THOMAS ESTLER, author/creator
“My friend Ruth Whalen, who fights human trafficking in New York City courts, told me about an event that she had attended for young women who had been rescued from human traffickers. She noticed that many of the young survivors were reading comic books. Then Ruth said, “Someone should write a comic book about this issue,” and I thought to myself, “That someone should be me.” Suddenly, two things came together for me: a thing that I really liked doing…writing, AND a cause that I felt deeply about…human trafficking. And that’s how the manga ABOLITIONISTA! was born.” –Thomas Estler