The Little Particle That Could
Good morning! We launched THE LITTLE PARTICLE THAT COULD Kickstarter today. Story by me, art by Noel Tuazon, colors by Rob Croonenborghs, cover by Dyan Todd, and letters by Jason Hanley.
I know there’s a lot going on right now and the question some of you may be asking is, “Why are you launching a Kickstarter?”
The answer is: because there’s a lot going on right now. Through the COLONIAL COMICS series, I’ve been able to put out nonfiction comics for middle graders/young adults that teach them about a history we’re forgetting. In the future, I’ll be co-editing the CIVICS TRACTS series to teach young adults (and a lot of adults) about the roles and history of our government. THE LITTLE PARTICLE THAT COULD represents the first step in a third track I’d like to focus on - science. Science is wonderful, and I want to help kids understand exactly how wonderful science is, because science is under attack right now.
THE LITTLE PARTICLE THAT COULD is the first step towards making difficult but fascinating science (in this case, particle physics) accessible to kids. The book is about two elementary particles who try to become friends. One is a graviton, a theoretical particle that guides the force of gravity; this invisible thing that pulls you down to earth (we say theoretical because the graviton hasn’t been found yet - we just think it exists). The other is a photon, which is the source of the electromagnetic radiation we know as light. There are a countless number of these two tiny particles all around us. We can’t see them, but one’s keeping us from floating into space and the other’s responsible for everything we see. The story follows the two particles away from earth and across the universe and into a black hole, a place where there are so many gravitons that they pull photons towards them.
If that doesn’t capture a kids imagination…I don’t know what will.
Please like, share, pledge, etc. I promise you - this is my first step in a long journey towards defending science for the sake of future generations, part of a longer journey focused on teaching our history and our government. If we have a successful KickStarter, it will go towards seeding similar projects.
This is how I want to spend, at the very least, the next four years of my life. Thank you for your support.
