Aza Comics kicks off the Aza Mini’s kids line with its first kids book, “Can You Keep A Secret?”, aimed at inspiring tolerance in youth. “I was getting requests to create something for children and after seeing the racial backlash, post-election, I thought it was necessary,” says CEO Jazmin Truesdale. “We have to teach our kids how to work together because that is the only way the world will get better.”
I normally don’t write opinion posts but this was something I couldn’t ignore. As the CEO of a company that creates female superheroes, you could say that I have devoted my life to empowering and inspiring women and young girls. For this reason, you could imagine my disgust at seeing the rise of Donald Trump in this year’s presidential election.
DURHAM, N.C. — While there is no shortage of comic book heroes at the box office, a young Durham entrepreneur has released her own comic with an empowering message.
Aza Comics Creator and CEO, Jazmin Truesdale, sits down for a Q&A to explain what her new superhero universe is all about.
I make both. I write novels where the action scenes are illustrated like a comic book.