Focus comic are proud to announce that they will be starting a New 5 week art program on how to draw comic strips for special needs and autistic kids in Tempe. The “Focus Comic Strips” art program will take place every Sunday via online tutoring week 1-4. Week 5 will take place at Brandon’s comics Store in Tempe either in… Read more →
We are 79 weeks into our Focus comic free art camp for special needs kids. This week, we taught our students how to draw dynamic comic panels, and special comic effects such as speedlines, speech bubbles and splatters. Our students also learned about lettering and how to get the letters the same size. The class incorporates a bit of arithmetic,… Read more →
Thank you Abc 15 for sharing positive news about Focus comics latest comic art program for autistic or special needs kids in Tempe! Please visit abc news website for a feature written article by Emmy award winning story teller Cameron Polom: https://www.abc15.com/news/uplifting-arizona/valley-artist-offering-free-comic-book-class-to-kids-with-autism-and-special-needs Read more →
Our Focus comic creator will reveal the latest news on a new comic art program for autistic or special needs kids in Tempe on ABC News 15 tonight at 6pm. Please tune in! Read more →
This week our Focus comic creator Yvonne Wan educated our special needs students how to paint Japanese style using sumi e supplies. Sumi e art has been around for hundreds of years and is celebrated in the world of comics and movies. For example here is an example of Sumi e art being used to promote Wolverine. In this weeks… Read more →
Focus comic is proud to announce that they have a new retail partner in Thornton Colorado. Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by Marvel and Dc comics talent plus autistic interns. Please visit JNJ comics if you are nearby. 3929 East 120th Avenue AThornton, Colorado 80233 United States Read more →
This week, we educated our students how to draw a woodpecker, otter and eagle. Our students also learned about sustainability and wildlife conservation. Here is this weeks highlights film Many thanks to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan, for creating the lesson plans, filming and editing the video assets and leading the free zoom classes. What you will need for the… Read more →
Meet Hunter campos, Focus Comic 14 year old autistic intern! Please order his variant cover comic and request his autograph in support of his art and our social initiative. Thanks. Read more →
Focus comic are featured at the BAM! Comic art exhibition in Goodyear Arizona hosted by Goodyear Arts and culture. Check it out at the Goodyear library between today and October 15 2021. Read more →
Focus Comic free art camp for special needs kids. Week 76. This week, we educated our students how to make a flip book animation of a cartoon ghost floating across the page. Here is today’s highlights film of the class: Many thanks to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan, for creating the lesson plans, filming and editing the video assets and… Read more →
We are proud to announce that the latest German issue of Focus comic is now available to download in digital format. Focus features one of the worlds first autisitic super heroes, art by professionals plus autistic interns. Click here for the German issue of Focus in digital format. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DKZCJYV Please visit the order now page, to order the book in… Read more →
Comickaze – Clairemont now have more variant covers of Focus Comic in stock! Get yours today. Read more →
Matthew Goebel, Focus Comics 11 year old autistic intern saw his variant cover comic at Changing Hands Bookstore in Phoenix over the weekend. He also had a fun book signing session. Focus comic is now available in English, French, Chinese and German. Please visit the book store & get your copy of Focus comic if you live near Phoenix or… Read more →
Focus Comic free art camp for special needs kids. Week 75. This week, we educated our students how to draw geometric shapes and a cat kawaii style. Some of our students enjoyed using their pet cats as a model! Check out our students amazing art. They did awesome! Here is today’s highlights film of the class: Many thanks to Douglas… Read more →
Focus Comic free art camp for special needs kids. Week 74. This week, we continued our exploration into human emotions through comic art. Today we explored the feeling of anxiety. We also learned about expressionism, one point perspective and self and identity. Here is today’s highlights film of the class: Many thanks to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan, for creating… Read more →
Focus Comic is proud to publish Emmett Sturtz’s art! Emmett is an 8 year old autistic art intern for Focus #comic. He had fun drawing a comic strip and his own variant cover for Focus! Focus features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by professionals plus autistic interns. Emmett expresses how happy his experience has been with… Read more →
Focus Comic free art camp for special needs kids. Week 73. This week, we continued our exploration into human emotions through comic art. Today we explored the feeling of surprise. We also learned about symmetry. Here is today’s highlights film of the class: Many thanks to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan, for creating the lesson plans, filming and editing the… Read more →
Matthew Goebel our 11 year old autistic art intern had the pleasure of seeing his Focus comic variant cover on the shelves at Justice comics store in Glendale Arizona today. Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by professionals plus interns with autism. The book comprises of a professional section plus a community page section… Read more →
Thanks to everyone who came out to support Matthew Goebel’s book signing event at Samurai Comics. Matthew is Focus comic’s 11 year old autistic intern. Matthew was proud to see his art work published on his own variant cover. Matthew felt really excited to share his talent with the community. Please support his art by getting a copy of his… Read more →
We are proud to announce the launch of our Focus comic German Website. Check it out here: https://www.focuscomic.com/deutsche/ We now have 3 International websites, one in English, French and German. Read more →
Focus comics has a new retail partner : Changing hands Bookstore in Phoenix & Tempe. Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by professionals plus autistic interns.Please grab your books there if you are near by. CHANGING HANDS PHOENIX300 West Camelback Road. Phoenix, AZ 85013. 602.274.0067 Tempe6428 South McClintock Drive480.730.0205 Read more →
We are celebrating Matthew Goebel, our 11 year old autistic intern’s variant cover book release this Sunday 1 August 2021 at 2pm – 3pm. Please join us in celebration of this amazing achievement in getting his art work on his local comic book shelf. Matthew will see his Focus comic variant cover comic on the shelf along sider Spiderman and… Read more →
Focus Comic free art camp for special needs kids. Week 72. This week, we continued our exploration into human emotions through comic art. Today we explored the feeling of happiness. Here is today’s highlights film of the class: Many thanks to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan, for creating the lesson plans, filming and editing the video assets and leading the… Read more →
Focus comic has a new retail partner at Hi Hi Tous in Royal Oak Michigan. They are one of the coolest Kawaii toy stores in town! Please drop by and grab a copy of Focus comic if you are near by. Focus comic features one of the worlds first #autisticsuperheroes, art by professionals plus autistic interns. HiHi ☆(248) 658-8900 |… Read more →
Focus Comic has a new retail partner at Time Travelers: Comics, Cards, and Collectibles in Berkely Michigan. Please drop by and grab a copy of Focus comic if you are near by. Time Travellers Comics store. 3277 Twelve Mile Rd, Berkley, MI 48072 Read more →
Focus Comic has a new retail partner at Paper Trail Books in Royal Oak Michigan. Please drop by and grab a copy of Focus comic if you are near by. Paper Trail Books 414 S Washington AveRoyal Oak, MI 48067 Phone (248) 677-4628 Email [email protected] Hours Monday through Sunday 11am to 8pm Read more →
Focus Comic free art camp for special needs kids. Week 71. This week, we continued our exploration into human emotions through comic art. Today we explored the feeling of frustration. Frustration is different from anger. People too often misunderstand being angry with being frustrated. These two emotions are different. Anger is a natural response to situations in which we feel… Read more →
Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by Marvel and DC comics talent plus autistic interns. Order a copy of the book today! Proceeds will be used to support autism acceptance and kids with autism through the arts. Product + Shipping Option Comic+USA/UK shipping $14.99 USDComic + International Shipping $24.99 USD Cover Option J: WAN… Read more →
Focus Comic are proud to announce they have a new retail partner in Phoenix. Please visit Wasted Ink Zine Distro, a zine library and store front located in Phoenix, Arizona. They house hundreds of zines and serve as a home base for Arizona zinesters looking for a DIY hub and creative space for self publishing and zines. They now have… Read more →
Focus Comic are proud to announce they have a new retail partner in Phoenix. Please visit GBS Books, a specialist children’s book store, if you are in the area. They have our books #focuscomic which features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by professionals plus interns with autism. GBS Book store. 2321 W. Royal Palm Road, Suite… Read more →
Focus Comic are proud to announce they have a new retail partner in Phoenix. Please visit Grassrootz Books and Juice Bar, the only black owned book store in Arizona, if you are in the area. They have our books Focus comic which features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by professionals plus interns with autism. The community… Read more →
We are 70 weeks into our Focus comic free art camp program. We started a new series of classes exploring human emotions and feelings. This week we taught our special needs / autistic students how to draw a girl crying, anime style. Here is a 60 seconds highlights film of the class: Many thanks to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan,… Read more →
We are proud to announce that we have a new retail partner in Youngtown: R Bookmark. Please visit their store if you are near by and grab a copy of Focus comic which features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by professionals plus autistic interns. Read more →
Focus comic is now available to order in English, French, Chinese and German. The English, French and Chinese book has been released for sale. The official release date for the German issue is August 1st 2021. We are proud to reveal our digital and print cover featuring art by Yvonne Wan and Douglas Hebert. Inks and Colors by Yvonne Wan.… Read more →
We are proud to announce that Emmett Sturtz of Broomfield Colorado has landed a comic internship opportunity with Focus comic. Emmett is a very talented artist for his age. He is 8 years old and loves Focus the autistic superhero. He loves to draw and cut his artwork into little shapes! Emmett is proud to represent autistic talent which is… Read more →
We are proud to announce that Hunter Campos of Snohomish, Washington has landed a comic internship opportunity with Focus comic. Hunter is a very talented artist who loves Focus the autistic super hero and he also loves to read comic books and draw! Hunter is proud to represent autistic talent which is currently under represented in the arts in general,… Read more →
We are proud to announce that Matthew Goebel of Phoenix Arizona has landed a comic internship opportunity with Focus comic. Matthew is 11 years old and he is also an American of German and Korean descent. He is a highly talented artist who loves to draw Focus the autistic superhero, play computer games and eat ice cream. He feels encouraged… Read more →
We are 69 weeks into our Focus comic free art camp program. This week we taught our special needs / autistic students how to draw Peregrine the super hero from Focus comic, chibi style. Here is a 60 seconds highlights film of the class: Many thanks to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan, for creating the lesson plans, filming and editing… Read more →
We are 68 weeks into our Focus comic free art camp program. This week we taught our special needs / autistic students how to draw Vape super hero from Focus comic, chibi style. Vape is from the Samburu Tribe in Kenya. He has the ability to transform into vapor and influence peoples moods. Here is a 60 seconds highlights film… Read more →
We are proud to release the online art tutorials for the ‘Focus loves Tempe’ art course for everyone to participate in the comfort of their own homes! Please scroll down to watch the art tutorials. Focus is one of the world’s first autistic super heroes. Project Focus maintains dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma. We champion autistic and… Read more →
We have a new retailer partner in Phoenix! Please get your copy of Focus comic at Dreadnought comics when you are near by. Focus features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by professionals plus autistic interns. Dreadnought comics. 2734 W Bell Rd, Phoenix, Arizona 85053. Read more →
We have a new retailer partner in Glendale! Please get your copy of Focus comic at Sour Apple Gallery when you are near by. Focus features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by professionals plus autistic interns. Sour Apple Gallery. 19420 N. 59th Ave. Suite C-122 Glendale, AZ 85308 Read more →
Congratulations to class of 2021 for successfully completing the free Focus comic loves Tempe art course. Here is a highlights film of all the students art. We are proud to champion young artists with special needs: Our special needs students presented their super hero art during the graduation ceremony. Our creator Yvonne Wan colored the students art digitally as a… Read more →
We are 67 weeks into our Focus comic free art camp program. This week we taught our special needs / autistic students how to draw Sigrid the Viking Sorceress super hero from Focus comic, chibi style. Here is a 60 seconds highlights film of the class: Many thanks to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan, for creating the lesson plans, filming… Read more →
We are 66 weeks into our Focus comic free art camp program. This week we taught our special needs / autistic students how to draw Jade the Chinese super hero from Focus comic, chibi style. Jade is from China. Descendant of the forgotten emperor; martial arts master, and commander of the Terra-cotta army spirits. Here is a 60 seconds highlights… Read more →
