Meet the ambitious project: the ‘Elish and Superheroes’ museum dedicated to children with autism!
A young artist working in partnership with the publishing house, Hertfordshire Press (UK), has published the second volume of “Elish and the Wicker Tale”, along with a book containing both volumes one and two, intended to support children with autism.
The comic adaptation “Elish and the Wicker Tale” was created by a graduate from the London Film Academy, Timur Akhmedjanov. It is based on the original book by the Azerbaijani writer and child psychiatrist, Kamran Salayev. The main feature of the comic, as well as the book, is that it is dedicated to children with autism and highlights their social problems. The project’s main aim is to attract the community's attention to children with autism. The publishing of the comic became possible due to a crowdfunding campaign. More than 240 people from 25 countries supported the initial project, among these people are musicians, writers, public figures, diplomats and other kind hearted people.
To gain more readers and supporters, during upcoming months there will be roadshows in different countries and online-presentations of the comic book. As well as this, the publishing house is now working on the translation of the comic to Ukrainian, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Belarusian and Azerbaijanian languages to introduce more people to the work.
All proceeds from book sales will go to support creation of comic themed MUSEUMS that will display Elish among staples such as Spider-Man (US) and Tomiris (KZ) giving people on the autism spectrum someone to relate to and represent them in the world of comics.
Please find more details about the museum in the teaser trailer and illustrated brochure.
You always can contribute with sharing the information about the campaign in person or in social media. If you can't contribute via PF for some reason, please visit the website of the project or email us at guild@ocamagazine.com
