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title: "A currency of words: comic strip Estonia #1"
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# A currency of words: comic strip Estonia #1

![Image](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Foreign-Exchange-no-1-Copy-2.jpg)

FEx#1

By  [Dan Franch](https://estonianworld.com/author/dan-franch/)
  ·  June 2, 2016  · [Life](https://estonianworld.com/category/life/)
 · 1 minute of reading

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### Today we launch a new feature – a web comic called “Foreign Exchange”, created by Dan Franch and Brendan Hayes.

The “Foreign Exchange” will poke some fun at Estonia’s current affairs and issues and is a combination of single panel and multi-panel strips. The comic originated in Luxembourg as a single panel strip highlighting national and international foibles.

### “Comics are a gateway drug to literacy.” – Art Spiegelman

Comics have long held a distorted mirror to contemporary society, and have been used for political or social commentary. At Estonian World, we believe humour can be a good social corrective and highlight the issues that need more attention and therefore improve the society – which is why we very much welcome Dan and Brendan on board!

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Read also: [Editorial: It is time to deal with Estonia’s disgraceful gender pay gap](https://estonianworld.com/opinion/editorial-it-is-time-to-deal-with-estonias-disgraceful-gender-pay-gap/)

## About The Author

![Avatar photo](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/local-avatars/167/1503651379-bpfull-100x100.jpg)

[Dan Franch](https://estonianworld.com/author/dan-franch/)
Dan Franch is an American living in Estonia. He was a high school sports writer at the Daily Herald in Chicago, a columnist and co-cartoonist at Wort newspaper in Luxembourg, a member at CLEW magazine in Luxembourg, and is a contributor to Estonian World magazine. Several of his poems can be found in various online magazines. Dan has traveled extensively and has lived in the US, Morocco, Luxembourg, Eritrea, Germany and now in Estonia.