Focus is one of the world’s first autistic super heroes. Project Focus maintains dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma. Focus runs a free art camp. We champion kids with special needs. We are delighted to share with you our latest highlights film. The 5 week free art course is designed to develop and harness the artistic skills of… Read more →
We are pleased to announce that Focus Comics have a new retail partner! Fantastic Worlds Comics in Scottsdale, Arizona feels honored to carry Focus Comic in their store. They love the idea of an autistic superhero, and championing kids with autism within the community. Please grab a copy there when you next visit! Address: Fantastic Worlds Comics. 9393 N 90th… Read more →
We are pleased to announce that Focus Comics have a new retail partner! Drawn To Comics in Glendale Arizona feels honored to carry Focus Comic and our trading cards in their store. They love the idea of an autistic superhero, and championing kids with autism within the community. Please grab a copy there when you next visit! Address: Drawn To… Read more →
We are 65 weeks into our Focus comic free art camp program. This week we taught our special needs / autistic students how to draw Compass MK105 chibi style. Compass MK105 is a Humanoid character from Focus Comic. The students learned how to draw a new sitting pose that they haven’t done before. They also learned how to draw armor.… Read more →
Focus is one of the world’s first autistic super heroes. Project Focus maintains dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma. Focus runs a free art camp. We champion kids with special needs. We are delighted to share with you our latest highlights film. The 5 week free art course will develop and harness artistic skills of our students. This… Read more →
We are proud to announce that Emmett Sturtz of Broomfield Colorado has just landed a comic internship opportunity with Focus comic. Emmett is a very talented artist for his age. He is 8 years old and loves Focus the autistic superhero. He loves to draw and cut his artwork into little shapes! Emmett is proud to represent autistic talent which… Read more →
We are proud to announce that Hunter Campos of Snohomish, Washington has just landed a comic internship opportunity with Focus comic. Hunter is a very talented artist who loves Focus the autistic super hero and he also loves to read comic books and draw! Hunter is proud to represent autistic talent which is currently under represented in the arts in… Read more →
We are proud to announce that Matthew Goebel of Phoenix Arizona has just landed a comic internship opportunity with Focus comic. Matthew is 11 years old and he is also an American of German and Korean descent. He is a highly talented artist who loves to draw Focus the autistic superhero, play computer games and eat ice cream. He feels… Read more →
We are 64 weeks into our Focus comic free art camp program. This week we taught our special needs / autistic students how to draw Focus the autistic super hero rectangle style with different facial expressions representing different feelings. The students learned about standardization, how to use the ruler more and facial expressions. Here is a 60 seconds highlights film… Read more →
Focus is one of the world’s first autistic super heroes. Project Focus maintains dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma. Focus runs a free art camp. We champion kids with special needs. We are delighted to share with you our latest highlights film. The 5 week free art course will develop and harness artistic skills of our students. This… Read more →
Thank you Fox 10 Phoenix for doing a special feature on Focus Comic’s community outreach event at Justice Comics Store. Yvonne Wan, Douglas Hebert and Matthew Goebel (our 11 year old autistic trading card intern) had fun meeting TV presenter Cory McCloskey and camera king Mike Robison. Young Matthew felt very encouraged by the positive attention that he received. Check… Read more →
Please come and support our new 11 year old autistic trading card intern Matthew Gobel this Friday at Justice Comics store at 10.45am to celebrate the release of his trading card! Douglas Hebert the main artist for Focus comic and Yvonne Wan (the creator, writer and one of the artists) will be attending the event also. If your kids like… Read more →
We are 63 weeks into our Focus comic free art camp program. This week our Creator Yvonne Wan taught our special needs / autistic students how to draw Focus the autistic super hero chibi style with anime eyes. Yvonne challenged her students with a super hero pose that the students have never tried before. The students all succeeded! Here is… Read more →
Focus is one of the world’s first autistic super heroes. Project Focus maintains dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma. Focus runs a free art camp. We champion special needs kids. We are delighted to share with you our latest highlights film. The 5 week free art course will develop and harness artistic skills of our students. This week… Read more →
We are pleased to announce that William Clair of Clermont, Florida has joined our Focus comic team as our latest Trading card intern with autism. William is 13 years old. Hunter loves to draw and he loves basketball. William would love for you to support his art by ordering his trading card and autograph. Autographs are $5 extra plus a… Read more →
We are pleased to announce that Matthew Goebel of Phoenix, Arizona has joined our Focus comic team as our latest Trading card intern with autism. Matthew is 11 years old. Matthew loves to draw and he loves computer games just like Focus. Matthew would love for you to support his art by ordering his trading card and autograph. Autographs are… Read more →
We are pleased to announce that Hunter Campos of Seattle Washington has joined our Focus comic team as our latest Trading card intern with autism. Hunter is 14 years old. Hunter loves to draw and he aspires to creating his own trading card game one day. Hunter would love for you to support his art by ordering his trading card… Read more →
Today we had a Focus Comic Community outreach event 2021 at Dos Rios Elementary School. Our creator Yvonne Wan introduced the kids to Focus the autistic superhero, introduced them to our free art programs for kids & gave them a zoom class on how to draw Focus and themselves as a super hero. It was a fun experience. Check out… Read more →
We are 62 weeks into our Focus comic free art camp program. This week our Creator Yvonne Wan taught our special needs / autistic students how to draw a warthog. Here is a 60 seconds highlights film of our zoom class: Many thanks to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan, for creating the lesson plans, filming and editing the video assets… Read more →
Focus is one of the world’s first autistic super heroes. Project Focus maintains dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma. Focus runs a free art camp. We champion special needs kids. We are delighted to share with you our latest highlights film. The 5 week free art course will develop and harness artistic skills of our students. This week… Read more →
*The deadline to apply for this course has past. Please see our other free art programs instead.* Focus is one of the world’s first autistic super heroes. Project Focus maintains dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma. Focus runs a free virtual art camp via zoom. We champion autistic and special needs kids. Certified Social Cultural Anthropologist and award-winning… Read more →
The application process for the Trading Card Internship Program is open. Focus comic are looking for autistic kids between 6-14 years old to apply for the trading card internship opportunity with us, so we can develop their art skills, teach them how to draw Focus the autistic super hero and have their art printed as an official trading card. This… Read more →
Focus comic and our Creator Yvonne Wan was featured in the state news paper in relation to why she created Focus Comic and how her project is helping to support autistic kids through the arts. Please grab a copy of the newspaper if you can. It’s a great read! Many thanks to everyone for their continued support. https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/books/2021/04/25/phoenix-superhero-focus-autistic-fights-crime/7344100002/ Read more →
Congratulations to class of 2021 group B for successfully completing the free Focus comic loves Tempe art course. Our special needs students presented their super hero art during the graduation ceremony. Our creator Yvonne Wan colored the students art digitally as a reward. We presented our students with their certificate of achievement bearing the students art. The certificate resembles an… Read more →
Focus is one of the world’s first autistic super heroes. Project Focus maintains dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma. Focus runs a free art camp. We champion kids with special needs. We are delighted to share with you our latest highlights film. The 5 week free art course is designed to develop and harness the artistic skills of… Read more →
Focus Comic was featured in the Oakland Press Newspapers. Feel free to read the article. We are now looking for Comic Interns and Trading Card interns to join our art program for autistic kids. The internship programs are open to all kids globally, between the age of 6-14. Please apply through our website if interested. We also have other free… Read more →
In celebration of mothers day, we taught our special needs/ autistic students how to create a mothers day card featuring a bunny rabbit. Here is a 60 seconds highlights film of our zoom class: Many thanks to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan, for creating the lesson plans, filming and editing the video assets and leading the free zoom classes. What… Read more →
We are proud to announce that we have a new retail partner in Mesa Arizona. Please visit Gregs comics to pick up your copy of Focus Comic if you live nearby. Address: 2722 S Alma School Rd UNIT 8, Mesa, AZ 85210 Phone: 480 752 1881 Read more →
Our Focus comic creator Yvonne Wan was recently featured in AZ Central News in relation to Focus comic. Feel free to check out the article Read more →
We are pleased to share our free art class on how to draw an alien Focus style. Here is a 60 seconds highlights film of our zoom class: This is a mixed abilities class including students with autism. 7/9 students have autism in this class. Many thanks to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan, for creating the lesson plans, filming and… Read more →
Focus is one of the world’s first autistic super heroes. Project Focus maintains dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma. Focus runs a free art camp. We champion kids with special needs. We are delighted to share with you our latest highlights film. The 5 week free art course will develop and harness artistic skills of our students. This… Read more →
Focus is one of the world’s first autistic super heroes. Project Focus maintains dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma. Focus runs a free art camp. We champion kids with special needs. We are delighted to share with you our latest highlights film. The 5 week free art course will develop and harness artistic skills of our students. This… Read more →
We are pleased to share our free art class on how to draw a clown fish. Here is a 60 seconds highlights film of our zoom class: This is a mixed abilities class including students with autism. Many thanks to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan, for creating the lesson plans, filming and editing the video assets and leading the free… Read more →
Focus is one of the world’s first autistic super heroes. Project Focus maintains dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma. Focus runs a free art camp. We champion special needs kids. We are delighted to share with you our latest highlights film. The 5 week free art course will develop and harness artistic skills of our students. This week… Read more →
We are pleased to share our free art class on how to draw a clown fish. Here is a 60 seconds highlights film of our zoom class: This is a mixed abilities class including students with autism. Many thanks to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan, for creating the lesson plans, filming and editing the video assets and leading the free… Read more →
We are proud to announce that Brandon’s comics store in Tempe is now a retail partner of Focus comic in Tempe. You can now grab yourself a signed copy of Focus comic in store at: Brandon’s Comics • 1833 E Southern Ave. • Tempe AZ • (480) 838- 0467 Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes,… Read more →
Focus is one of the world’s first autistic super heroes. Project Focus maintains dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma. Focus runs a free art camp. We champion special needs kids. We are delighted to share with you our latest highlights film. The 5 week free art course will develop and harness artistic skills of our students. This week… Read more →
We are pleased to share our free art class on how to draw a turtle. Here is a 60 seconds highlights film of our zoom class: Many thanks to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan, for creating the lesson plans, filming and editing the video assets and leading the free zoom classes. What you will need for the class: A4 paper… Read more →
We are pleased to share our free art class on how to draw a symmetrical butterfly. Many thanks to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan, for creating the lesson plans, filming and editing the video assets and leading the free zoom classes. What you will need for the class: A4 paper Black Crayon Spoon (for applying a transfer technique) Coloring pens… Read more →
In celebration of World Autism Awareness Day, Focus comic are proud to release a 25 piece trading card set featuring art by professionals plus art by our autistic interns. The 12 trading cards displayed here are by our autistic interns. Please support autistic talent by ordering placing an order today. Customers who select the 25 piece set will receive a… Read more →
We are pleased to announce that Emmett Sturtz of Colorado has joined our Focus comic team as our latest Trading card intern with autism. Emmett is 8 year old. He is our first autistic intern to have his trading card released on autism awareness month! Emmett loves to draw and he loves to cut up his art into cute shapes.… Read more →
