{"id":3365,"date":"2015-11-07T08:09:46","date_gmt":"2015-11-07T16:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/?p=3365"},"modified":"2015-11-18T08:14:52","modified_gmt":"2015-11-18T16:14:52","slug":"matt-miner-gets-the-spotlight-he-deserves-for-his-animal-rights-comics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/2015\/11\/07\/matt-miner-gets-the-spotlight-he-deserves-for-his-animal-rights-comics\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Miner Gets the Spotlight He Deserves for His Animal Rights Comics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post_data\">\n<div class=\"post_author contain_floats\">\n<ul>\n<li>By: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.care2.com\/causes\/author\/lindsayp\">Lindsay Patton<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post_content\" class=\"article_content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/miner1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3366\" src=\"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/miner1-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"miner1\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/miner1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/miner1-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/miner1.jpg 431w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The comic book universe is a whole lot more awesome thanks to Matt Miner.<\/p>\n<p>The New York City-based writer uses his talent to help animals. Miner\u2019s <em>Liberator\/Critical Hit<\/em> book series features two bad-ass vigilantes whose mission is to rescue animals and give animal abusers the justice they deserve. Miner contributed the story, while Javier Aranda did the pencils and inks, Joaquin Pereyra did the colors and Vito Delsante was in charge of edits and letters. The first issue in the series was released in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>In the four-issue series, Miner applies typical comic books themes, like crime fighting and justice, to animal rights. Instead of super power-fueled heroes and villains, the characters in Liberator\/Critical Hit are people you would find in the real world: animal abusers and the people who want to eradicate them.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_wrapper_div\">\n<div id=\"inread1_26817\">\n<div id=\"inread_26817\">\n<table style=\"height: 5px;\" border=\"0\" width=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr id=\"zd_tr1_26817\">\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"zd_tr_26817\">\n<td id=\"zd_td_26817\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Liberator<\/em> and Miner are getting more attention, thanks to a recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/11\/08\/giving\/championing-animal-rights-by-the-comic-book.html?_r=1\" target=\"_blank\"><em>New York Times<\/em><\/a> profile that takes a closer look into Miner\u2019s life as a writer and animal activist of more than a decade. He is passionate about animal rescue and is heavily involved in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redemptionrescues.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Redemption Rescues, Inc.<\/a>, a nonprofit organization that specializes in pit bull rescue. Miner and his wife, Sloane, are Redemptions\u2019 creative director and vice president, respectfully.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne tragic and unfortunate pit bull attack makes hundreds of headlines while stories of heroic pit bulls who save lives and put themselves in harm\u2019s way to help people are largely ignored,\u201d Miner told <em>The New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<article>\n<div id=\"post_content\" class=\"article_content\">\n<p>Miner and Sloane are vegans and have rescued two pit bulls of their own. They also aid in rescue efforts by taking in foster dogs and using social media to help pit bulls find good homes.<\/p>\n<p><em>Liberator<\/em> is truly a passion project for Miner and his fans. The series was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comicbooked.com\/kickstarter-spotlight-matt-miners-liberator-comic\/\" target=\"_blank\">funded through Kickstarter<\/a> and is still creating headlines two years later, if the <em>New York Times<\/em> piece is any indication. Miner\u2019s story has also created fans in Neko Case and Bad Religion\u2019s Brett Gurewitz.<\/p>\n<p>In the story, Miner\u2019s protagonists \u2013 Damon and Jeanette \u2013 mirror the same passion for animals as Miner and Sloane. The heroes \u2013 or, \u201cantiheroes,\u201d as many outlets describe them \u2013 in the books are two young outcasts who take it upon themselves to make sure something is done about animal abuse. Also, like Miner, they come from the politically driven underground punk and hardcore scenes. Unlike typical comic-book heroines, the female protagonist skips the spandex and dons a practical ski masks, dark clothing and tactical gear in order to rescue animals \u2013 pushing Miner\u2019s point even further that anyone can be a hero for animals.<\/p>\n<p>With his series, Miner goes the extra mile to make sure animals truly benefit from his work. He\u2019s not just using activist as his superheroes, but 30 percent of the book\u2019s profits go toward animal rescue work. Similarly, Hot Topic recently sold <em>Liberator<\/em> shirts where 30 percent of the purchase goes toward the same rescue efforts.<\/p>\n<p><i>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mattminercomics\/photos\/pb.373237546066620.-2207520000.1446773598.\/683778718345833\/?type=3&amp;theater\">MattMinerComics<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Lindsay Patton The comic book universe is a whole lot more awesome thanks to Matt Miner. The New York City-based writer uses his talent to help animals. Miner\u2019s Liberator\/Critical Hit book series features two bad-ass vigilantes whose mission is to rescue animals and give animal abusers the justice they deserve. Miner contributed the story, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/2015\/11\/07\/matt-miner-gets-the-spotlight-he-deserves-for-his-animal-rights-comics\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3366,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3365"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3365"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3367,"href":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3365\/revisions\/3367"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}