Images of the Past

Back on August 3rd right after Comic Con I wrote a post on Mi Lei Fo the story Dick Ayers did about one of planes in the 586th Bomb Squadron during WWII. there-might-be-giants-of-industry

Today I got an email from the great niece of Guerino Del Pesco, one of the airmen who died on that plane. . The story of Mi Lei Fo touched me deeply when Dick told me that story over 30 years ago when I was his student at the Kubert School. That is why I pushed him to do a comic of the story.

It was a real shock to see all that is left of that plane. Mi Lei Fo was always a powerful story by nothing makes it so real as seeing what is left of the plane. And it makes me think about the stuff that is going on even now.

Here is what Belinda Del Pesco wrote:

Thanks for posting this. My great-uncle Guerino Del Pesco was on the Mi Lei Fo (B-26 Marauder). Dick [Ayers] and I have corresponded about it. He's a great man, and a real connection to a family member we never had the pleasure of knowing. The fuselage of the plane is on display in Belgium at the Remember Museum. You can see it in their photo album, with pictures of the 9 lost crew members above the frame.
http://www.remembermuseum.com/en/

It is strange how comics can make a connection to the real world. How a kid in an art school with just a few words can connect a full 30 years later with someone looking for their family`s past.

It is not just comics. It is not just animation. It is storytelling and stories come from real life and resonate within the lives of the real world. Writing and creating is magic and those who can do it should be treated as magic not as day labor.