We are pleased to share our free art class on how to fold an origami rabbit. Our students got to the enhance their fine motor skills and engage in transformative social emotional learning via zoom. Here is a 60 second highlights film of the free Focus comic zoom class this week. This special event class included students with mixed abilities… Read more →
We are pleased to share our art class tutorial this week, on flip book animation and how to draw a dog. Here is a 60 second highlights film of the free Focus comic zoom classes this week. This special event class included students with mixed abilities including those with special needs. Many thanks to Yvonne Wan, for creating the lesson… Read more →
We are pleased to share our art class tutorial this week, on Inking in comics. Here is a 60 second highlights film of the free Focus comic zoom class. This special event class included students with mixed abilities including those with special needs. Many thanks to Yvonne Wan, for creating the lesson plan, filming and editing the video assets and… Read more →
Our Focus Comic autistic Trading Card intern Sylvan Cochran had his first portfolio review with us. We are proud of how his art is progressing whilst he is on our internship program. We are proud champion special needs talent within the community Read more →
We are pleased to share our art class tutorial this week, on color theory in comics. Here is a 60 second highlights film of the free Focus comic zoom class. This special event class included students with mixed abilities including those with special needs. Many thanks to Yvonne Wan, for creating the lesson plan, filming and editing the video assets… Read more →
We are pleased to share our art class tutorial this week, on how to draw food Kawaii style. Here is a 60 second highlights film of the free Focus comic zoom class. This special event class included students with mixed abilities including those with special needs. Many thanks to Yvonne Wan, for leading and filming the class, and for Douglas… Read more →
We are pleased to announce that Sawyer Tracy of Olympia Washington has joined our Focus comic team as our latest autisti Trading card intern. Sawyer is 11 years old from Olympia Washington. He loves to draw, has an amazing memory and is an epic storyteller. He loves dogs (especially his dog Scarlett Lee – he named her after Scarlett Witch… Read more →
We are pleased to share our art class tutorial this week, on how to draw food Kawaii style. Here is a 60 second highlights film of the free zoom class. Many thanks to Yvonne Wan, for leading and filming the class. What you will need for this class: Pencil, ruler, marker, eraser, coloring pencils and white paper. Optional item: White… Read more →
Focus comic are running a free special event for Tempe and Beaverton kids. The kids will learn how to draw Kawaii Food using coloring pencils and markers. This special event is open to kids of all abilities. Kids with special needs are encouraged to apply. Date: Saturday 20 and 27 February 2pm Arizona Time. Class duration 40-60 minutes depending on… Read more →
We are pleased to share our art class tutorial this week, on how to create a valentines card using water colors. Many thanks to Yvonne Wan, for leading and filming the class. Here is a 60 second highlights film of the zoom class: What you will need for this class: Water colors, paint brush, ruler, marker, eraser, pencil and white… Read more →
Focus is one of the world’s first autistic super heroes. Project Focus maintains dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma. Focus runs a free art camp. We champion kids with special needs. We are delighted to show you some of the best art by our Focus comic loves Tempe graduates class of 2021 (Group A). Our Focus Comic interns… Read more →
Love is in the air! Focus comic are celebrating Valentine’s day by running a free special event for Tempe and Beaverton kids. The kids will learn how to draw a crystal heart using water colors. This special event is open to kids of all abilities. Kids with special needs are encouraged to apply. Date: Saturday 13 February 4.15pm Arizona Time.… Read more →
Focus is one of the world’s first autistic super heroes. Project Focus maintains dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma. Focus runs a free art camp. We champion kids with special needs. We are delighted to share with you our latest highlights film. The 5 week free art course will develop and harness artistic skills of our students. This… Read more →
Congratulations to Thalia Cordero of Tempe Arizona for being our featured youth artist of the week. Thalia is loving her 5 week art experience on the Focus loves Tempe free art course which is partially funded by Tempe City Arts. #ChampioningSpecialNeedsTalent Read more →
Focus is one of the world’s first autistic super heroes. Project Focus maintains dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma. Focus runs a free art camp. We champion kids with special needs. We are delighted to share with you our latest highlights film. The 5 week free art course will develop and harness artistic skills of our students. This… Read more →
Featured Focus comic special needs artist of the week: Karen Samaniego Please click here if you would like to support Karen’s art by ordering her trading card. Read more →
Focus is one of the world’s first autistic super heroes. Project Focus maintains dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma. Focus runs a free art camp. We champion kids with special needs. We are delighted to share with you our latest highlights film. The 5 week free art course will develop and harness artistic skills of our students. This… Read more →
Focus is one of the world’s first autistic super heroes. Project Focus maintains dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma. Focus runs a free art camp for kids. We champion special needs kids. We are delighted to share our latest highlights film. The 5 week free art course will develop and harness artistic skills of our students. This week… Read more →
We are pleased to reveal our latest trading card design by our new special needs intern: Karen Samaniego from Texas. Karen would love for you to support her art by ordering her trading card and autograph. Autograph requests are $5 extra. 100% of the autograph money goes to our interns trust funds to support them as artists. Want to be… Read more →
Thank you Nick Ciletti of ABC15 Arizona for helping us raise awareness of the Focus Comic free online art camp. We champion special needs kids. Focus is currently running a free 5 week art program event via Zoom. This 5 week art event is partially funded by a City of Tempe community arts grant”. Please sign up to the free art… Read more →
We are pleased to announce that Karen Samaniego from Waco Texas has joined our team Focus as our latest trading card intern with special needs. Karen has just turned 13 today. She loves Focus the autistic superhero and she loves to draw all things cute and adorable. Yvonne Wan, the creator of Focus comic looks forward to teaching her how… Read more →
Focus comic Autistic Intern Spotlight: Matthew Laine. Meet Matthew from Michigan. Matthew loves computer games, walks and Focus the autistic super hero. He loves to draw, and would love for you to support his trading card art by placing an order online. He is currently accepting autograph requests. Autograph and Shipping options 4 Trading Cards $12.50 USD4Cards + Autograph $19.50… Read more →
Focus is one of the world’s first autistic super heroes. Project Focus maintains dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma. Focus runs a free art camp. We champion special needs kids. We are delighted to share with you our latest highlights film. The 5 week free art course will develop and harness artistic skills of our students. This week… Read more →
Did you know our head art teacher is a certified art teacher, has a special interest in animal conservation and is also an award winning artist? He recently educated kids in Beaverton for free about local wildlife, a bit about conservation and how to draw animals cartoon style thanks to the Beaverton Arts program. The classes were in the format… Read more →
Did you know our head art teacher is a certified art teacher, has a special interest in animal conservation and is also an award winning artist? He recently educated kids in Beaverton for free about local wildlife, a bit about conservation and how to draw animals cartoon style thanks to the Beaverton Arts program. The classes were in the format… Read more →
Congrats to Theresa Deacon for joining our Focus Comic Team. We are proud to champion kids with special needs in the community through our free Focus Comic art programs. Read more →
We are pleased to share our art class tutorial this week, on how to ink and color Focus and friends in Beaverton. Many thanks to Yvonne Wan, for leading and filming the class. What you will need for this class: the Focus drawing you started on last week, ruler, marker, eraser and coloring pencils. Class duration: 40 minutes to 60… Read more →
We are proud to announce that we have a new autistic intern at Focus comic. Meet Sylvan Cochran from Waco Texas. Sylvan loves computer games and loves to draw. Yvonne Wan, creator of Focus comic first met Sylvan back in 2018 at Greater Austin Comic con. Sylvan was one of the coloring competition winners at the Focus comic booth. Yvonne… Read more →
We are proud to announce that we have a new autistic intern at Focus comic. Meet Sylvan Cochran from Waco Texas. Sylvan loves computer games and loves to draw. Yvonne Wan, creator of Focus comic first met Sylvan back in 2018 at Greater Austin Comic con. Sylvan was one of the coloring competition winners at the Focus comic booth. Yvonne… Read more →
Our new autistic intern Matthew Laine loves Focus the autistic super hero and Focus comic. Check out the above film and watch Matthew learn how to draw Focus and Mr Beaver. Thank you Yvonne Wan and Douglas Hebert for teaching Matthew, and thank you Steven Laine for being such a supportive father. We have recently released an official trading card… Read more →
Thank you Jared Vaughn for being the first person to order Elias and Cirdan’s holiday card and autograph! Elias our autistic intern enjoyed his mini adventure to the mail box. We would like to thank everyone for supporting Eli and Cirdan with their art and our free art camp for special needs kids. The public’s kindness and generosity makes it… Read more →
We are pleased to share our latest free art remote class. We are 40 weeks into our free art camp. This week, we are teaching kids how to draw themselves as a super hero using a simpler style of drawing (Chibi style). In addition to this, we are teaching our students how to draw Focus the autistic super hero with… Read more →
We are excited to announce that in celebration of the holidays we will be running a special event where Beaverton and Phoenix kids can learn how to draw themselves as a super hero, along side Focus the autistic super hero, Mr Beaver and Miss Reindeer. Award winning artist and Focus comic creator Yvonne Wan will be leading the free zoom… Read more →
We are proud to announce that we have a new retail partner in Forth Worth Texas. Please visit Fanboys marketplace for your copy of Focus comic which features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by professionals plus interns with autism. We maintain dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma associated with autism. We also champion autistic… Read more →
We are proud to announce that Matthew Laine has joined our Focus comic team as our latest trading card intern. We are also proud to reveal our latest official Focus comic trading card, featuring a drawing of Focus the autistic super hero, by autistic artist Matthew Laine. Matthew is 13 years old and is from Michigan. He loves Focus, computer… Read more →
We are proud to announce that Matthew Laine has joined Focus Comic as our trading card intern with autism. Matthew is 13 years old and loves Focus the autistic super hero and also loves to draw. He lives in Pontiac in Michigan. He looks forward to seeing his art work of Focus the autistic super hero on an official trading… Read more →
We are pleased to share our latest free art remote class. We are 39 weeks into our free art camp. Here is a highlights reel showing the fun we had with our students in the last fortnight: This week, we are building on last weeks class where we taught kids how to draw themselves as a super hero. In addition… Read more →
Looking for some holiday cards this year and wanting to spread some goodwill? Check out these amazing cards draw by our autistic interns Cirdan and Eli. Order a set of 4 identical Seasonal greeting cards by our autistic interns Cirdan Mater and Elias Gregoire today. The cards are $10 for 4. Proceeds go towards championing autistic talent, and also our… Read more →
We are pleased to share our latest free art remote class. We are 38 weeks into our free art camp. This week, we are teaching kids how to draw themselves as a super hero. In addition to this, we are teaching our students how to draw Focus the autistic super hero with friends in Beaverton. In this class you will… Read more →
Free Super Hero art class on Zoom for Beaverton kids. Want to learn how to draw yourself as a Beaverton super hero/ heroine? Sign up for a free zoom class on how to draw yourself as a comic book hero/heroine. The creator of Focus comic which features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes will be leading a two… Read more →
Want to learn about pencil coloring? Watch our free online art tutorial on how to color. This online tutorial is part of a three part online tutorial on how to draw, ink and color focus and friends. Please support us in any way you can if you like our free online art tutorials supporting special needs kids. Read more →
We are pleased to share our latest free art remote class. We are 36 weeks into our free art camp for special needs kids. This week, we are teaching kids how to ink Focus the autistic super hero celebrating Christmas with his reindeer and snowman friends. In this class you will learn about inking techniques such as hatching and curved… Read more →
We are pleased to share our latest free art remote class. We are 35 weeks into our free art camp for special needs kids. This week, we are teaching kids how to draw Focus the autistic super hero celebrating Christmas with his reindeer and snowman friends. In this class you will learn about the importance of composition, drawing characters that… Read more →
Congratulations to Cirdan Mater for becoming our latest trading card intern to have his art work featured on an official Focus Comic tee shirt. If you would like to support his art, please order an official Focus tee shirt featuring his art. The tee shirts are printed directly onto fabric. Thank you to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan for continuing… Read more →
