a comic book created by youth for youth in new york city · derek crothers, angely flete, chelsea...
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made possible by grants from Union Square Arts Award &
US Airways Education Foundation
Hosted by Teachers College, Columbia University
Produced in partnership with The After-School Corporation
Project materials distributed by Dark Horse Comics
A comic book created by youth for youth in New York City
Front cover art byDerek Crothers, Angely Flete, Chelsea Flete, Jarlene Gonzalez,
Geomaris Martinez, Elhadji Thiam, Michelle Tineo, Marcus Ortiz (2nd-6th grade), PS 161 / Harlem Dowling
FOUNDER and DIRECTORDr. Michael Bitz, Ed.D
HOSTED BYTeachers College, Columbia University
Center for Arts Education ResearchDr. Harold Abeles and Dr. Judith Burton, Co-Directors
PROGRAM MANAGERPatricia Ayala
THE AFTER-SCHOOl CORPORATIONLucy Friedman, President
Charissa Fernandez, Chief Operating OfficerChris Whipple, Vice President of ProgramsStefan Zucker, Manager, Literacy Programs
Kimberly Baranowski, Coordinator, Literacy Programs
DESIGN and lAYOUTTom Kurzanski
Bullying Backfires 2008 © Respective artists and writers. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the expressed written permission of the respective artists and writers. Names, characters, places, and incidents featured in this publication either are the products of the authors’ imaginations or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons (living or dead), events, institutions, or locales, without satiric intent, is coincidental.
THe StOrY BEHIND ThE StORIes
Welcome to a special comic book created by youth for youth. Through grants from the Union Square Arts Awards and the US Airways Education Foundation, children in after-school programs across New York City created comic books about bullying—a major problem for our youths. This collection of art and writing represents the hard work, critical thinking, and social development of the many children who participated. View samples from all the comic books at www.ComicBookProject.org.
The Comic Book Project is an arts-based literacy and learning initiative hosted by Teachers College, Columbia University. The Project encourages children to make a connection between what they write and what they draw, and it puts children in the role of creators, rather than merely receivers of information. Children create comic books about their personal experiences, interests, and environments, thereby engaging them in the learning process and motivating them to succeed in school, after school, and in life. For more information about The Comic Book Project, please contact:
Teachers College, Columbia UniversityDr. Michael Bitz, Ed.D, Project Founder and Director
525 West 120th Street - Box 139New York, NY 10027
(212) 330-7444
This project was produced in partnership with The After-School Corporation (TASC). TASC was created in 1998 with a generous challenge grant from George Soros’s Open Society Institute to enhance the quality, availability, and sustainability of after-school programs. For more information:
The After-School Corporation www.tascorp.org(646) [email protected]
Materials for The Comic Book Project are printed and distributed by Dark Horse Comics. For more information:
Dark Horse Comics Monique Sevy, Special Projects Coordinator
(503) 905-2349
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Pedro oliveira (7th grade)the renaissance charter school
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derek Crothers, Jarlene Gonzalez, Geomaris martinez, elhadJi thiam,
marCus ortiz (2nd grade), Chelsea Flete (3rd grade), miChelle tineo (5th grade) & anGely Flete (6th grade)
ps 161 / harlem dowling
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yi Wen huanG, mindy zou &
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(5th grade)ps 120 / flushing ymca
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Connie Cui, steven koh, John li, soPhia liu, ayden soto, lhasanGPo yarnanG, liaysia BeeBe, shelBy de la Cruz, menG zhenG Gao, anGeliCa JaCoBs, Jailene leonardo, kalae moBley, ChristoPher medavilla, amari Wilder
(4th-5th grades)ps 134 / henry street settlement (helping horizon)
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GREAT WORK !!GREAT WORK !!comic book selections from new york city children
armani rivera (5th grade)ps 48 /
washington heights-inwood coalition
lisa Quinto, John villanueva, thet htat lun, lin zhanG,
PhoeBe valenton (4th grade)ps 102 / maspeth town hall
Catherine vallar (6th grade)is 5 / sunnyside community services
darrel sharP & Jamie Collazo (5th grade)
ps 59 / committee for hispanic children & families
harry rosado (5th grade)beginning with children charter school / tasc
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marCos reyes & Peter Chen (5th grade)sunset park recreation center /
city of new york parks & recreation
Jamaal Fields (4th grade)community partnership charter school / tasc
Bryan C
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nakaya sCotland, emmanuelle Philidor,
Gertrude daBo (4th grade)ps 92 / camba
tiana hansen & miChelle Guan (5th grade)ps 51 / abundant waters
amie & lorines (4th grade)cs 300 / aspira
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Giselle BetanCes, estalla davies, Briana BlaCk, Javon Guzman,
tisheyla Bryant (5th grade)ps 306 /
committee for hispanic children & families
Jason l
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maspeth t
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mary drammeh (4th grade)ps 79 / good shepherd services
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ymca
traCee herBert (4th grade)ps 175 / nyc mission society
Jermaine Finley (6th grade)
ms 534 / camba
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miChelle toro & roxane toro (6th grade)
\s 349 / ridgewood bushwick
senior citizens council
the Warriors: mamadou diallo, Joshua minaya,
andre BoatenG, oWen smith, kelvin uraGa, seBastian melendez, aBdoulaye yoCk, Christian duran, mahamadou traWally (4th grade)
ces 90 / citizens advice bureau
dianela santos (2nd grade)ps 64 / new settlement after school
Brandon alvarez, Franklin Panora, JessiCa Panora, madeline Pimentel,
diamond Bell, denison Jimenez, German FiGueroa, Jose estevez, Jariel rodriGuez, Bryan Brito,
rolman GarCia, erika huiraCoCha, lenyn toriBio, Cindy rodriGuez, noely Castillo, delenia santos,
demy ortir, david estrada, JoCelin estrada (3rd-5th grades)
ps 28 / washington heights-inwood coalition
kelvin Jimenez (5th grade)ces 28 / nyc mission society
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leonard C
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alexander &
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sekou CamBell, marCo Wu, stanley PilorGe, ashley morGan,
aliCe lo (5th grade)ps 222 / bergen basin
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made possible by grants from Union Square Arts Award &
US Airways Education Foundation
Hosted by Teachers College, Columbia University
Produced in partnership with The After-School Corporation
Project materials distributed by Dark Horse Comics
Visit www.ComicBookProject.org to view samples of all the comic books!
Back cover art by Connie Cui, Steven Koh, John Li, Sophia Liu, Ayden Soto, Lhasangpo Yarnang,
Liaysia Beebe, Shelby De La Cruz, Meng Zheng Gao, Angelica Jacobs, Jailene Leonardo, Kalae Mobley, Christopher Medavilla, Amari Wilder
(3rd-4th grade), PS 134 / Henry Street Settlement (Helping Horizon)