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All Things Connect

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by Amy Wu Spanning twenty years of curiosity, connection, and care, All Things Connect chronicles Andrew and Ise’s shared life in an increasingly complicated world. Divided into two main acts, The Rite of Spring begins with their chance encounter at a dog park in 2005, through their life of environmental activism on scales both large and small. The Dance of Death follows, offering an exploration of intimate themes of personal loss and grief. All Things Connect is a story told predominantly through Andrew and Ise’s conversations, punctuated by familiar headlines: the 2008 recession, natural disasters, Brexit, the pandemic, etc. There… Read More

The Hidden Zoo Inside You – An illustrated guide to pesky organisms and pandemics

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By Kristina Bowers Information about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic including infection rates, appropriate safety measures, test and vaccine availability or necessity, and even clear messaging on how it continues to affect our lives is becoming more disjointed and harder to find after years of this global health event. The recently published The Hidden Zoo Inside You: An illustrated guide to pesky organisms and pandemics is Dr. Allen Jones’ debut graphic educational text that breaks down complex scientific concepts and misinformation about COVID-19 and many other infectious diseases that have plagued human and animal kind for centuries. The Hidden Zoo Inside… Read More

Medical Mentions Book Reviews X – Comic Strip Edition #1

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Medical Mentions is 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

The Pandemic Cookbook

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By Kevin Wolf   The Pandemic Cookbook: Some Voices and Dishes in the Years of a Novel Coronavirus provides a lesson of how one country, Singapore, tried to minimize the occurrences of and deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. According to the authors The PANDEMIC COOKBOOK was “Compiled and Jumbled Up by” Sonny Liew (award-winning[i] cartoonist) & physician Hsu Li Yang[ii]. About a dozen representative people interviewed and additional research by the authors along with the public health expertise of Dr. Yang informs this work. We also learn some Singapore history and customs through various meals provided and recipes created… Read More

Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American

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By Aaradhana Natarajan   Published just as the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were first lifted, Laura Gao’s Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American is a warm, humorous, heartfelt record of her experiences as both a hyphenated American torn between identities and a queer immigrant whose birthplace went from being a relative unknown to synonymous with a global pandemic almost overnight. The graphic novel is full of seamless humor that darts and weaves between more serious topics like a particularly skilled basketball point guard. But there are also heavy moments, where airport waiting lounges, outdoor social gatherings, and high… Read More

It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth – An auto-bio-graphic-novel

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by Gary Skirka, MSN, RN, CPC   In the vast landscape of graphic novels, few works stand out as profoundly personal and creative as It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood. This autobiographical snapshot, published by Image Comics, embarks on a courageous exploration of the artist’s tumultuous time during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, diving into the depths of depression, self-discovery, and the formidable influence of artistic expression. Zoe Thorogood takes a bold departure from traditional storytelling as the narrative unfolds over six months, intricately woven with hyper-imaginative visuals and introspective asides. Thorogood’s unique approach blurs the… Read More