We are pleased to share our latest free art remote class. We are 34 weeks into our free art camp for special needs kids. This week, we are teaching how to draw the human figure. This is the foundation for drawing different human super heroes. Once you learn how to draw the human figure all you need to do is… Read more →
Elias our 14 year old art intern with autism mails off his first autograph to a fan of his. Support Autistic talent by ordering Elias trading card and autograph at this website. 100% of the autograph money goes to his trust fund. Read more →
Check out these images and this short film where Cirdan our 16 year old Focus comic trading card intern with autism mails off his first autograph to a fan of his. Support Autistic talent by ordering Cirdans trading card and autograph today. 100% of the autograph money goes to his trust fund. Read more →
Remote Online Internship Announcement: Hello, I am the creator of Focus comic which features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes. We champion autistic talent and kids with special needs. We have a free art program designed to help autistic kids and young adults fulfill their creative potential. We have just opened our Focus comic application process. The art… Read more →
We are proud to share Elias Kal-El Gregoire’s experience of joining our Focus Comic team as our recent trading card intern with autism. Elias is 14 years old and loves Focus comic, Mario and Sonic. We started teaching him last year at our art camp and was delighted to see him apply for this internship role. Thank you Candi Gregoire… Read more →
We are proud to announce that Cirdan Mater has joined our Focus comic team as a trading card intern artist. Cirdan is 16 and loves to draw. Check out this film which shows his experience of becoming our Focus comic trading card intern. His smile is contagious 🙂 Please help us champion autistic talent by ordering Cirdans art. You may… Read more →
We are proud to announce that Cirdan Mater has joined our Focus comic team as our latest trading card intern with autism. Cirdan is 16 years old and loves Focus Comic, Spider-man and Star Wars. We started teaching him last year at our art camp and was delighted to see him apply for this internship role. Check out this following… Read more →
Eli our 14 year intern with autism loves his New tee shirt! The tee shirt features a picture he drew of Focus the autistic super hero. Art colored by Focus creator Yvonne Wan. Feel free to support his art and our project by ordering one today on the Focus merchandize page. Thanks Read more →
We are excited to announce the winners to the latest Focus / Arizona Ghostbusters community raffle. Please watch the film to see if you won? Our goodwill ambassadors Tony Todd and Kevin McNally were honored to announce the prize winners for us. We now have two international goodwill ambassadors representing our cause. The books have been sent out to the… Read more →
Message from Yvonne Wan, Focus comic creator: I am pleased to announce that we have reached our fundraising goal with the help, kindness and generosity of our loving community. I know we are living in difficult times due to the pandemic, but we are determined to keep shining our light in support of children with special needs. Hope is being… Read more →
Congratulations to Eli Gregoire for becoming our latest trading card intern with autism. If you would like to support his art, please order an official Focus tee shirt featuring his art. The tee shirts are printed directly onto fabric. Thank you to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan for continuing to coach Eli on a weekly basis. Thank you to everyones… Read more →
Today’s Focus comic lesson plan on story boards for Eli our autistic intern was a success. Next week he will translate the same story board using Focus characters. Many thanks to Art internship tutors Douglas Hebert (certified art teacher) and Yvonne Wan (Focus Creator) for taking the time to support young autistic talent in the community. Read more →
We are proud to announce the release of our new Focus comic trading card by autistic artist Elias Kal-El Gregoire, age 14. We are really proud of how he is developing his skills on the Focus comic free trading card art internship program. In this picture Elias drew Focus doing a 3d fly kick. Elias has a natural talent for… Read more →
We had fun coaching Eli our intern on how to draw focus doing a 3d fly kick. We are so pleased with his progress in developing his skills in drawing. The creator of Focus Yvonne Wan, had the pleasure of inking and coloring his art today. This piece will become a trading card. Please support autistic talent by ordering Elias… Read more →
We are super proud of our 14 year old intern Eli who is doing amazingly well on the free Focus Comic art program. He loves using his new mechanical pencil which enables him to draw with maximum precision. We would like to thank everyone for supporting Project Focus. Photo credit: Eli’s mum. Photo shared with the family’s permission. #championingAutisticTalent Read more →
We are 33 weeks into our free art camp, and four weeks into our free online art tutorials on how to draw portraits. The goal of our online portrait series is to enable kids to fulfill their creative potential in the comfort of their own homes during the pandemic, and gain a sense of self and identity by learning how… Read more →
AZ Ghostbusters charity are organizing a raffle fundraiser! The objective of the fundraiser is to gift Focus comic (which features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes) to special needs kids in childrens homes / foster care. Focus empowers autistic children through positive representation. Focus maintains dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma associated with autism. We will… Read more →
Thank you to everyone who have donated to the AZ Ghostbusters Fundraiser. Celebrity Kevin McNally (AKA Mr Gibbs from Pirates of the Caribbean) and Tony Todd (AKA Candyman) was honored to announce the prize winners for us as promised! 2/3 of the fundraising goal has been reached. We hope the second raffle will help hit the fundraising goal. The second… Read more →
We are 32 weeks into our free art camp, and three weeks into our free online art tutorials on how to draw portraits. The goal of our online portrait series is to enable kids to fulfill their creative potential in the comfort of their own homes during the pandemic, and gain a sense of self and identity by learning how… Read more →
We are proud to announce that Eli Gregoire has joined our Focus comic team as our latest trading card intern with autism. Eli is 14 years old and loves Focus Comic and Sonic the hedgehog. We started teaching him last year at our art camp and was delighted to see him apply for this internship role. Eli has a natural… Read more →
We are proud to announce that we have a new retail partner! You may now purchase copies of Focus comic at The Puzzle Piece in Chandler Arizona. The Puzzle Piece is a hair salon that specializes in providing haircuts for special needs and disabled individuals Joanna Cetaj, the owner of the salan has over 13 years experience specializing in serving… Read more →
We are 31 weeks into our free art camp, and two weeks into our free online art tutorials on how to draw portraits. The goal of our online portrait series is to enable kids to fulfill their creative potential in the comfort of their own homes during the pandemic, and gain a sense of self and identity by learning how… Read more →
We are excited to announce that we are going to be doing a series of free online art tutorials on how to draw portraits. Our goal is to enable kids to fulfill their creative potential in the comfort of their own homes during the pandemic. The free online art tutorials are taught by certified art teacher Douglas Hebert, and filmed… Read more →
We are pleased to announce that we have three Focus comic tee shirt designs available to order through our website. Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes. The portrait of Focus is by Yvonne Wan and colored by Paul Mounts. The figure sketch of Focus is by Douglas Hebert and colored by Paul Mounts. The horror… Read more →
Focus Comic are proud to be championing kids with disabilities. Focus features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by Marvel and DC comics professionals plus interns with autism. We are now accepting applications for new trading card interns. The trading card internship is different from the Comic internship program. The trading card internship program is designed for… Read more →
AZ Ghostbusters charity are organizing a raffle fundraiser! The objective of the fundraiser is to gift Focus comic (which features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes) to special needs kids in childrens homes and foster care. We want to raise 300 smiles. Focus empowers autistic children through positive representation. Focus maintains dignity for autistic individuals by removing the… Read more →
Thank you Metro Comics – Hong Kong for becoming our latest retail partner for Focus Comic in Hong Kong. The English and Chinese issue of Focus Comic will hit their shelves in 2 weeks! Please grab a copy if you live in Hong Kong. Proceeds go towards project Focus which is part of a humanitarian project benefiting special needs kids… Read more →
We are now selling trading cards featuring our autistic interns art in units of 4 for $12.50 inclusive of USA shipping and taxes. If you are located outside the USA, the price is $14 for 4 cards inclusive of International shipping and taxes. In each pack you will receive 3 random Focus trading cards, plus one card by our interns… Read more →
Check out the following pieces of art available for silent auction. All items are hand drawings using markers unless stated otherwise. All proceeds will be used towards the Focus project. Please visit our ‘About’ page to learn more about the Focus project. The silent auction ends September 30 2020. If you are interested in placing a bid, please email us… Read more →
Thank you ABC4 news for writing an article about our humanitarian project Focus comic. Check out the article here: Focus comic on ABC4 News. If you live outside the USA, the article can be found below: Read more →
We are celebrating autism awareness month by showcasing art produced at our Focus comic free art camp for kids with autism. Please view the online exhibit on our Facebook page. Hit like on your favorite pieces of art. We would like to thank everyone for their support. Please help us in any way you can. #championingkidswithspecialneeds Here is a small… Read more →
Thank you Mega City comics store in Camden Town in the United Kingdom for supporting Focus comic. Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by Marvel comics talent plus interns with autism. Please visit them if you are near by. Read more →
Thank you Kinokuniya Book shop for being the first bookstore in the USA for supporting the Chinese issue of Focus Comic. The English and Chinese issue of Focus is now available to purchase in their store. Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by Marvel and Dc comics talent plus interns with autism. The store… Read more →
We will be taking a break from the free art camp for autistic kids due to public safety concerns regarding Coronavirus. We will continue to promote autism awareness and acceptance in the mean time. Please subscribe to our blog for updates. Read more →
We are 29 weeks into our Focus comic free art camp for autistic kids. The kids had their first high fire glazing class. We are proud to champion autistic talent. They also collected their zombie brain bowls that they made with the Brent Extruder HD. Visit our social media to see more pictures. Read more →
It’s world book day and Focus comic are celebrating by sharing some of the best cosplays on World book day 2020, starring super cute kids with autism from the United Kingdom. Hit like and share on our Focus comic Facebook page if you love these pictures. Pictures submitted by super creative mums who love to have fun! Did anyone dress… Read more →
Thank you Guanghwa Chinese Book shop for being the first bookstore in the United Kingdom for supporting the Chinese issue of Focus Comic. Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by Marvel and Dc comics talent plus interns with autism. The store is carrying the main cover featuring Yvonne Wan’s pencil art and Paul Mounts… Read more →
Thank you Gosh London for being the first comic store in the United Kingdom for supporting Focus Comic. Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by Marvel and DC Comics talent plus interns with autism. They are carrying the English and the French issue. Please buy your book at Gosh comics if you are in… Read more →
We are 28 weeks into our Focus comic art camp which is free for kids and young adults with autism. The kids learned how to use the pottery wheel for the first time this week. We are proud to champion kids with special needs. The class plan involved strategies in helping children with tactile defensiveness; developing fine motor skills; creating… Read more →
We are 27 weeks into our Focus comic art camp which is free for kids and young adults with autism. We had a successful art workshop this week, where students learned about different painting and glazing techniques and different effects. They also learned about color categorization, arithmetic, matching color codes to glazing bottles and more. They painted Zombie brain bowls,… Read more →
Focus comic is now available in print and digital in English, Chinese and French. Here is the link to our latest international digital copy of Focus in Chinese: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084DR829X/ The main cover features art by sole creator Yvonne Wan, and main colorist: Legendary Paul Mounts known for working on Spiderman. Focus is one of the worlds first autistic super heroes,… Read more →
We are 26 weeks into our Focus comic art camp which is free for kids and young adults with autism. We had a successful art workshop this week, where students learned about different painting and glazing techniques and different effects. They also learned about color categorization, arithmetic, matching color codes to glazing bottles and more. They painted American Flags, Super… Read more →
On Friday 24th January 2020, Focus celebrated the publication of art by our interns with autism in association with the International issue of Focus in Chinese, and special trading card set. The event took place at Desert Dragon Pottery art Studio in Phoenix. Focus comic is available in English, French and Chinese. Yvonne Wan, the Creator, Author and artist of… Read more →
We are excited to announce that the variant covers featuring art by Zoe Marie, our non verbal autistic intern is live on Kindle! Zoe is 7 years old and did the variant cover and a comic strip on the back of two Focus French comics. Paul Mounts, the Spiderman artist colored her cover art, and Douglas Hebert and Laeticia helped coach… Read more →
