by PF Anderson Comics anthologies are a particular love of mine, and this one, Delay, a comics anthology, is a beautiful gem in the genre, lush with visual, textual, thematic, and editorial details to unify it across the entire collection. Delay is published by Difference Engine in Singapore, and will be available in the United States on April 28, 2026. As one might expect from a comics anthology from Singapore, it largely features Southeast Asian authors and artists, with seven from Singapore itself, and the rest from the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia, for a total of sixteen creators across the… Read More
All Things Connect
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
Bionic
By Martha Cornog Bionic centers on the flawed romance between two high school students: Victor and Patricia. Patricia’s father runs Venn Industries, which manufactures robotic replacement parts for injured humans (i.e., prostheses), including eventually the pretty Patricia. Victor’s father works for that corporation. Science fiction comics starring a beautiful bionic girl have already attracted large fandoms, especially through two popular manga/anime characters: Major Matoko Kusanagi of the Ghost in the Shell stories, and Alita of the Battle Angel Alita manga series. Other graphic novels centering on the body enhancement theme include fiction/nonfiction blended in Helene Chauchois’ The Body Factory… Read More
Light in Dark Times – The Human Search for Meaning
awaiting review
Annals of Internal Medicine: Betty P.
Prof. Michael Green of Penn State Medical School, who edits the Graphic Medicine section of the Annals of Internal Medicine, has contributed his second comic strip to the series. Illustrated by Ray Rieck, Betty P. examines the ethics of cardiopulmonary resuscitation coding in patients with a terminal prognosis. Michael initiated the innovative comics course at the Hershey Medical School, which has proven very popular among students. He is a member of the steering committee of the annual Comics and Medicine conferences. Click on the image or read the strip here.
Nicola Streeten’s Brighton Keynote: “Damned if you Do, Doomed if you Don’t”
This week’s podcast presents Nicola Streeten’s keynote address from the 2013 Brighton Comics & Medicine conference, “Damned if you do, doomed if you don’t: The 21st century ethics of abortion in graphic novel form.” Nicola is introduced by Sue Eckstein. Use the Quicktime player below to view images along with the audio of Nicola’s keynote presentation. If you don’t have Quicktime, you can listen to an audio-only version of the keynote presentation below.