Jana Writes Comix
@janawritescomix.bsky.social
#Kidlit MG comics writer ANIMAL RESCUE FRIENDS, SEEKER SOCIETY | public elementary M.S., CCC-SLP/L | #educomix | ADHD | gamer dog mom | Director of Literacy: Reading with Pictures | she/her | 🚫 Gen AI | 🔜 SDCC
Linktree: JanaTropper
It's chaos. Be kind.
Linktree: JanaTropper
It's chaos. Be kind.
In the next month, I will be at *three* boozy bookfairs! These events are all ages with everything from picture books to adult nonfiction, every genre and book type in between. I hope to see you there!
October 17, 2025 at 11:48 AM
In the next month, I will be at *three* boozy bookfairs! These events are all ages with everything from picture books to adult nonfiction, every genre and book type in between. I hope to see you there!
Join me, Dr. Jason DeHart (@wordsimagesworlds.bsky.social), Dr. Christian Hines (@hinessolo.bsky.social ), Kane Lynch (@kaneicaruslynch.bsky.social), & the legendary Scott McCloud (@scottmccloud.bsky.social) as we discuss graphic texts for social emotional learning. Jason, Kane, & I will sign after.
July 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Join me, Dr. Jason DeHart (@wordsimagesworlds.bsky.social), Dr. Christian Hines (@hinessolo.bsky.social ), Kane Lynch (@kaneicaruslynch.bsky.social), & the legendary Scott McCloud (@scottmccloud.bsky.social) as we discuss graphic texts for social emotional learning. Jason, Kane, & I will sign after.
Ripley is back home and on the mend! Her sisters are giving her welcome home sniffs through the bars of her pen, where she (and I) will be for the foreseeable future. 🩷
July 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Ripley is back home and on the mend! Her sisters are giving her welcome home sniffs through the bars of her pen, where she (and I) will be for the foreseeable future. 🩷
Ripley is done with her surgery and on the good drugs. The surgeon had to improvise a bit because in addition to her luxated patella, she also had a torn ACL and a torn meniscus. Woof. Luckily, the recovery time and rehab plan is similar, and we look forward to having her home tomorrow. 🩷
July 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Ripley is done with her surgery and on the good drugs. The surgeon had to improvise a bit because in addition to her luxated patella, she also had a torn ACL and a torn meniscus. Woof. Luckily, the recovery time and rehab plan is similar, and we look forward to having her home tomorrow. 🩷
Please send healing vibes toward my dog, Ripley, who is getting knee surgery today. And ulcer-soothing ones for me.
July 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Please send healing vibes toward my dog, Ripley, who is getting knee surgery today. And ulcer-soothing ones for me.
We pitched it as the first book in the series, and I will always hold out hope for a season 2 to get the green light. Until then, I hope you all enjoy the adventure with the students from Shackleton's School for Seekers.
Aut inveniam viam aut faciam, my friends.
Aut inveniam viam aut faciam, my friends.
June 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
We pitched it as the first book in the series, and I will always hold out hope for a season 2 to get the green light. Until then, I hope you all enjoy the adventure with the students from Shackleton's School for Seekers.
Aut inveniam viam aut faciam, my friends.
Aut inveniam viam aut faciam, my friends.
It's also about understanding that the gifts you've been given don't erase the challenges that come with them or those hardships that just happen to the same person.
June 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
It's also about understanding that the gifts you've been given don't erase the challenges that come with them or those hardships that just happen to the same person.
Today, SEEKER SOCIETY hit stores, & readers can have a copy in their hands. If you or someone in your life who wants to read about shipwrecked superpowered kids trying desperately to survive & solve riddles about the mysterious island they've been stranded on, SEEKER SOCIETY is the book for you.
June 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Today, SEEKER SOCIETY hit stores, & readers can have a copy in their hands. If you or someone in your life who wants to read about shipwrecked superpowered kids trying desperately to survive & solve riddles about the mysterious island they've been stranded on, SEEKER SOCIETY is the book for you.
Over the years since that conversation, we pitched, got notes & revised under the guidance of Matthew Cody, the art of Zack Giallongo, & the colors of Whitney Cogar. The story hit Epic, & I watched my students check it out, but it didn't look like it was going to move to print... until last summer.
June 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Over the years since that conversation, we pitched, got notes & revised under the guidance of Matthew Cody, the art of Zack Giallongo, & the colors of Whitney Cogar. The story hit Epic, & I watched my students check it out, but it didn't look like it was going to move to print... until last summer.
I hopped on board quickly, recognizing the app it would be published on as one I personally used with my students but unsure of the ultimate reach a digital library of books would have on students.
This conversation took place in December 2019.
This conversation took place in December 2019.
June 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I hopped on board quickly, recognizing the app it would be published on as one I personally used with my students but unsure of the ultimate reach a digital library of books would have on students.
This conversation took place in December 2019.
This conversation took place in December 2019.
Welcome to the (print) world, SEEKER SOCIETY!
A few years ago, Kyle Higgins and I met for drinks over Christmas, and he asked if I would be interested in co-writing a children's graphic novel.
