Blanc Comics© is my tribute to Tata, my late grandmother. She was a beautiful,
elegant, wonderful woman, with a cheeky sense of humor, gorgeously soft hands
and beauty that carried into her 80’s. She was also blind.
Regardless of her condition, this didn’t stop her from telling colorful
stories from Cuba and her life, showing me you don’t need to use your eyes to
truly see. Wondering of something different to do for the Puerto Rico Comic Con,
I thought of writing comics, panel descriptions, details, and full blown
storylines as if I were Tata, i.e. as if I were blind and needed people of all
types to help me see the story. Blanc
Comics is more than something you can read, it’s my humble request for
you to paint the stories I have to tell.
The 2014 PRCC offered up two launch titles: Raining Dead© and Tricks
and Ladders©. Each one has a life of its own and its own personality.
Soon I’ll be seeing how I can get more people to help me draw a Blanc and paint
the story the way THEY would like to see it. That way we’ll be able to compare
lenses from around the world to see how our eyes reflect the same light.
If you were lucky enough to get your hands on a Blanc Comic and would
like to show your vision of our story, send your artwork to JDEstradawriter@gmail.com. I’ll be sharing some
more info about each title soon and creating a gallery on my Facebook Page to
show our stories in all their glory.
We’ll be seeing each other very soon.
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