By now you have all heard of the shootings yesterday at NIU. We all have friends, loved ones, or family members in that region. This hits close to home.
My artist, Shane Smith is a student at NIU and lives in Dekalb. Our comic strip, Cape & Cowl, also runs in NIU’s Northern Star. While he is okay, talking to other people in the area it is clear that it will take time for things to fix themselves. For some it never will.
As a resident advisor, one of the things I told my kids was to call their parents. I know it seems like a no-brainer, but if you haven’t called home yet I encourage you to touch base with your family. When they hear “student” and “shooting” we all know they imagine what would happen if they lost us.
To the right is our comic strip for today. It’s not our best strip, but I think it’s our most important strip.
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Cape & Cowl © Matt Knicl 2008
www.shanesmithart.com
Matt Knicl: My name is Matt Knicl. I'm a U of I alumn and one of those unemployed English majors Garrison Keillor likes to make fun of. I've been reading comics since high school and one day I would like to write them. My goal is to expose readers to what is out there in the world of comics and using my English powers, show what is worth reading or not. I can be reached at buzz.comics@gmail.com.
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Capes & Cowls » Blog Archive » Cape & Cowl Week 7 (Capes & Cowls » Blog Archive » Cape & Cowl Week 7) says:
(Posted February 29th, 2008 at 8:25 pm)
[…] publishing and classes started again, on onday. This is after a week hiatus due to the shooting tragedy. The students and staff of NIU are still in our […]
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My name is Matt Knicl. I'm a U of I alumn and one of those unemployed English majors Garrison Keillor likes to make fun of. I've been reading comics since high school and one day I would like to write them. My goal is to expose readers to what is out there in the world of comics and using my English powers, show what is worth reading or not. I can be reached at buzz.comics@gmail.com.
Capes & Cowls » Blog Archive » Cape & Cowl: Week 5 (Capes & Cowls » Blog Archive » Cape & Cowl: Week 5) says:
(Posted February 17th, 2008 at 12:16 am)
[…] In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Cape & Cowl give each other presents. Cape’s questionably-titled book was another sub-plot, too. We replaced Friday’s strip with the one for NIU. […]