So something I'd like to touch on is passions. A lot of us on this site have an awesome passion for comics. That's awesome! Comics are great so why WOULDN'T you like them eh? But my real question here is how can you put your love of comics to good use actually helping people? As in, it's great to be passionate about comics but how can you use this thing you're passionate about to help people?

One thing I always tell my teens in my church's youth group is to take something you are passionate about, and then use it to help an issue that burdens you. For example, one high school student had a passion for ballet dancing and a burden for lost children. So using what she was passionate about (dance) she created a free after school program for young kids to learn dance then at the end of the program, they would host a fundraiser dance showing off what these kids learned as a way to raise money for a children's charity. So this girl, passionate about dance, took time away from her own life, her own schedule, to help others. And because she used her passion it makes it even more amazing.

That being said, to those of you who are passionate about comics whether it's creating them, reading them, collecting them, etc, how can you use that to help an issue that burdens you? I'd LOVE to hear some responses in ways that you can help people or causes through comics! Let's actually use what we love to make a positive change in the world!

I guess I can start! I have a passion for comics, cartoons, and art in general and then I am burdened by teens who are troubled. I signed up to give free lessons in comic creation to troubled teens through a program called the Be Proactive Foundation that mentors youth through various after school classes that they sign up for. Programs like karate, photography, jewelry making, organic gardening, and of course then comic book making :)

What are some ways that you think you can help people (or a general cause!) through comics?