The French Website for Focus Comic is now live! Check it out. Http://unitedhumanitiesproject.org Thank you Yvonne Wan, the creator of Focus for setting up this website. She will be adding more content including videos in French on the website so that the French speaking population can learn about Focus, one of the worlds first autistic super heroes. It is a… Read more →
The international issue of Focus comic will be released January 24th. This cover features pencil art by the sole creator of Focus comic: Yvonne Wan. Colored by legendary Paul Mounts, most famously known for Spiderman. This comic is now available in English, French and Chinese. Also releasing on the same day, is a cover by 9 year old Jett Yu,… Read more →
We are 25 weeks into our Focus comic art camp which is free for kids and young adults with autism. We had a successful art workshop this week, where students learned about different glazing techniques and different effects. They also learned about color categorization, arithmetic, matching color codes to glazing bottles and more. They painted super hero mugs and snake… Read more →
We are 24 weeks into our Focus comic art camp which is free for kids and young adults with autism. We had a successful art workshop this week, where students made clay zombie brain bowls and scary monsters. Did you know there are zombies featured in Focus comic?. We introduced the kids to the Amaco Brent Extruder HD which helped us create… Read more →
Congrats to Blaze Fernandez, for becoming our latest autistic trading card intern to receive his own trading card. Blaze is based in Phoenix Arizona and is 11 years old. He loves to draw and really loves the positive portrayal of an autistic super hero through this international comic book. Many thanks to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan for coaching Blaze… Read more →
We are excited to share with you, the latest Focus Comic trading card featuring art by Douglas Hebert, the main artist and internship coach for Focus. Many thanks to legendary Paul Mounts, for bringing Dougs art to life with his vivid colors and artistry. Paul Mounts is most famously known for working on Spiderman. Please support Doug’s art and the… Read more →
Congrats to Michael Guardado, for becoming our latest autistic trading card intern to receive his own trading card. Michael is based in Phoenix Arizona and is 12 years old. He loves to draw, loves horror stuff and really loves the positive portrayal of an autistic super hero through this international comic book. Many thanks to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan… Read more →
Congrats to Charlie Maschinot, for becoming our latest autistic trading card intern to receive his own trading card. Charlie is based in Phoenix Arizona and is 11 years old. He loves to draw and really loves the positive portrayal of an autistic super hero through this international comic book. Many thanks to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan for coaching Charlie… Read more →
Congrats to Jett Yu, for becoming our latest autistic intern to receive his own trading card. Jett Yu is American Chinese and is 9 years old. He is based in Phoenix, and loves to draw and really loves the positive portrayal of an autistic super hero through this international comic book. Many thanks to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan for… Read more →
We are excited to share with you, the latest variant cover by our Focus Comic non verbal autistic intern Zoe Marie who is 7 years old! This is the second cover we are printing featuring her beautiful art. Many thanks to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan our Focus Comic internship coaches for helping her fulfill creative potential. They did a great job teaching. Doug… Read more →
We are pleased to reveal the latest Focus comic trading card featuring art by Zoe Marie, our non verbal autistic intern. This is the second trading card that we have released featuring Zoe’s art. Out now as part of a special 10 piece trading set. Internship Coach and inker: Douglas Hebert. Colorist: Legendary Paul Mounts- Spiderman colorist. Creator: Yvonne Wan.… Read more →
We are pleased to reveal the main cover design for Focus comic Chinese issue. Pencil art by Focus Creator Yvonne Wan. Colors by legendary Paul Mounts known for working on Spiderman. Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by industry professionals and interns with autism. Focus is part of a humanitarian project. The social initiatives… Read more →
Congrats to Jett Yu, for becoming our latest autistic intern to receive his own variant cover. Jett Yu is American Chinese and is 9 years old. He is based in Phoenix, and loves to draw and really loves the positive portrayal of an autistic super hero through this international comic book. Many thanks to Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan for… Read more →
The next new Focus comic art camp project will start Jan 11th at 2pm in Phoenix. We will teach our students how to make bowls that resemble zombie brains using clay and the Brent Extruder. It will be a two part class. The class taking place on the 11th January will focus on using the Brent Extruder HD and hand… Read more →
We are 23 weeks into our Focus comic art camp which is free for kids and young adults with autism. We had a successful art workshop this week, where students made clay snake coil pots, super hero picture frames other cool items of interest. We introduced the kids to the Amaco Brent Extruder HD which helped us create consistent sized coils needed… Read more →
The Chinese issue of Focus comic is currently in production and is almost ready for print. Focus comic is currently published in English and French. The Chinese issue will give individuals that speak Chinese locally and around the word; access to this awesome action adventure hero book featuring one of the worlds first autistic super heroes. We have two covers… Read more →
The next new Focus comic art camp project will start Jan 4th at 2pm in Phoenix. We will teach our students how to make snake trinket jars using clay and the Brent Extruder. It will be a two part class. The class taking place on the 4th January will focus on using the Brent Extruder HD and hand building techniques.… Read more →
We are 22 weeks into our Focus comic art camp which is free for kids and young adults with autism. We had a successful art workshop this week, where students learned how to draw Focus, the autistic super hero; made clay super hero mugs, and other cool items of interest. We introduced the kids to the Amaco Brent Extruder HD which helped… Read more →
The next new Focus comic art camp project will start Saturday December 28th at 2pm in Phoenix. We will teach our students how to make super hero mugs using clay and the Brent Extruder. It will be a two part class. The class taking place on the 28th Dec will focus on using the Brent Extruder HD and hand building… Read more →
We are 21 weeks into our Focus comic art camp which is free for kids and young adults with autism. We had a successful art workshop this week, where students made clay American Flags to help them gain a sense of national identity and patriotism. We introduced the kids to the Amaco Brent Extruder HD which helped us create consistent… Read more →
We are pleased to announce our new Focus comic art intern Jett Yu. Jett is 9 years old and has autism. He loves to draw and dreams of becoming a professional comic artist. Jett is very talented for his age group and is a regular student at our weekly Focus comic free art camp in Phoenix. We look forward helping… Read more →
The next new Focus comic art camp project will start Saturday December 21 at 2pm in Phoenix. We will teach our students how to make an American Flag using clay. Students will be able to mount the flag on the wall as a cool art piece. It will be a two part class. The class taking place on the 21st… Read more →
We are 20 weeks into our Focus comic art camp which is free for kids and young adults with autism. We had a successful art workshop this week, where students made super hero picture frames using clay; painted their super hero Christmas tree ornaments and had comic drawing class to. The students had the opportunity to make new friends, and… Read more →
We are 19 weeks into our Focus comic art camp which is free for kids and young adults with autism. We had a successful art workshop this week, where students painted their super hero Christmas tree ornaments and super hero shields. The students had the opportunity to make new friends, and the parents were also given the opportunity to network… Read more →
We gave Charlie who has autism, a free comic drawing workshop. Check out his talent. Support Autistic talent, support autism awareness, support Focus Comic. See our Facebook page for more pictures. Read more →
We are pleased to announce that Joe Perry of #phoenix has joined our Focus Comic team as our Focus Comic Art Teacher intern. We will have 5 teachers assisting in the next free Focus comic art class this weekend to help champion autistic talent in #phoenix. Certified Art Teacher Douglas Hebert and Focus Creator Yvonne Wan will be responsible for… Read more →
Thank you Dana DeLorenzo who plays #KellyMaxwell in the Starz horror-comedy series Ash vs Evil Dead for supporting our creator Yvonne Wan with Focus Comic, which is part of a humanitarian project to maintain dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma associated with it. Please support Focus by purchasing a copy of Focus Comic and participating in our silent… Read more →
We are pleased to reveal the latest Focus comic trading card featuring art by Zoe Marie, our non verbal autistic intern. Out now as part of a special 10 piece trading set. Internship Coach and inker: Douglas Hebert. Colorist: Legendary Paul Mounts- Spiderman colorist. Creator: Yvonne Wan. Support autistic talent, Support autism awareness, Support Focus comic. Read more →
The next new Focus comic art camp project will start Saturday December 14 at 2pm in Phoenix. We will teach our students how to make super hero themed picture frames using Laguna paper clay. It will be a two part class. The class taking place on the 14th Dec will focus on hand building using clay. There will be a separate… Read more →
We are 17 weeks into our Focus comic art camp which is free for kids and young adults with autism. We had a successful art workshop this week, where students were taught how to make super hero Christmas tree ornaments. The students had the opportunity to make new friends, and the parents were also given the opportunity to network with… Read more →
The Focus Comic French website is taking shape. The website launch will take place soon. Thank you Yvonne Wan for the website set up, and Gérald Pineau for assisting with the English to French Translation. Read more →
We are 16 weeks into our Focus comic art camp which is free for kids and young adults with autism. We had a successful art workshop where kids with autism were given a drawing, sculpting and painting workshop. The students were taught how to draw Focus the autistic super hero, build super hero shields with clay, build coat of arms… Read more →
The next new Focus comic art camp project will start Saturday November 23 and December 7 at 2pm in Phoenix. We will teach our students how to make super hero or festive tree ornaments using Laguna paper clay. It will be a two part class. The class taking place this weekend will focus on hand building using clay. The class taking place… Read more →
The next new Focus comic art camp project will start Saturday November 16 at 2pm in Phoenix. We will teach our students how to make super hero shields and coat of arms using Laguna paper clay. It will be a two part class. The class taking place this weekend will focus on hand building using clay. The class taking place on… Read more →
We are 15 weeks into our Focus comic art camp which is free for kids and young adults with autism. We had a successful art workshop on November 9th where kids with autism were given a drawing and sculpture painting workshop. The students were taught how to draw Focus the autistic super hero with different halloween backgrounds. In addition the… Read more →
Thanks to all the celebrities who support Focus Comic which features an autistic super hero. Our celebrity Supporters include: Tony Todd; Kevin Sorbo, Adelaide Kane, Kevin McNally, Seth Gilliam, John Wesley Shipp, Sam Jones, Melody Anderson, Aimee Garcia, Mark Pellegrino, David J Fielding, Johnny Yong Bosch, Austin St John, Roger Clark, Rob Wiethoff, Sonny Strait, Sean Schemnel, Cynthia Cranz, Kathryn Leigh Scott,… Read more →
Our latest Focus Comic panel is now on Amazon Prime TV. The Focus Comic Panel at Los Angeles Comic Con is about The Importance of the Arts to Society, especially to individuals with autism and disabilities. It features qualitative research by me as a certified social cultural anthropologist with thecommunity. You can also watch it on You Tube: https://youtu.be/oyU6UIqA_JM Read more →
We are 14 weeks into our Focus comic art camp. We had a successful art workshop on October 26th and 27th where kids with autism were given a special Halloween Comic drawing workshop. The students were taught how to draw Focus the autistic super hero with different halloween backgrounds. The students had the opportunity to make new friends, and the… Read more →
Focus comic had a successful five day community outreach event at Amberlea elementary school. The sole creator of Focus Comic, Yvonne Wan who is also the writer and contributing artist was joined by Elisha Perry, the Focus comic teaching intern and Douglas Hebert who is the main artist and internship coach. They met all the k-8 kids in small groups… Read more →
LA comic con was a success in raising autism awareness and acceptance in LA. Check out our latest Focus comic panel at LA comic con where Creator and Certified Social cultural anthropologist Yvonne Wan and her team discusses the importance of the arts to society, autistic individuals and those with disabilities. The panel includes qualitative research by film ethnographer Yvonne… Read more →
Thank you Larry Houston, Producer, Writer and Artist for Xmen for supporting Focus comic and autism awareness. In this interview, Larry talks about his son who has autism, and why autism awareness is important to him and society. Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, giving autistic individuals greater representation in the media. Interview conducted and… Read more →
Thank you Chris Britton, voice actor for Xmen, My little pony and Death Note for supporting Focus comic and autism awareness at La comic con. Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, giving autistic individuals greater representation in the media. Interview conducted and filmed by Yvonne Wan, the creator of Focus comic. Yvonne Wan is a… Read more →
