Our Graphic Medicine community has developed many resources for those interested in exploring the intersection between comics and health. Below, you’ll find links to various resources, grouped by category for easy navigation.
Get Started with Graphic Medicine
Newsletter
- Sign up here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter and stay updated on the latest in the world of Graphic Medicine.
Reading Lists
- Essential Graphic Medicine: An Annotated Bibliography: A curated list of key texts in the field of graphic medicine.
- Curated Bookshop lists by topic
Showcase Your Work
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Working on a Graphic Medicine project? Share your work in a Spotlight post
Bring Graphic Medicine to Your Field
Our Liaison Program offers specialized resources and starter kits tailored to various professional fields:
- Art Therapy
- Bioethics
- Cartooning
- Chaplaincy
- Comic Studies
- Disability Studies
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Public Health
- Public Librarianship
Community Groups
These are active online spaces for the Graphic Medicine community. Please note, these spaces are not moderated by GMIC.
- Join the Graphic Medicine Discord
- Join the Graphic Medicine Facebook Group
You can also follow stay up to day by following our official social media channels:
Get Involved with GMIC
GMIC, the Graphic Medicine International Collective, is the group that oversees this website, organizes the conference, and generally aims to guide and support the use of comics in health.
Here are some of the resources we provide for the community, as well as opportunities for you to get involved:
Come to our Conferences and Events
Our events and activities are open to all who are interested or curious about Graphic Medicine. Our multi-day annual conferences bring Graphic Medicine enthusiasts from around the globe together to share, discuss, and reflect in a variety of ways, while our monthly Drawing Together sessions provide a frequent touch point to interact with the community.
- Come to our next conference!
- The Peter James Burns Scholarship award travel grants to enable underfunded scholars and/or practitioners of graphic medicine to attend our annual conferences
- Join our virtual, monthly Drawing Together workshops, the last Sunday of the month at 1pm ET
Apply for the Graphic Medicine Awards
As part of our mission to guide and support the uses of comics in health, GMIC, with the generous support of Nancy and Herbert Wolf, organizes annual awards to recognize and honor outstanding health-related comic projects.
Write a Review
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We’re always looking to add book reviews to our site! Reach out to our reviews editor, Kevin Wolf, through our contact form.
Support our Mission
- Help support our mission and deliver more resources to the Graphic Medicine community by donating to GMIC
Special Projects and Archives
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GMIC podcast: Our podcasts feature in-depth conversations with a variety of Graphic Medicine creators and advocates.
- GMIC YouTube channel: We have a large archive of video talks, panels, workshops, and more.
- Syllabus Repository: Explore graphic medicine syllabi for undergraduate, graduate, and health professional courses.
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COVID-19 Comics: A collection of comics addressing various aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Reproductive Freedom Comics: Comics exploring topics related to reproductive rights and freedoms.
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Frontline Workers Comics Project: Stories highlighting the experiences of frontline workers.
- Graphic Medicine Exhibits
Partners & Affiliates
Related International Partners
This site is run by GMIC, the Graphic Medicine International Collective, and while we aim to live up to our name and serve an international audience, we want to acknowledge similar groups across the globe working in the same space:
- Medicine Grafica
- Japan Graphic Medicine
- Graphic Medicine Italia
- Pathographics (Germany)
- Graphic Medicine Ireland
- Graphic Medicine Europe
Comic classes and workshops
If you’re looking to work out your cartooning muscles beyond our Drawing Together meetups, the following organizations may have options that will interest you.
We hope these resources assist you in your exploration and application of graphic medicine. For further inquiries or contributions, please contact us through our Contact Form.