Can comic artists change the world? Well, you could ask Daniel Clowes how his boycott of the Grand Prix d’Angouleme turned out. Or you could take action yourself and see what happens.
Draw The Line is propelled by the notion that if you want to become politically active, nothing’s stopping you. The website provides 365 concrete actions for any budding activist, even those with little free time or money. Many are basic and easy, such as a starting a collection for food banks and reporting fake news on social media. Some of the suggestions are even geared towards kids. All are accompanied by illustrations from comic artists all over the world.
Wanting to take action herself, the idea behind Draw The Line came to British comic publisher Myfanwy Nixon while on a jog. As soon as she returned home, she jumped on the computer and began reaching out to artists. Within hours, she had around 140 artists lined up and was soliciting ideas for actions to illustrate on social media.
Initially Nixon planned to print a small pamphlet featuring all 365 actions, but she now hopes to have them printed in something more substantial and with wide distribution.
Here are a few examples of the illustrations on Draw The Line:
See more at Draw The Line.