Thank you Chris Potter, the voice of Gambit in Xmen for supporting Focus comic and autism awareness at La comic con. Check out this interview where he expresses an interest in auditioning for a role in Focus comic. Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, giving autistic individuals greater representation in the media. Interview conducted and… Read more →
Thank you Cal Dodd the voice of Wolverine from the Xmen for supporting Focus comic and autism awareness. Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, giving autistic individuals greater representation in the media. Interview conducted and filmed by Yvonne Wan, the creator of Focus comic. Yvonne Wan is a certified social cultural anthropologist. Her mission is… Read more →
Thank you Tara Sands voice actress of Pokemon for supporting Focus comic and autism awareness. Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, giving autistic individuals greater representation in the media. Interview conducted and filmed by Yvonne Wan, the creator of Focus comic. Yvonne Wan is a certified social cultural anthropologist. Her mission is to maintain dignity… Read more →
Thank you Dana Delorenzo of Kelly Maxwell Ash Vs Evil Dead for supporting Focus comic and autism awareness. Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, giving autistic individuals greater representation in the media. Interview conducted and filmed by Yvonne Wan, the creator of Focus comic. Yvonne Wan is a certified social cultural anthropologist. Her mission is… Read more →
Thank you Barry Bostwick of Rocky Horror Picture Show for supporting Focus comic and autism awareness. Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, giving autistic individuals greater representation in the media. Interview conducted and filmed by Yvonne Wan, the creator of Focus comic. Yvonne Wan is a certified social cultural anthropologist. Her mission is to maintain… Read more →
Thank you Lex Lang, voice of Batman, Dr Doom and Dr Neo Cortex for supporting Focus comic and autism awareness. Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, giving autistic individuals greater representation in the media. Interview conducted and filmed by Yvonne Wan, the creator of Focus comic. Yvonne Wan is a certified social cultural anthropologist. Her… Read more →
Thank you Jonah Ray of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 for supporting Focus comic and autism awareness. Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, giving autistic individuals greater representation in the media. Interview conducted and filmed by Yvonne Wan, the creator of Focus comic. Yvonne Wan is a certified social cultural anthropologist. Her mission is to maintain… Read more →
Thank you Jen Cohn of Overwatch, Avatar the last air bender and Star Wars for supporting Focus comic and autism awareness. Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, giving autistic individuals greater representation in the media. Interview conducted and filmed by Yvonne Wan, the creator of Focus comic. Yvonne Wan is a certified social cultural anthropologist.… Read more →
Thank you Nichelle Nichols from Star Trek for supporting Focus comic and autism awareness. Nichelle Nichols is an American actress and singer. As Lieutenant Uhura on the legendary television series Star Trek, Nichols played, in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, “the first non-stereotypical role portrayed by a black woman in television history.” Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes,… Read more →
Thank you Deedee Magno Hall, voice of Pearl from Steven Universe for supporting Focus comic and autism awareness. Interview conducted and filmed by Yvonne Wan, the creator of Focus comic. Yvonne Wan is a certified social cultural anthropologist. Her mission is to maintain dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma associated with it. Support autism awareness. Support autistic individuals.… Read more →
Emma with autism talks about the importance of supporting social initiatives such as Focus comic. Support us by ordering a book today, and participating in our silent auction. Read more →
Thank you Alan, a pop culture historian for sharing his thoughts about the importance of an autistic super hero. Interview and film by Yvonne Wan, Creator of Focus comic at La comic con. Read more →
Thank you Gus for accepting an interview with our creator Yvonne Wan about the importance of autism awareness. Gus has autism and shares his experiences and thoughts with the public. Thanks LA comic con for providing us with a platform to raise autism awareness. Read more →
Focus Comic had a successful community outreach event at LA comic con 2019 where Yvonne Wan (Focus comic creator); and Douglas Hebert (Focus comic main artist and internship coach) and Elisha Perry (Focus Art teacher intern) and Crystal Perry (Focus Teaching Assistant) engaged with the public at their booth and at the Focus Panel and provided free art workshops for… Read more →
We had a successful art workshop on October 19th where autistic kids made paper clay bedroom name plaques, halloween coasters and halloween candy bowls using hand building techniques. The students had the opportunity to make new friends, and spend time with their family members working on a fun family project together. The students also had fun playing with the instruments… Read more →
Focus comic will be having a Focus comic Halloween sketchathon on October 26 and October 27 2019. This event is open to the general public for individuals with our without autism. Attend any time between 11am-4pm on October 26, or between 1-3pm on October 27th 2019 for a free comic drawing workshop provided by Focus comic. Leading the class is… Read more →
Focus comic will attend LA comic con between October 11-13. Attending: Yvonne Wan (Focus Creator) Douglas Hebert (Certified Art Teacher / Comic Artist) Elisha Perry (Focus comic Art Teacher Intern) Crystal Perry (Art Teacher Assistant / Artist) Please find our booth where we will have a community outreach event to promote Focus comic, autism awareness and the arts. We will… Read more →
We had a successful community outreach event at Amberlea Elementary school where we were introduced to all the students in small groups throughout the week. Please revisit this website in a few weeks to view the film coverage that took place to raise autism awareness within the community. We will also share some of the best art submissions online soon. Read more →
Check out the following qualitative interviews conducted by certified social cultural anthropologist Yvonne Wan, who is also the creator of Focus comic: Read more →
Michael with autism reviews Focus comic: Read more →
Check out this interview where Michael talks about why he loves the Focus comic art camp: Read more →
We had a successful art workshop on October 5th where autistic kids made paper clay bedroom name plaques using the slab roller and hand building techniques. The students had the opportunity to make new friends, and spend time with their family members working on a fun family project together. Please visit our facebook page to see all the complimentary family photography and… Read more →
The next new Focus comic art camp project will start October 5+19 2019 in Phoenix. We will teach our students how to make super hero bedroom name plaques using quality Laguna paper clay. It will be a two part class. The class taking place this weekend will focus on hand building using clay. The class taking place on the 19th… Read more →
We had a successful art workshop on September 28, where autistic kids sculpted and painted clay halloween projects using hand building techniques. The students had the opportunity to make new friends, and spend time with their family members working on a fun family project together. We also had Elisha Perry join us that week as a an art teacher intern.… Read more →
Focus Comic is heading towards Los Angeles Comic Con next month! Yvonne Wan and Douglas Hebert will be representing Focus comic at the event. We will be promoting the book and autism awareness as well as offering free coloring workshops to kids and young adults at our booth. We will give away cool prizes on the last day of the event. We will also have a Focus… Read more →
Focus comic will be attending the Amberlea Elementary school book fair in Phoenix on September 30th 2019 through to October 4th for the full week. Creator Yvonne Wan will be attending the event to promote Focus Comic and autism awareness. Douglas Hebert, who is the main artist for Focus and teaches at Amberlea will be attending the event also. Elisha… Read more →
We had a successful art workshop last Saturday, where autistic kids made clay halloween sculptures using hand building techniques. The students had the opportunity to make new friends, and spend time with their family members working on a fun family project together. We also had Elisha Perry join us this week as a an art teacher intern. Elisha was delighted… Read more →
Yvonne Wan our Focus creator and broadcast film ethnographer filmed and edited the latest FanX Fall Focus panel and uploaded it onto you tube. The panel provides information about Focus Comic the social initiative, information on recent activities and interview content revealing how kids relate to comics and super heroes. The film will be aired on international TV in due… Read more →
Thank you Bob Almond ink artist of Black panther for supporting autism awareness and Focus comic at Fan X. Bob accepted an interview from our Focus comic autistic intern. Autism awareness and acceptance is an issue close to Bob’s heart. Check out the interview to learn more. Read more →
Thank you Jonny Cruz known for Overwatch for supporting Focus comic and autism awareness and acceptance. Jonny accepted an interview with Nathan, our intern with autism. Check it out. Please support us by ordering a copy of Focus comic through this website or through one of our retail partners. Thank you Read more →
Thank you Jess Harnell known for Animaniacs for continuing to support Focus comic and autism awareness and acceptance. Jess accepted an interview with Nathan, our intern with autism. Check it out. Please support us by ordering a copy of Focus comic through this website or through one of our retail partners. Thank you Read more →
Focus Comic had a successful community outreach event at FanX Fall 2019 where Yvonne Wan (Focus comic creator); and Douglas Hebert (Focus comic main artist and internship coach) and Nathan Archer (Focus comic TV Presenter Intern with Autism) engaged with the public at their booth and at the Focus Panel and provided free art workshops for kids and young adults.… Read more →
The next new Focus comic summer camp project will start September 14 and 28 2019 in Phoenix. We will teach our students how to make halloween monsters using quality paper clay. It will be a two part class. The class taking place this weekend will focus on hand building using clay. The class taking place on the 28th will focus… Read more →
Come on down to booth 2331 at FanX this weekend where we will have a free community coloring competition where everyone can color in Focus the autistic super hero for a chance to win cool prizes. Line art by Douglas Hebert and non verbal autistic intern Zoe Marie (There will be two designs for people to choose from). We will… Read more →
We are now accepting applications to our Focus Comic 2019 art internship program. Feel free to apply if you are an aspiring artist wanting to fulfill your creative potential and get your work published within the community section of our comic: http://www.focuscomic.com/focus-comic-internship-program/ Read more →
Yvonne Wan, our creator of Focus comic, interviewed Annabelle at the Focus comic free summer camp for autistic kids about her favorite super hero. The film is part of a series of films that Yvonne is creating to educate the public about how kids relate to super heroes and comics, and how comics influence the world view, attitudes and beliefs… Read more →
We had a successful art workshop last Saturday, where autistic kids made clay super hero coasters using glazes. Other students came in to finish their clay hand print plaques and super hero masks. The students had the opportunity to make new friends similar to them, and spend time with their family members working on a fun family project together. We… Read more →
We are proud to announce that Nathan Archer of Phoenix Arizona has joined our Focus comic team as a TV Presenter Intern. Nathan is 17 years old with autism, and is very good at public speaking. Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan will be responsible for his training and development. Yvonne Wan, the creator of Focus comic is a certified social… Read more →
We are proud to announce that Elisha Perry of Phoenix Arizona has joined our Focus comic team as an Art Teacher Intern. Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan will be responsible for her development as an art teacher assistant at the Focus comic free art camp for autistic kids and young adults. Douglas Hebert, the main artist for Focus comic has… Read more →
We are proud to announce that we will be attending Fan X comic con in Salt Lake City between Sept 5-7 2019. Booth 2331 and 2333. We will be promoting Focus comic which features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by professionals and interns with autism. We will also have a free community coloring competition where there… Read more →
The next new Focus comic summer camp project will start Aug 31 2019 in Phoenix. Each student will be provided with one tile. We will teach our students how to make super hero coasters by creating a design that they like, then learning how to draw it on the tile and apply glazes to give it a shiney look. It… Read more →
Social cultural anthropologist and sole creator of Focus is doing a series of film where kids and young adults talk about the role of super heroes in their lives at the Focus comic free summer camp. Check out these films and learn how these guys relate to comics and super heroes, and how that influences their world views and values. Read more →
This week, the kids at the Focus comic free summer camp for autistic kids and young adults – talk to Yvonne Wan, the sole creator of Focus Comic about Focus the autistic super hero; and their thoughts on the social initiative. Please take a few moments to view these film and share. Please support our social initiative by buying a… Read more →
We had a successful art workshop last Saturday, where autistic kids and their family members painted/glazed their family clay hand print plaques. The family project enabled kids to gain a strong sense of self, identity, kinship and family. They also had the opportunity to make new friends similar to them, and spend time with their family members working on a… Read more →
