UK graphic medicine folks! Make a note of this London live event by our friends, LDComics. On Thursday, 15th of October at the Cartoon Museum. One of the speakers is Hayley Gullen, who recently published her graphic memoir, This might surprise you: a breast cancer story, which was shortlisted for the Graphic Medicine book awards this year. As well as charting moments of her journey, there are some insightful reflections about health in the UK and the dynamics between patient and healthcare workers. The event is at the wonderful Cartoon Museum. If you are in or around London this is a great… Read More
Announcing the 2026 GMIC Awards Shortlists!
The Graphic Medicine International Collective (GMIC) is thrilled to announce the shortlists for the 2026 Graphic Medicine International Collective (GMIC) Awards for outstanding health-related comic projects completed and/or published in 2025. GMIC is a not-for-profit organization with the mission to guide and support the uses of comics in health, and these awards are at the heart of our mission. You can read more about the awards here. The shortlists are in three categories of comics: long-form, short-form, and educational. The entries were wide-ranging in form, length, geographical origin, and topic, but they had one thing in common: they revealed deep… Read More
Graphic Medicine Podcast: July 2025 Monthly Roundup
Alex & MK talk with the winners of the 2025 Inaugural GMIC Award for an Educational comic. Shownotes: SAW Graphic Medicine Summit videos are here. Eisner Awards 2025 full winner list is here. Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding Maia’s links: Excerpt from Breathe on Maia’s website is here. Maia’s Patreon Reel Life by Kane Lynch Queer: A Graphic History by Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele Sarah’s links: Study on educational impact of Breathe: (link to come!) Awards video from SAW event here. Sunflowers by Keezy Young books by Maggie Tokuda-Hall – The Worst Ronin, The Mermaid, the Witch, and the… Read More
New This Week
New discount! Our Bookshop.org affiliate commission has been upgraded to 15% for all of June! Check out any of our specially curated lists, or focus on our LGBTQ+ lists for Pride Month! Speaking of queer comics, the documentary NO STRAIGHT LINES is streaming for free on PBS from June 1-30 in celebration of this year’s Pride Month. 2017 Graphic Medicine keynote Rupert Kinnard is featured in the film as well as many others. From the PBS website, “When Alison Bechdel received a coveted MacArthur Award for her best-selling graphic memoir Fun Home, it heralded the acceptance of LGBTQ+ comics in American… Read More
The 2024 Graphic Medicine Award
The Graphic Medicine International Collective (GMIC), a not-for-profit organization with a mission to guide and support the uses of comics in health, is thrilled to open the submission process for our third annual award. This award is meant to recognize and honor outstanding health-related comic projects published in 2023. These awards are made possible by a generous matching gift in Honor of Nancy and Herbert Wolf. There are a few changes this year, so please be sure to read the FAQ below closely. Graphic Medicine Award FAQ Q: What qualifies as a work of graphic medicine for this award? A:… Read More