reading
Do Heroes Matter? Part 1
With the popularity of the movies and TV series from Marvel and DC Comics, including the extremely successful Black Panther film, the word “hero” has taken a prominent place in the minds of the masses. But what is a hero? … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-heroes, Black Panther, Blackjack, books, DC Comics, heroes, Marvel Comics, social issues, superheroes, TV Series, writer
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Tell The Damn Story: Genius High
“…what we write varies from simply earning a salary to exorcising our own demons, to righting wrongs and saving humankind…” Continue reading
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Tagged accessment testing, authors, books, Christopher Ryan, diversity, Education, Genius High, homophobia, inspiration, motivation, peer pressure, political, prejudice, school, science fiction, social issues, societal norms, super powers, teen pressures, teens, writers, writing, YA novels
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Oh! THESE Are My Super Powers!
Earlier today I was griping, and a long friend said, “No worries, we’ll just write our way out of all this…” This simple line reminded me why creative people exist in society. Our super power are 1) Envision Vision, 2) … Continue reading
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Tagged art, authors, children, creative, dance, Education, hero, imagination, inspire, life, painters, reading, social issues, Social media, students, super power, teaching, thinking, writers, Youth
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