Happy Earth Day!

Today, on Earth Day, I hope you get to enjoy nature. Plant something, toss some seeds around, do a barefoot dance on the grass! Then maybe, if you didn’t fall asleep with the sun on your face, read and share some comics about climate action.

In 2020, I was asked to make comics for COP26. It’s when I started to learn what climate change means, not just for the future but now, especially for communities in the global south. I started to panic and didn’t know what little old me could do…

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I’ve always been conscious about the environment.

Any time news about climate change freaked me out, I changed something about my behavior. Whenever I adopted a new habit, I felt a bit better, for a short while.

Until eventually, quite recently, I started to see the extent of our problems…

… and went into full on panic mode.

Katharine Hayhoe’s book ‘Saving Us’ saved me from my cynicism and convinced me of the importance of conversations. I wasn’t talking about climate change, because I felt I wasn’t doing enough myself.

Hayhoe’s book helped me see that nobody’s perfect, but we all have a part to play. It starts with acknowledging there’s a serious problem and coming together to find solutions.

That’s when I understood that as a comic artist, I can play my role as part of communal efforts. So, I started making comics about other people’s climate actions.

And now… (I’m all giddy writing this): the next person I will interview is Katherine Hayhoe herself! I can’t wait to make a comic about her!

Will any of these comics save the earth?

Definitely not. But it might inspire others to do their part, even if…

some things never change.

With love,