Our next Letter For Kids comes from author-illustrator Jason Reeves! Jason sends us an illustrated letter and shares his top four tips for how to create your own stories.
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A New Orleans, Louisiana native, Jason Reeves is a publisher, art director, and award-winning illustrator operating out of Los Angeles, CA. His most recent works include being creator, publisher, and illustrator of the OneNation and Kid Carvers series by 133art Publishing. Past projects include being a featured illustrator in Black Comix Returns by Magnetic Press/Lion Forge, a hardcover collection of art and essays showcasing the best African American artists in today’s vibrant comic book culture; and writer and illustrator on Arch Enemy/USAToday.com’s F-00 Fighters webcomic. In addition to comics, he has done illustration for Esquire Magazine, the USA Network, Wizards of the Coast, Heavy Metal, and HASBRO.