Vanguard By Shopify Studios

Zainab Akhtar is the publisher of ShortBox, a mail order box for independent comic books. Zainab wanted to change the way independent comics were sold but as a visibly Muslim woman, her efforts were often dismissed. How did she enter a market designed to exclude her? Store: ShortBox Recommended: Thought Bubble, Critical Chips, Toni Morrison’s quote on race Host Anshuman Iddamsetty Producers Michelle Macklem Emma Fedderson Anshuman Iddamsetty Senior Supervising Producer Tammi Downey Engineer Jason ‘Metal’ Donkersgoed Musical Score Jim Guthrie