But that’s not healthy! We can’t survive like that. For me and most people, artistic self-expression is integral to mental health but it’s not always easy! So, the basic themes of the story came from that experience and it was always a really fun way to let our artists have total freedom to incorporate their own styles, which is one of my favorite things about this book.Ī message that a lot of girls get is that they shouldn’t be emotional-never be angry, never raise your voice, and never cry! Girls are shown that they should be compliant, always in control of themselves, and to be a “cool girl” everything should just roll off your back. Courage isn’t only facing a bad guy, but it can be the courage to express ourselves. How do you realize what you want to frame each larger story around?įontana: Part of that was inspired by a time when I was at a signing and a girl had made a drawing for me, but then didn’t want to give it to me because it “wasn’t good enough.” For some of us, it takes a superhero amount of courage to share our art and our creativity with the world. We see each person struggle (or excel) in the creative process and I realized how these stories are really teaching young readers to learn to be creative in their own way without needing anyone else style. TMS: That ties into the great aspect of Out of the Bottle which has all the characters making their own comics and learning how to come up with their own stories.
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