A few years ago, Kyle Higgins and I met for drinks over Christmas, and he asked if I would be interested in co-writing a children's graphic novel.
June 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Welcome to the (print) world, SEEKER SOCIETY!
A few years ago, Kyle Higgins and I met for drinks over Christmas, and he asked if I would be interested in co-writing a children's graphic novel.
A few years ago, Kyle Higgins and I met for drinks over Christmas, and he asked if I would be interested in co-writing a children's graphic novel.
Since I'm not seeing Disney push ads for this anywhere on social media, I'll do it for them.
Ironheart premieres June 24th on Disney+ so make sure you tune in! Chicago, you better show up for your hometown show!! #ironheart #chicago
Ironheart premieres June 24th on Disney+ so make sure you tune in! Chicago, you better show up for your hometown show!! #ironheart #chicago
May 8, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Since I'm not seeing Disney push ads for this anywhere on social media, I'll do it for them.
Ironheart premieres June 24th on Disney+ so make sure you tune in! Chicago, you better show up for your hometown show!! #ironheart #chicago
Ironheart premieres June 24th on Disney+ so make sure you tune in! Chicago, you better show up for your hometown show!! #ironheart #chicago
One of my jobs in college was working at the Barnes & Noble in downtown Naperville. I spent slow times writing stories on the back of receipt paper and borrowed just about everything with a dust jacket I could get my hands on.
May 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
One of my jobs in college was working at the Barnes & Noble in downtown Naperville. I spent slow times writing stories on the back of receipt paper and borrowed just about everything with a dust jacket I could get my hands on.
I just finished CHILDREN OF VIRTUE AND VENGEANCE by @tomiadeyemi.bsky.social this morning, and now I'm just supposed to go to work? All day?🤯😡😭
March 20, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I just finished CHILDREN OF VIRTUE AND VENGEANCE by @tomiadeyemi.bsky.social this morning, and now I'm just supposed to go to work? All day?🤯😡😭
See also: if you don't know what to serve for your wedding dinner. Ten years on, guests still bring it up as the best wedding dinner ever.
March 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
See also: if you don't know what to serve for your wedding dinner. Ten years on, guests still bring it up as the best wedding dinner ever.
I got to sign a very beat up copy of my first book, ANIMAL RESCUE FRIENDS: FRIENDS FUR-EVER today. My heart is so full. 🩷🐕📚
February 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I got to sign a very beat up copy of my first book, ANIMAL RESCUE FRIENDS: FRIENDS FUR-EVER today. My heart is so full. 🩷🐕📚
I also got a print from local artist Brianna Boyd who also happened to be there enjoying the festivities! I can't wait to hang it in my classroom. 🩷
February 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I also got a print from local artist Brianna Boyd who also happened to be there enjoying the festivities! I can't wait to hang it in my classroom. 🩷
I had a wonderful evening at Yellow Bird Books in Aurora, IL, this past week for their first Galentine's Day celebration. There were art stations for needle felting, paper crafts, and bead art plus hot cocoa, tea, and other sweet snacks.
February 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I had a wonderful evening at Yellow Bird Books in Aurora, IL, this past week for their first Galentine's Day celebration. There were art stations for needle felting, paper crafts, and bead art plus hot cocoa, tea, and other sweet snacks.
Happy (belated) 9th birthday to our first fur baby, Ripley! The fur may be getting whiter, but the snores are just as loud, the food thievery just as quick, and the cuddles just as sweet. Thanks for putting up with all of these dogs we keep bringing into your house.
February 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Happy (belated) 9th birthday to our first fur baby, Ripley! The fur may be getting whiter, but the snores are just as loud, the food thievery just as quick, and the cuddles just as sweet. Thanks for putting up with all of these dogs we keep bringing into your house.
I support all DEIA initiatives except for the increasing number of cats I have to look at while watching the ✨PUPPY✨ BOWL. 🐕🦺🐕🐩🐶
February 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I support all DEIA initiatives except for the increasing number of cats I have to look at while watching the ✨PUPPY✨ BOWL. 🐕🦺🐕🐩🐶
SEEKER SOCIETY. The book of my heart. And the very first professional comics job I ever got. I was hired to write this with middle school pal and comics superstar Kyle Higgins. After being warned not to get my hopes up for a print release SEEKER SOCIETY got its release date - June 3rd, 2025!!
February 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
SEEKER SOCIETY. The book of my heart. And the very first professional comics job I ever got. I was hired to write this with middle school pal and comics superstar Kyle Higgins. After being warned not to get my hopes up for a print release SEEKER SOCIETY got its release date - June 3rd, 2025!!
I've been an SLP for almost 15 years, but I have only just now gotten the Holy Grail* of toys!!
*Some SLPs believe the Holy Grail is Cariboo. I'm agnostic on this issue.
*Some SLPs believe the Holy Grail is Cariboo. I'm agnostic on this issue.
February 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I've been an SLP for almost 15 years, but I have only just now gotten the Holy Grail* of toys!!
*Some SLPs believe the Holy Grail is Cariboo. I'm agnostic on this issue.
*Some SLPs believe the Holy Grail is Cariboo. I'm agnostic on this issue.