The Four Doors of Cascadia

story by Tony Deis & Michelle McCann

art by Amelia Davis

For our first foray into comics we wanted to create something that would introduce kids and parents to the Four Guilds of Trackers and show some of the activities kids experience when they sign up for classes, camps or apprenticeships in those Guilds. But we didn’t want to do a boring ad. We wanted to write a story that kids would find compelling. We decided to riff on Alice in Wonderland. Just as Alice follows a rabbit down a rabbit hole and find doors to new worlds, so does our Annie. But our doors lead to the different worlds of Trackers. Does it work? Let us know what you think. When my 11-year-old daughter read it, she complained: “It’s not long enough, Mom. I want to read more.” Me too!

--Michelle McCann