Medical Mentions are a group of graphic works. The graphic works reviewed here are books whose primary topics are not medical, and yet they cover a medical topic with some depth at some point in the work. The rest of the work might be fictional or nonfictional, while the medical portion is often technical and five pages or more. The reviewer will usually neither recommend nor discourage reading the work, except when the rest of the work is deemed outstanding or terrible, respectively. Typically, six graphic works will be part of the review with one paragraph for each. Prior Medical Mentions… Read More
A Fine Withering
by Gladys Ochoa Julie Maggi’s A Fine Withering explores the grief, the challenges and the recovery that come with a hysterectomy. While researching the procedure, she concludes that although a common surgery, hysterectomies are not discussed publicly. The lack of personal stories available lead the author to write about her experience. The story begins with the diagnosis of a large myoma that requires a hysterectomy to remove the myoma. The author, although recently coming to terms with not having children, finds herself conflicted on the news. A part of her had foreseen this with the way her body had… Read More
Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Journey through Grief
by Annesha Palit Writing often aids in dealing with complex emotions, but it undeniably remains one of the most difficult and purging activities when it comes to expressing something as intimate as the death of a child. Tom Hart does a beautiful job in using this creative process to portray and reflect on his grief from his child’s death and comes up with a soul-stirring autobiographical memoir called Rosalie Lightning. Originally published in 2016 (paperback in July 2025), the black-and-white memoir documents the immediate and consequent actions of Tom Hart and his wife Leela’s, post the unfortunate demise of their… Read More