Thony Loui is visual designer, comic book author and creator born and raised in Port au Prince, Haiti.  In 2013, He received a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts and Illustration from the Altos de Chavon School of Design in the Dominican Republic. Thony began creating comic books in 2012 and under the mentorship of comic book legend Rich Buckler, Ihe created Haiti’s first superhero named “Djatawo”. In 2017, he was one of two artists chosen to represent Haiti in the 5th Ibero-American Design Biennial in Madrid.  n 2018, he was interviewed by Conan O’Brien and was featured on his Netflix show, “Conan Beyond Borders” to discuss his comic book characters. In 2020, he created “Tanama” a super she-ro with special powers to support smallholder farmers and women farmers in particular as they overcome tremendous hardships and fight off evil forces to combat climate change through tree planting around the world.  My comic book, “Tanama: Origins” was published in 2020 with financial support from the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, the lifestyle brand Timberland, and the Smallholder Farmers Alliance. “Tanama” was featured in Haiti’s national COVID- 19 awareness campaigns with her image on social media, videos, billboards, and murals, reaching an estimated 3 million people throughout Haiti. Thony Loui 's  comic book characters earned a special recognition by the arts education group Teatro SEA at their 2020 annual BORIMIX festival of cultural exchange between Puerto Rico and Haiti. The comic book’s sequel, “Tanama, Metamorphosis” was released at the Haitian Embassy in Washington DC, following up with a tree planting event at the Montgomery Parcs. Later that week the library of Congress in Washington DC reached out to Thony in order to have his comic books in their prestigious collection.  Thony Loui' s  ultimate goal is to create his own brand and visual art designs studio that spread awareness on global issues such as climate change, gender equality and migration. Find out more about Tanama at www.tanamaproject.org and about Thony at thonyloui.com or on his Instagram accounts @thonyloui and @artofthonyloui