After drawing the comic of Papel the Paper Cup, I received a phone call from a woman in Australia (Jennifer Deaves) who had caught wind of the betacup initiative and my comic, Papel. She’s writing a book about society’s relationship with the cup of coffee, and has subsequently written two posts on her blog: one about the betacup initiative and one about Papel (and my interview with her).
I’m flattered that anyone would take notice of Papel! My goal in drawing the comic was to raise awareness of the problem with paper cup waste. I didn’t realize until after my conversation with Jennifer that comics are also a great way of getting a message across to children, who influence their parents in turn! Jennifer made this known when she mentioned that her 11-year old and 2-year old were carrying around a printed-out copy of Papel. OMG. So flattered!
There may be a future for Papel yet…
