Raina Telgemeier: The Future of Comics
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Corrections: Unfortunately, sometimes I misspeak and once a video is up you can't edit it. I want to correct these errors, which I regret:
► Raina was born in 1977, not 1976
► Smile launched on http://Girlamatic.com in 2004, not 2008
► Gen (of Barefoot Gen) is pronounced with a hard ‘g’
Raina Telgemeier has been working in comics for just over a decade and already has over 18 million copies of her comic books in print in over 22 languages. She's won three Eisner awards. Her popularity is worth taking a look at because it represents how comic books have a future. Changes are happening in the industry right now but Raina's work shows how you can carve out a niche or new market segment by a combination of perseverance and honesty. Her openness with her autobiographical comics has led to her connecting with her audience in a ground breaking way, inviting millions of new readers to discover comic books.