by Moni Barrette | Jan 27, 2021 | Comic Spotlight, Comics Plus, Resources
In the comic book industry, individual creators—writers, illustrators, inkers, letterers, colorists, and everyone else involved in bringing new, immersive art to life—can become popular celebrities with a single commercial success or major award recognition. Many...
by Moni Barrette | Jan 5, 2021 | Comic Spotlight, Comics Plus, Resources
“Thanks in part to the medical humanities movement many medical schools will now have tutors suggesting students read classic literature or modern novels to gain insight into the human condition. I think [it] is high time that graphic fiction was taken as...
by Moni Barrette | Dec 2, 2020 | Comic Spotlight, Comics Plus, Resources
“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home — so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world… Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted...
by Moni Barrette | Oct 30, 2020 | Comic Spotlight, Comics Plus
“Listen, please listen. Take a look at yourselves, right now… Is this who you really are?” —Midnight Radio With American politics in the throes of a divisive election and a never-ending, unprecedented news cycle, intense focus has been given to every new development...
by Moni Barrette | Sep 30, 2020 | Comic Spotlight, Comics Plus
“Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible...