This blog entry is the start of Part 3 of our ongoing Law Enforcement and Community Relations collaborative series. As described in the introductory blog for that collaborative series, we will be working with participating youth to develop comic collaborations relating to various law enforcement and community relations topics, many of which we plan to […]
Comic Updates & Collaborations
Comic Collaborations – Part I of the Dreams and Hero’s Journey Collaborative Series
Background This set of comic collaborations is Part I of an ongoing Made Collaborative series: Dreams & The Hero’s Journey. With this set of comic collaborations, we will be working with youth from an interested after school program to develop three related collaborations described below. These collaborations will draw upon the “Carl Jung & The […]
Carl Jung & the Archetypes of the Unconscious Mind
Different Types of Dreams Sometimes dreams are absurd. Some dreams are scary. Others are downright silly. Most of the time, your dreams don’t have anything to say that is especially deep or profound. They simply amplify and echo your everyday experiences. But Dr. Carl Gustav Jung was a 20th-century Swiss psychologist who simply thought dreams […]
Introducing a New Made Collaborative Series – Dreams & The Hero’s Journey
Leaving the Ordinary World Behind Ten years ago, I had a very strange, very frightening, very memorable dream. I had the dream during a turbulent time in my life. It was right before my mother passed away from cancer and shortly before the woman I was married to at the time (my college sweetheart with […]
Comic Collaborations – Part II of the Neighborhoods & Their Residents Collaborative Series
Background This set of comic collaborations is part of an ongoing Made Collaborative series: Neighborhoods & Their Residents. With this set of comic collaborations, we will be working with youth from an interested after school program to develop three related comic collaborations described below. These collaborations will draw upon the “Random Encounters” blog, as well […]
The Current Collaborations (Issue 3 and Beyond!)
By Jimmy Briseno & Len Kody Introduction As we enter the the second half of 2020, it seems that things are generally, well, up in the air for all of us to put it very mildly, which is why we thought the above header image seemed particularly apropos. COVID-19 has impacted all of our lives in […]
Comic Update: Introducing Back of the Yards! Our Inaugural Comic Series
Written by Len Kody Introducing Back of the Yards! Our Inaugural Comic Series What if your dreams became real? It doesn’t get more real than Back of the Yards, on the South Side of Chicago, when you’re growing up as a teen. It’s where fantasy and the power of story can build resilience, foster healing […]
Comic Collaborations – Part III of the Law Enforcement & Community Relations Collaborative Series
Background This set of comic collaborations is part of an ongoing Made Collaborative series: Law Enforcement & Community Relations. With this set of comic collaborations, we will be working with youth from an interested after school program to develop three related comic collaborations described below. These collaborations will draw upon the “Peel’s Principles” blog, as […]