We are 7 weeks into our Focus comic free summer camp for kids and young adults with autism. This week, we created some family hand print plaques. The class is designed to help kids gain a strong sense of self, identity, and kinship through this family hand print ceremony. Yvonne (The creator of Focus comic) filmed and photographed the hand… Read more →
The Chinese issue of Focus comic is now in production. Focus is more than a comic, it is part of a social initiative that maintains dignity for those on the spectrum, by removing the stigma associated with autism. We promote greater representation, inclusion and accessibility. Thank you to all the Focus comic project contributors. If you have not yet purchased… Read more →
Last month, we successfully released the French issue of Focus comic in printed format. We are proud to announce that the digital issue is now available to purchase online! Check it out! Read more →
Yvonne Wan, the creator of Focus comic and social cultural anthropologist had the pleasure of interviewing some of the kids at the Focus comic summer camp about some of their favorite super heroes and comics. Check out the following fun interviews. In this film, Jett makes a new friend and talks about comics and the issue of being liked. This… Read more →
We are 6 weeks into our Focus comic free summer camp for kids and young adults with autism. This week, we had fun teaching the kids how to create super hero clay masks to help them feel empowered. We also created some family hand print plaques and gave the kids a tour of the Kilns. Last week, the kids learned… Read more →
Thank you ABC15 News for honoring Douglas Hebert with a hero award for his contribution to society through the Focus comic project. Douglas Hebert is a certified art teacher and is the main artist for Focus comic, and is responsible for coaching the Focus comic interns to help them fulfill their creative potential. Doug is also the head art teacher… Read more →
The next new Focus comic summer camp project will start Aug 17 2019 in Phoenix. The next class is a family project for families with autistic kids and young adults. Each family member will have the opportunity to make a clay handprint plaque bearing their name and the date of the hand print ceremony for free. This family project is… Read more →
We are 5 weeks into our Focus comic free summer camp for kids and young adults with autism. This week, we had fun teaching the kids how to create super hero clay masks to help them feel empowered. We taught them manual ways of creating thin slabs of clay, as well as using the slab roller machine. The kids also… Read more →
Thank you Athena Finger, grand daughter of the co creator of Batman for supporting Focus comic and autism awareness. We had the privilege of meeting her at San Diego Comic Con this year, and she was delighted to spend time to talk to us about the Focus project. Check out what she has to say about autism awareness and acceptance.… Read more →
Thank you Ellen Dubin for supporting Focus comic and autism awareness at San Diego Comic Con. Check out her interview here by clicking play. Ellen talks about why she believes autism awareness is important and her thoughts on Focus the autistic super hero. Did you know Ellen Dubin played a character called Jeri Slate in The collector who besides being… Read more →
Thank you Joe Ochman, known for Transformers in Disguise, High Tower for supporting Focus comic and autism awareness and acceptance. Please support us by ordering a copy of Focus comic through this website or through one of our retail partners. Thank you. Read more →
Thank you Ming Chen of Comic Book Men for supporting Focus comic and autism awareness and acceptance. In our latest interview with Ming Chen, he said Focus Comic is one of his most prized possessions. If you have not yet read the book, please order the book through this website or through one of our retail partner stores. It’s worth… Read more →
Yvonne Wan, the sole creator of Focus and Douglas Hebert the main artist for Focus comic had a successful community outreach event at San Diego Comic Con this year. They were granted professional passes, and had the opportunity to promote Focus comic and autism awareness at the Cartoon Art Museum booth. Yvonne Wan and Douglas Hebert also participated in a… Read more →
Focus comic had a successful community outreach at the Comickaze Comic books and more Store in San Diego, where they had a booth for two days within the Art District Area. Thank you Comikaze for carrying our title, and for supporting our social cause initiative. It was a pleasure introducing people to Focus the autistic super hero, including kids and… Read more →
Focus comic had a successful community outreach event at Samurai comics in Phoenix on July 23rd 2019 as they celebrated the release of the French issue of Focus comic. Samurai Comics is the first store in the world to carry the French issue of Focus. The issue features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, as well as art… Read more →
We are announcing new dates for the next set of classes following the success of the Focus Comic summer camp that is free for autistic kids and young adults. The next new project will start July 27 in Phoenix. It will be a two part class, where the kids will sculpt a super hero mask using clay. We will then… Read more →
Focus Comic ( Douglas Hebert and Yvonne Wan) will be at #sandiegocomiccon all weekend for the full event as industry professionals. If you would like learn about our #autismawareness social cause project please find us drawing original art at the Cartoon Art Museum booth #1930 at #sdcc on Sunday 4-5pm. You will get a chance to check out some of… Read more →
Thank you Comics and More in Madison’s Heights, Michigan for carrying our title Focus comic in support of autism awareness and acceptance. Yvonne Wan and Douglas Hebert had a fun community outreach event at the store. If you live near the area please drop by to grab your copy of Focus comic which features art by a community of artists… Read more →
Check out this interview with Chris Brown of Comics and More, Madison heights in Michigan regarding representation and inclusion. Interview filmed by Yvonne Wan (The Creator of Focus comic). Chris talks about the importance of representation, the significance of representing autistic people within comics, and also including autistic talent within society. He also talks about the value in including autistic… Read more →
Please join Focus Comic at Samurai comic store in Phoenix to celebrate the release of our French issue of Focus comic featuring art by one of the worlds first non verbal autistic Comic book artist: Zoé Marie who is 7. Internship coach : Douglas Hebert. Cover line art by Zoé, cover colored by Paul Mounts. Comic strip by Zoé is… Read more →
Focus comic will have a booth at Stan Lee’s LA comic convention between 11-13 October! We will also have a panel to promote our social cause initiative and autism awareness. Join us in LA in California to learn about our latest social initiative developments, grab a copy of our English and French issue of Focus, check out our original art… Read more →
We have ground breaking news! We published one of the world’s first non verbal autistic comic book artist and she is only seven years old! Check out the unboxing film for the Focus comic French main issue, and variant cover by Zoe Marie. Yvonne Wan, the creator of Focus; and Douglas Hebert the main artist and internship coach for Focus… Read more →
Here is a highlights film and pictures from week 4 of our Focus Comic summer camp which is free for kids and young adults with autism. Check out this interview with the Andersons, with regards to why the summer camp for autistic kids are important for them Check out some of the featured art work this week. Photography and editing… Read more →
Thank you Kinokuniya Book Store for supporting Focus comic and autism awareness in Seattle. We appreciate your support. If you live in Seattle, feel free to check out their store and grab a copy of Focus if you happen to be near by. They are located at 525 South Weller Street. Seattle WA 98104. Yvonne and Doug really loved buying… Read more →
Focus Comic had a successful community outreach event at Ace Comic Con Seattle where the creator Yvonne Wan; and main artist Douglas Hebert met the general public and provided free art workshops for kids and young adults. Thank you Ace Comic Con for consistently supporting us by providing us a platform to reach a massive audience in raising autism awareness. We enjoyed… Read more →
Thank you KGun News for doing a special news feature on Focus comic, and also for putting a special spotlight on our intern Malekith’s art work. Malekith is 13 years old and has autism. He is also one of the worlds first autistic comic book artists as a result of the Focus comic project. We had the Spiderman colorist Paul… Read more →
Focus comic will be at Ace Comic con Seattle this week end. Find us within the artist alley, booth 208 to learn more about our social cause project Focus Comic. We have a lot of original art for sale to help us raise funds for the Focus project, and there will be a free community coloring competition where we will… Read more →
Here is a highlights film and pictures from week 3 of our Focus Comic summer camp which is free for kids and young adults with autism. Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by professionals including interns with autism. We maintain dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma associated with autism. We also promote… Read more →
Thank you Fountain Hills Times for writing an article about the Focus comic project. https://www.fhtimes.com/features/featured_stories/a-new-kind-of-hero/article_e92189aa-9207-11e9-9d3d-cf5732ec8077.html Read more →
Focus comic will have a community outreach event at Comickaze Comic Books in San Diego on the July 17th at 1pm. Yvonne will be cosplaying as Jasmine from Aladdin, and we will be having a community coloring competition there and give away prizes. Please join us at 1pm. We would love to receive your support. Comickaze comic books. 2750 Historic… Read more →
Here is a highlights film and some pictures from week 2 of our Focus Comic free summer camp for kids and young adults with autism. Yvonne took photos of the kids sculptures in a photo booth and edited them professionally. Here are a few for your viewing: Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by professionals… Read more →
Following the success of the Focus Comic Free summer camp for autistic kids and young adults, we are announcing new dates for the next set of classes. On June 15th, the kids will get to complete their Super Hero and magical beast sculptures by painting their fired pieces of clay. The next new project will start June 22nd and registration… Read more →
Here is a highlights film and pictures from day 2 of our Focus Comic free summer camp for kids and young adults with autism. Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by professionals including interns with autism. We maintain dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma associated with autism. We also promote autistic talent by… Read more →
Here is a highlights film and pictures from day 1 of our Focus Comic free summer camp for kids and young adults with autism. Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by professionals including interns with autism. We maintain dignity for autistic individuals by removing the stigma associated with autism. We also promote autistic talent by… Read more →
Yvonne and Doug recently held a Community outreach event at Harleys Toys and Comics Store in Tucson Arizona to showcase their Malekith’s art work to the general public as well as promoting the book which features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes. The book features art by professionals including interns such as Malekith who has autism. Representing Focus… Read more →
Focus comic features one of the worlds first autistic super heroes, art by professionals and interns with autism. A feature interview was aired on The CW on Sunday 7.30pm. It is also available to watch online here: https://www.yourphx.com/positively-arizona/local-comic-book-highlights-autism_20190603191434/2049443121?fbclid=IwAR0687QkxWiOxjXdLMbV-VYt7jW1478c2mDz_ApuO-dSXencYdbMqLZhpvI In addition, click here to watch a different live feed interview with them by clicking here: We were excited to speak with… Read more →
We had a successful community outreach event at Samurai Comic Store in Mesa. Thank you to everyone who came out to support our social cause project and comic. Check out this interview from a customer of Samurai comics regarding Focus and Autism Awareness and acceptance. We had a community coloring competition where kids and young adults were invited to color… Read more →
Focus comic will be having a community outreach event, and signing event at Harleys Toys and Comics Store in the Tucson Mall today. Focus comic features an autistic super hero, art by professionals including interns with autism. We will be showcasing art work by our interns with autism. Please come out to support autistic talent and autism awareness. We will… Read more →
Focus comic will be having a community outreach event, and signing event at Samurai Comics in Mesa. Focus comic features an autistic super hero, art by professionals including interns with autism. We will be showcasing art work by our interns with autism. Please come out to support autistic talent and autism awareness. We will have a community coloring competition where… Read more →
Check out our latest Focus comic panel at FanX comic con. It is also available to watch on Amazon Prime International TV. Panelists: Focus comic sole creator, writer, artist and Social cultural anthropologist: Yvonne Wan Good will ambassador and celebrity: Tony Todd Focus comic main artist, certified art teacher and internship coach: Douglas Hebert. Read more →
Focus comic are proud to announce that we will be providing free art summer camp for kids and young adults with autism. We have booked Professional Sculptors with experience in teaching autistic kids and young adults for summer camp. We will provide 3 days of free clay sculpture workshops on June 1, June 2 and June 15. Students will learn… Read more →
Thank you to all the celebrities who support Focus comic, autism awareness and acceptance. Our mission is to entertain readers and maintain dignity for individuals on the spectrum, by removing the stigma associated with autism. Thank you to all the celebrities who are using their voice for social good. I would also like to give a special thanks to ACE Comic Con; FanX Salt… Read more →
