A Happy New Year

...and a time for remembrance.

2014 marks the centenary of the First World War, a period ripe with tales of bravery and loss.

 

And yet, in all that time...

Chile

Weekend earthquake hits Chile - the latest in an alarming number of natural disasters.

Tsunami warnings sounded in Hawaii, alerting thousands, and resulting in a large-scale evacuation.

While Hawaii came out unscathed, the people of Chile have not, as strong aftershocks continue. The Ring of Fire has been very active, and all would do well to take note; Haiti won't be the last, and Haitians still need help.

HAITI

While the major media continues to cover the devastation in Haiti, a bottle-neck of aid continues to delay recovery.

Red Cross appeals via Mobile and Internet sources are proving to be successful, but the public shouldn't become desensitized to the horror that is everyday life in Haiti. The road to recovery will be a long one.

Red Cross

Haiti Quake

Invasions, crises, disasters - the stuff of comics - seem ever more prevalent these days. Disturbing and frequent, these events occur with increasing magnitude. Also, like the Indian Ocean Earthquake which caused the 2004 Tsunami, the tremors struck in roughly the same period of the year.

With a tortured history, Haiti has struggled for decades, for self-rule, for basic rights, and against poverty.  Now, another blow has been struck and the people of Haiti are in desperate need of aid.

The majority of comics history has presented acts of heroism and bravery. Now is the time for action.