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Her creative inspiration ranges from Korean
dramas—"They are the most invigorating,
intense thrill rides; one episode will have 16
plot twists!"—to alien audio books and manga.
And, the years competing in slam poetry have
honed her ability to focus on story.
"If you want people to follow along on your
journey with you, you've got to get right to
the point. From the moment that you utter
that first word to the time that stopwatch is
clicked, you need to make sure that you've
fully impacted the audience," she says.
Though now she is focused on animation, she
hasn't left her roots and is planning a follow up
anthology to Elements: Fire with Elements: Earth.
She adds: "After fires cool new lands rise up from
the ashes. Earth…it's healing and it's reclamation."
— Alexandra Drosu
"I felt angry by how
dismissed we were in
the comics community.
I felt passion in making
space and show-
casing other creators
of color. I felt this
intimate attachment
to this project."
opposite: Stotts and her comic anthology cover—
Elements: Fire; above, right: Pages from
Pass the Fire
