I’m excited to share that I've been nominated for the inaugural Zelda Awards — a new celebration honoring women who are shaping the comic book industry.These awards are named after Zelda Jackie Ormes, the first Black female cartoonist in the United States. Her full name was Zelda Jackie Ormes, and...
Teaching the Next Generation of Storytellers: The Girl Scouts
This past weekend, I had the joy of teaching another series of comic storytelling workshops with the Girl Scouts as they worked toward earning their badges. I led sessions for both the Brownies and Juniors, as well as the Cadettes, and each group reminded me exactly why Shero Comics exists.With...
Shero’s Geeky Grants & Gigs Launches on Substack
About a year ago, I started sharing a small Geeky Grants list inside my Shero Comics newsletter. It was just me passing along opportunities I was already applying to myself. Then something happened that made me pause — one of my readers won a $15,000 grant from the list.That’s when...