15/08/2021
***IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM GIANNI BOY VEE OF HIGHLAND POP MEDIA***
Everyone,
With "The Adventures of Bo Tanik" abruptly ending its run, here's an update on stuff that happened in regards to it:
1.) The series was removed from circulation at the Milltown Public Library in Milltown, NJ and the Highland Park Public Library in Highland Park, NJ.
2.) Due to the school year not being in session because it's summer, I need to wait until it is about to start in order for me to get the series removed from circulation at the Irving Primary School Library and the Battle Elementary School Library in Highland Park, NJ.
3.) The series was removed from the Middlesex County College Childcare Center in Edison, NJ.
4.) I reached out to the director of the Zone 6 Teen Center in Highland Park, NJ to get the series removed from there and I'm going to follow up with him to make sure that it happened since he's been out of town for various reasons.
5.) The series was removed from the library that's at the Elijah's Promise Homeless Shelter in Piscataway, NJ.
6.) All copies of "The Adventures of Bo Tanik #1," "The Adventures of Bo Tanik #2," and all of the "Bo Tanik" merchandise that I had in stock were destroyed.
7.) All pencil drawings that Bobby Castle and I did for the series were destroyed.
8.) Copies of "The Adventures of Bo Tanik #1" and "The Adventures of Bo Tanik #2" will no longer be reproduced.
9.) All book signings/appearances have been canceled.
10.) The series will no longer be sold at Over the Moon Toys in Highland Park, NJ.
11.) I will created a new children's comic book series. However, I will do the first two issues by myself and then Bobby Castle will co-write the third one with me.
12.) I didn't destroy any of the "Bo Tanik" electronic files because I plan on using them at panels at comic book conventions to educate people on what to do and what to refrain from doing when making comics so that they don't make the same mistake that I made.
13.) As a reminder that moving forward, I will quadruple check the contexts of stories that I create so that I’m not being insensitive to race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, medical condition, and/or age.
Anyway, I hope that all of you are having a fun summer. As a reminder, stay safe.
Sincerely,
Gianni Boy Vee