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Historical Genetics’ Introductions

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by Janet Chan The Cartoon Guide to Genetics (Updated Edition) The cartoon guide to genetics by Larry Gonick and Mark Wheelis takes the reader through the history and explanation of genetic knowledge. The first half of the book starts with history and the authors’ speculation of early human’s thinking about reproduction and living things. From there, they explore discoveries and events from the ancient history of the Chinese, Hindus, Greeks, Romans, and Christians related to our understanding of genetics. Next, we traverse the early experiments of Francesco Redi, Anton Van Leeukenhoek, and William Harvey. These science pioneers helped shape our… Read More

New Podcast: Graphic Pathographies

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Use the Quicktime player above to view images along with the audio. If you don’t have Quicktime, you can listen to the audio-only version below. This wonderful panel, moderated by Michael Green, presents the creators of three unique and insightful graphic pathographies. Jenny Lin is a visual artist based in Montreal. She has created experimental narrative-based works in the formats of 2-D print, artist books, video and site-specific installation. She recently worked as a medical illustrator at McGill University and she currently teaches at Concordia University in the Print Media program. www.jenny-lin.ca. She writes of her presentation, In my presentation, Skinny… Read More

It’s a Bird

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guest review by Dr. Ryan Montoya, MD Family Medicine Physician and Comic Book Artist rjmontoya@gmail.com Steve, the narrator of the 2004 Vertigo Graphic Novel It’s a Bird, cannot reconcile the myth of Superman with his every day life. He feels that Superman is the least-relatable character ever created. This becomes startlingly clear in “The Outsider,” one of the many fascinating vignettes that punctuate this semi-autobiographical work by author Steven T. Seagle and artist Teddy Kristiansen. While Clark Kent, a white male, is ostensibly an outsider who hides behind glasses and suit and tie, the real outsiders – the Jewish accountant who… Read More