Produced and directed two graphic features for the San Francisco Bay Guardian, working with illustrator Sean Morgan.

I met Morgan at a CCA Illustration Thesis Review, where I was blown away by his black-and-white work ... and the fact that I was searching for someone with exactly his talent to illustrate the SFBG’s Candidate X issue — the fictional saga of a political superhero’s emergence in San Francisco.

The black-and-white Candidate X was a success, and as soon as I heard the words “political graphic novel” in a planning meeting for the SFBG’s annual Freedom of Information issue, I knew Morgan would again be a perfect choice to illustrate the two-page feature on the life and work of Internet activist and icon Aaron Swartz.

I was really excited to work with him again — this time in color — and create something relevant, interesting, and an example of how much of an impact we can have when we think outside the box of traditional storytelling.