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Jazmin Truesdale

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Jazmin Truesdale
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur
Writer
Websitejazmintruesdale.com

Jazmin Truesdale (born December 6, 1987)[citation needed] is the writer and creator of AZA comics, a comic book that features diverse female characters.

Early life and education

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Jazmin Truesdale was born in Durham, North Carolina. She earned a degree in pre-medicine and exercise science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2009 and an MBA from the Florida Institute of Technology.[1]

Career and AZA comics

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Truesdale is the creator of Jazmin Fitness and AZA Comics, a comic book that features female characters of diverse backgrounds.[2] Truesdale recruited illustrator Remero Colston for the project after finding him on Instagram.[3] AZA Comics' first graphic novel, Keepers: Origins, was published digitally in 2016.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Howe, Brian (July 8, 2015). "In the new Aza Comics universe, Jazmin Truesdale's diverse superheroines battle real-world issues". Indy Week.
  2. ^ "Jazmin Truesdale, Author at Ms. Magazine". Ms. Magazine. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
  3. ^ Jones, Jaleesa M. (August 12, 2016). "Olympic champion Simone Biles glows in new superhero tribute". USA Today.
  4. ^ Berlatsky, Noah (March 1, 2017). "Superheroes Too Male? Jazmin Truesdale of Aza Made Her Own". Vogue.