Swiftriver by Patricia Lupien -

Comic Creators for Freedom

by Patricia on December 28, 2011 at 11:41 PM

Posted In: blog

I’ll update you with what’s happening with the comic in a little bit. But first I want to make you aware of the Comic Creators for Freedom (formerly the Comic Creators Alliance.)

The People:
We’re a group of Comic Book Creators, who have come together, volunteering our artistic talents to raise money for the purpose of ending human trafficking in the world today.
The Problem:
There are currently 27 million enslaved people worldwide- more than double the number of enslaved Africans during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. UNICEF estimates that 1.2 million children every year are sold into slavery, most of it sexual. The US Department of Justice estimates 16,000 victims of human trafficking are brought into the United States every year.
The Project:
Webcomic Creators from all over the world are working together on a single drawing which will be available as a downloadable wallpaper for readers who donate to our fund raising drive! January 9th – 20th!

Here’s what I submitted to help out. I’ve participated the last few years with these amazing women. This year’s theme is Epic Snowball fight.

1 Comment

Meet Eric

by Patricia on August 2, 2011 at 9:35 AM

Posted In: blog

This is Eric.

He’s turning forty this year and he has a request. I’ll put it in his own words.

Three weeks from when I’m writing this, I’ll be turning 40 years old.

For the first time I can remember, I’m working on my birthday. There won’t be any shindig on the actual day.

To make up for it, I’d like to take home a few birthday cards to read that night.

One of the things I do each day at work is sort though the incoming mail to look for stuff that needs attention right away. I’m hoping that in the next few weeks, I’ll see a few things with my name on it and I’ll save them to open on the 22nd.

If there’s anything you’d like to share with me: Cards, notes, letters, photos, stories, drawings from your kids…Anything you think might bring a smile to my face, I’d like it to be sent to:

Eric Londergan
c/o Au Bon Pain
One Au Bon Pain Way
Boston, MA 02210

By the way, I made this so you can invite your friends, too, if you want. I welcome strangers saying hi to me, too.

I highlighted that last bit. If he’s going to give me that loophole, I’m going to take advantage of it. MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. So send him birthday cards, sticky notes, flirty messages, date proposals, candy, comics, anything you feel that a complete stranger would like on his 4oth birthday.

You have your mission. Have fun.

Comment

Do Not Talk About Fight Club

by Patricia on July 30, 2011 at 10:50 PM

Posted In: comics

└ Tags: Bowie, Geoff, Historian

6 Comments

Asterix and Traumatic Brain Injury

by Patricia on June 23, 2011 at 1:27 PM

Posted In: blog

Sometimes in your life, there are little moments when your work life and your personal life collide. No, I did not get random people sending me Rubber Duckies (see the previous blog post regarding Rubber Ducks). Today was one of those moments.

Now for those who don’t know, I work as a childhood injury prevention coordinator at a local hospital. Our whole purpose is to eventually put ourselves out of business by trying to make children safer. One of the areas of research that we fund is all about Traumatic Brain Injury or TBI for short.

So imagine my surprise when I came accross the following abstract this morning: Traumatic brain injuries in illustrated literature: experience from a series of over 700 head injuries in the Asterix comic books.

Naturally, I was curious. It’s an interesting and short read if you are as well. I’m more surprised that the doctors in Dusseldorf not only got this abstract approved, but published.

http://t.co/PkWpdTB

└ Tags: Asterix, comics, Traumatic Brain Injury

Comment