Comic Artists Collaborated To Tell The Stories Of Our Planet’s Issues, And Here Are Their 29 New Works

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Rewriting Earth: 24 Heartbreaking Comics To Raise Awareness About Our Planet’s Issues (New Pics)

Bored Pandareached out to Paul Goodenough to discuss “Rewriting Earth” and its current goals. When asked how his organization chooses which environmental issues to focus on next, the founder explained: “It’s like shovelling water out of a breached ship! We respond to the greatest needs, opportunities, and solutions at the time, which means we’ve got to stand ready at all times, and we created our Rapid Response Lab - where we make content with hours of issues and stories breaking.”Scroll down to see the newest comics created in collaboration with some of the top cartoonists, and to read our full interview with Paul.

Scroll down to see the newest comics created in collaboration with some of the top cartoonists, and to read our full interview with Paul.

Rewriting Earth: 24 Heartbreaking Comics To Raise Awareness About Our Planet’s Issues (New Pics)

The founder of “Rewriting Earth” shared a recent example where the charity had to act quickly in response to a concerning issue: “In the UK the government said they’d put £26bn into environmental solutions, but then rescinded it because they didn’t think they’d get public backing to spend the money on the planet, rather than, say, healthcare.

Rewriting Earth: 24 Heartbreaking Comics To Raise Awareness About Our Planet’s Issues (New Pics)

Goodenough emphasized the key factors that guide “Rewriting Earth’s” actions: “We have many methods of choosing what to focus on next. Principally,Does it have tangible benefits for the animals and the planet?Who and what makes the difference to the problem? Is it the public, is it the politicians, etc.?Once we know who needs to be affected in order to make the change, we then decide if we’re the best people to do it.Then we balance this against the other issues in the world, seek expert advice from our ecosystem of experts, and go for it!”

Goodenough emphasized the key factors that guide “Rewriting Earth’s” actions: “We have many methods of choosing what to focus on next. Principally,

Rewriting Earth: 24 Heartbreaking Comics To Raise Awareness About Our Planet’s Issues (New Pics)

It sounds simple, but like most things, the complexity lies in making it seem simple.”

Rewriting Earth: 24 Heartbreaking Comics To Raise Awareness About Our Planet’s Issues (New Pics)

Next, Paul shared with us the emotional challenges of consistently working with such heavy, real-world topics: “Honestly it’s so hard. It really is. Mostly we do everything possible to make sure that we have fun creating the content, and that everyone enjoys the experience.

Rewriting Earth: 24 Heartbreaking Comics To Raise Awareness About Our Planet’s Issues (New Pics)

Lastly, we wondered if there were any specific species or environmental issues that are particularly close to Goodenough’s heart but that he hasn’t had the opportunity to address yet. The founder of “Rewriting Earth” shared with us: “So many. Most of it’s us destroying the homes of animals so they have nowhere to go. That’s at the heart of most issues. We need to set aside large parts of the planet for them. Even if you don’t like animals, if they go, we go.”

Rewriting Earth: 24 Heartbreaking Comics To Raise Awareness About Our Planet’s Issues (New Pics)

Paul continued: “I’d really love to do something with giant anteaters. Just because they’re like a kid’s drawing and make no sense at all. Each of their legs looks like it belongs to a different animal. I just adore them.In the UK I’d love to do more to help butterflies too. They just make everyone happy and are so majestic. But honestly, I kinda love all animals. So any day an animal is saved is a good day for me and something to be incredibly proud of.And that gives me energy and so much deep happiness.”

In the UK I’d love to do more to help butterflies too. They just make everyone happy and are so majestic. But honestly, I kinda love all animals. So any day an animal is saved is a good day for me and something to be incredibly proud of.

And that gives me energy and so much deep happiness.”

Rewriting Earth: 24 Heartbreaking Comics To Raise Awareness About Our Planet’s Issues (New Pics)