Fanni Mezes’ Penguin

The U.S. comic book industry is full of stories about fantastical worlds with superheroes, multiverses and cartoonishly evil villains, but one writer and publisher is opening the door for stories celebrating real life — and specifically, the real, rich lives of women of color. “I decided to self-publish and I did a Kickstarter, because I didn’t see anything like that in other publishing companies,” said comic book writer and publisher Jamila Rowser.