What do my dad and Title IX have in common?

Jun 19

Speaking of Title IX, I have a new comic celebrating the 50th anniversary in the Washington Post! It has just been posted at The Lily News on Instagram and will be available along with a short essay by me tomorrow. (I’ll update this post with a link then.)

This week’s inspiration: Tom Hart

Probably most of you in the creative world know Tom Hart—cartoonist, philosopher, mentor, teacher, SAW founder, friend, and father. I wept and marveled all through his graphic memoir, Rosalie Lightning, about the sudden death of his young daughter. His thoughtful and vulnerable approach teaching shines through in his wonderful The Art of the Graphic Memoir. His current ongoing project, B. Is Dying, takes on nothing less than our personal and societal belief systems. I love what he says about those myths on the final page of the third issue:

“I don’t have easy answers, so I draw.” - Tom Hart

Here’s a peek at how he comments on today’s world by situating it in a prehistoric/post-apocalyptic scene:

Follow Tom on Instagram and find out more here: http://www.tomhart.net/saw.html

Keeper notes

Tom was also kind enough to say this about THE KEEPER, coming out in Sept:

I am so glad to have read this marvelous book. I loved drinking in the paintings, and am so in awe of Ervick's artistry, and her amazing story as an athlete and writer, but also The Keeper helped me comprehend more deeply the women who organized and fought (and played soccer and took a knee) for rights and justice in our time.