We had a successful community outreach event at Samurai Comic Store in Phoenix. Thank you to everyone who came out to support our social cause project and comic. Thank you to everyone who participated in the community coloring competition, and thank you to Blick Art for providing prizes. The comic is now available to purchase at Samurai comic stores in… Read more →
In honor of teacher appreciation week we give special thanks to Douglas Hebert, who is a professional comic artist; certified art teacher, and the Focus Comic internship coach for our interns with autism. He is a super art teacher inspiring kids to fulfill their creative potential. We would also like to thank all the teachers and educators out there for… Read more →
Thank you San Diego Comic Con for granting Yvonne Wan and Douglas Hebert a professional badge to this year’s SDCC. It will be our first time attending San Diego Comic Con and we are so excited to be having a community outreach event in San Diego. We will announce details about our comic book store signing in San Diego soon! Read more →
Focus Comic are donating Focus Comic books to Little free libraries for disadvantaged children &young adults. Focus comic features an autistic superhero; art by pros, & interns with autism. #givingbacktothecommunity Read more →
Focus Comic had a successful community outreach event at FanX comic con at Salt Lake City, Utah where the creator Yvonne Wan; main artist Douglas Hebert and Good will ambassador Tony Todd engaged with the public and provided free art workshops for kids and young adults. The purpose of our visit was to promote Focus comic which features an autistic… Read more →
Thank you Roger Clark who plays Arthur Morgan of Red dead redemption 2 for supporting Focus Comic and autism awareness at Fanx. Focus comic features an autistic super hero, art by professional artists, and interns with autism. Autism affects more people than you may realize, including friends, families and neighbors – people we love and care about. Did you know… Read more →
Thank you Rob Wiethoff who plays John Marsdon of Red dead redemption 2 for supporting Focus Comic and autism awareness at Fanx. Focus comic features an autistic super hero, art by professional artists, and interns with autism. Rob has two children with autism. His message is “Everyone deserve two things, that is love and acceptance. Please do your part to… Read more →
Thank you Seth Gilliam of The Walking Dead for accepting an interview about Focus comic and autism awareness. Focus comic features an autistic super hero, art by professional artists, and interns with autism. Please order Focus through this website. Read more →
Thank you Garrett Wang of Star Trek for accepting an interview about Focus comic and autism awareness. Focus comic features an autistic super hero, art by professional artists, and interns with autism. Please order Focus through this website. Read more →
Thank you actress Aimee Garcia who is known for roles in Lucifer, Dexter and Robocop, for accepting an interview about Focus comic and autism awareness. Focus comic features an autistic super hero, art by professional artists, and interns with autism. “I’ve just learned about Focus, the autistic super hero. I think it’s pretty cool. Maybe we should check it out.… Read more →
Thank you Mark Pellegrino, actor known for his roles in The Big Lebowski, Supernatural and Capote, for accepting and interview on Focus comic and autism awareness. Focus comic features an autistic super hero, art by professional artists, and interns with autism. “Hey. It’s autism awareness month. In honor of that, it would be so awesome if you could check this… Read more →
Thank you Adelaide Kane, Actress known for roles in Reign and Once Upon a Time for accepting an interview on Focus comic and autism awareness. Focus comic features an autistic super hero, art by professional artists, and interns with autism. “I think its incredibly important that we continue the discussion about autism. If you child presents early autism symptoms, you… Read more →
Thank you Irene Bedard, voice actress of Pocahontas for accepting an interview about Focus comic and autism awareness at Fanx. Focus comic features an autistic super hero, art by professional artists, and interns with autism. “People on the autism spectrum are very loving and very intelligent. People on the autism spectrum can do all sorts of things. They are amazing… Read more →
Thank you Austin St John, the original red Power Ranger for accepting an interview about Focus comic and autism awareness. Focus comic features an autistic super hero, art by professional artists, and interns with autism. In the interview Austin says “Focus…shows the potential that people on the spectrum have, and the rest of the world needs to know about it.… Read more →
Thank you Jess Harnell, the voice actor of Animaniacs, Rick and Morty and Transformers for supporting Focus comic and autism awareness. Focus comic features an autistic super hero, art by professional artists, and interns with autism. Jess is excited to hear about the arrival of Focus, the autistic super hero “One of the things that I love about Focus is… Read more →
Thank you Tony Todd our goodwill ambassador, and Hollywood actor for representing Focus and autism awareness at FanX. Tony is an inspiration for us all. Thank you Tony, for using his voice for social good; by sharing his life experiences and words of wisdom with kids and adults in Salt Lake City. In this interview, Tony shares his story about… Read more →
Thank you Jonathan Maberry, the writer for Black Panther for accepting an interview about Focus comic and autism Awareness at Fanx. The Black Panther writer believes Focus will transform this generation of kids and adults on a global scale: “Comics have always a great way to reach people. They have always reached people who felt alone. This comics deal with… Read more →
Above: Community Outreach pictures at the Focus comic booth. Visit our Facebook page for the full picture gallery. Focus comic had a successful community outreach event at FanX Comic Con Salt Lake City. FanX is one of the biggest comic cons in the USA. Representing Focus was goodwill ambassador Tony Todd, Creator and Artist Yvonne Wan and Main artist and… Read more →
Thank you Rosie Nguyen of ABC4 News in Salt Lake city for interviewing Tony Todd, Yvonne Wan and Douglas Hebert about Focus comic and autism awareness. Check out the film on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/abc4utah/videos/435300813946060/UzpfSTEwMDAwMDAzODU4OTkyMToyNTA4NTEzNDQyNDkzMjUx/ If you do not use facebook, here is a You Tube link you may view the interview at: Thanks ABC4 for supporting autism awareness! Read more →
Thank you McKenzie Stauffer of KUTV for interviewing Tony Todd, Yvonne Wan and Douglas Hebert with regards to Focus comic and autism awareness at Fanx Spring 2019. The title of the article is: A positive light on human diversity. FanX embraces one of the worlds first autistic super heroes Check out the article here: https://kutv.com/news/local/a-positive-light-on-human-diversity-fanx-embraces-the-worlds-first-autistic-superhero Here is the article if… Read more →
Thank you Sean Means of Salt Lake Tribune for interviewing Tony Todd, Yvonne Wan and Douglas Hebert about Focus comic at FanX Spring 2019. Thanks to their article, a lot of families affected by autism in Salt Lake City, came to our booth to learn more about Focus, the autistic super hero. Check out their article here: https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2019/04/19/salt-lake-citys-fanx/ Here is… Read more →
Thanks The Book Break for interviewing Tony Todd, Douglas A Hebert and Yvonne Wan about Focus Comic at FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention Thank you The Book Club for interviewing Tony Todd; Yvonne Wan and Douglas Hebert with regards to comics, movies, fandoms and Focus comic at FanX. Check out the interview and follow their channel! Read more →
We are proud to announce that we have a new retail partner in Phoenix. We will be celebrating autism awareness month with a community outreach event and comic book signing in their Phoenix store on Saturday 27 April 12noon to 2pm. We will have a community coloring competition where you can win some cool Blick Art materials. Yvonne Wan, the… Read more →
Come on down to our Focus Comic booth #1631 this weekend and participate in our free community coloring competition for a chance to win 1 of 3 bags of Blick Art Materials. Celebrity Tony Todd, our goodwill ambassador will be presenting the prizes to the winners! Douglas Hebert will be providing free coloring art workshops to everyone at our booth… Read more →
We are excited to announce that Creator Yvonne Wan, and main artist and internship coach Douglas Hebert will be attending Ace Comic con in Seattle. We look forward to seeing you! Read more →
Check out these cool Focus collectible variant covers, bookmark and trading cards featuring Tony Todd as Thato. Available to buy through this website or at one of our upcoming community outreach events. All proceeds will go towards the Focus comic project. Pencil art by Yvonne Wan ; Colors by Luis Guerrero. #AutismAwarenessMonth Read more →
We are proud to announce that we have a new retail partner in Salt Lake City where you can grab a copy of Focus comic from 18th April onwards. Thank you Dr Volts for supporting Supporting Autism Awareness. We appreciate you! Read more →
I am pleased to announce that our first Focus Comic outdoors poster campaign has launched in the United Kingdom in time for #AutismAwareness month. The artwork here is of Focus unmasking himself (Tony Todd is the official voice of Focus). Pencil art by Yvonne Wan, and colored by Luis Guerrero. The poster mirrors one of the variant covers, and credits… Read more →
Art plays an important role in all societies. It is a powerful way of communication; expression, education and storytelling. It cuts through barriers of language, class and culture. A picture is worth a thousand words. Art captivates, inspires and influences others, moves people intellectually and emotionally. It engages people to discuss issues that are often overlooked, misunderstood, misrepresented and misapprehended.… Read more →
Tony Todd is the voice of Focus and is Thato! Join Focus Comic at FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention at Utah this Autism Awareness month. Tony will be presenting at the Focus panel with the creator Yvonne Wan, and main artist Douglas Hebert. We will presenting art from a community of artists including Paul Mounts; Kevin Anthony De Castro; Francisco… Read more →
It brings us great pleasure to introduce you to Zoë Marie, our latest intern with autism to join our Focus Comic internship program. Zoë is from France and has just turned 7. She loves to draw and it brings her great joy be part of this project. Zoë draws really well for her age and specializes in sign language. Her… Read more →
Focus comic will be attending Fan X Comic Con in Salt Lake City Utah between April 19 and 20 2019. Celebrities including Val Kilmer; Paul Bettany; Tom Ellis; Clark Gregg and Billie Piper will also be attending the popular event this year. Attending our Focus booth will be Goodwill ambassador Tony Todd ( who is known for roles in Candyman;… Read more →
PUT ON YOUR DANCING SHOES! Join Focus Comic (Yvonne Wan and Douglas Hebert) with Eric Stone; Corinna Santiago Repucci at Desert Dragon Pottery Art Studio in Phoenix for Free Hula Dance Class; Free Music, Free Snacks and Free art activities. Douglas Hebert will have his sculptures on exhibit to! Doug and Yvonne will be signing comics and promoting autism awareness at… Read more →
Guess what? The French issue of Focus Comic which features an autistic super hero is in production! Thank you Pauline Lysiak for interpreting the comic to entertain French readers and remove the stigma associated with autism. French kids with and without autism will love this comic. And guess what?! The French issue will feature new cover art by Douglas Hebert and legendary #spiderman artist Paul Mounts. The creator of… Read more →
Our goodwill ambassador Tony Todd recently received a Life Time Achievement Award hosted by New York City Horror film Festival 2018. Tony is the first African-American to receive the award and is ranked one of the fan favorites such as Wes Craven and Robert Englund. Tony comes from a background of traditional theatre. He is known for outstanding performances on… Read more →
WOW! Our Creator Yvonne Wan has over 671,323 views on her You Tube Account. Thanks for watching her films, which includes community outreach interviews relating to Focus comic and autism awareness. Please subscribe to her You tube Channel for film updates relating to Focus Comic: https://www.youtube.com/filmethnographer Read more →
Focus Comic had a successful community outreach event at Ace Comic Con Arizona where the creator Yvonne Wan; main artist Douglas Hebert and Gaby Tyrrell (TV presenter with autism) met the general public and provided free art workshops for kids and young adults. Thank you Ace Comic Con for consistently supporting us by providing us a platform to reach a… Read more →
Come on down to our Focus Comic booth 650 at ACE Comic Con Arizona 2019 this weekend to participate in our free art workshops and community coloring competition. We have a lot of awesome cool prizes to give away! Thank you Showcase Plastics for donating a beautiful glowing chess board, Thank you Blick for donating art supplies and Thank you California Balsamic for donating… Read more →
Our Creator Yvonne Wan will be cosplaying as Princess Jasmine from Aladdin tomorrow at Ace Comic Con (Friday 11 January 2019). Feel free to bring your kids down to our booth to take pictures. Visit us at booth 650 to learn more about our comic; participate in the free art workshops and community coloring competition! Read more →
Focus Comic had a successful year with community outreach events in The West; The Mid West and The South of America. We hope to have community outreach events in all 50 states and increase the degree of social work we do with your help. Please order our comic or donate funds to help us with our journey. Read more →
Earlier this year Focus Comic donated 118 comics to autistic kids at the Judson Center (which was founded in 1924 as a Childrens Home). Thank you Douglas Hebert for delivering the Focus books personally to the kids and families in need of an autistic super hero. Douglas Hebert is the main artist and internship coach for interns with autism. Doug and Yvonne Wan (the… Read more →
#HeroesWithoutCapes Thank you to everyone, especially #TeamFocus and Office Depot who helped make Focus Comic happen. Thank you for shining your light on the world, and giving hope to #autistickids and young adults. If you have not yet ordered the book, please support us by placing an order or donating funds through this website . There are 16 covers to… Read more →