CFP: Comics in the Time of COVID-19 An edited collection on graphic medicine and graphic storytelling related to the COVID-19 global pandemic Editors: Alexandra P. Alberda Anna Feigenbaum William Proctor As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to infect millions, kill people around the world, dismantle political, economic and cultural infrastructures, and disrupt our everyday lives, we have seen a surge in amateur and professional creative activity in the comics medium. From blogs to Instagram, superheroes to public health, educational comics to graphic memoirs, etc., artists are engaging with a variety of genres, narratives, platforms and styles to tell stories. This edited… Read More
Call for Comics for a Graphic Mundi COVID-19 Anthology
Full call information can be found here: http://www.psupress.org/COVID-19_ComicsAnthology.html Call for Comics for a COVID-19 Anthology As COVID-19 moves swiftly across the globe, most of us find ourselves in an unfathomable state of being—something we’d never believed possible, a true reality check. For those of us who look to comics as a way to think things through in times of uncertainty, to comprehend and to empathize, we have begun planning the publication of a curated anthology of COVID-19 comics for release in early 2021, when we’ll launch the Graphic Mundi imprint of Penn State University Press. The anthology will include short comics from writers and artists… Read More
COVID-19 Comics
Last updated 06/24/20 On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Within a week, dozens of comics about COVID-19 began coming across our news and social media feeds. We have attempted to curate many of them here. The comics are educational, social justice oriented, humorous/coping, or a combination of any and all of the above. We have tried to include only comics with reliable information. We have also included a few historical plague-themed comics and non-comic resources for reliable information about COVID-19. Categories: Educational Ethics Comics by Care Providers Comics by Patients Humorous/Coping Historical/Pandemic-Related Non-comic… Read More