‘This Week in Graphic Medicine’ highlights news about comics in medicine published during the week (Saturday – Friday). Links are typically presented without commentary, unless clarification of relevance is necessary. So without further ado… Matthew’s Pick of the Week… The latest from Anita Ravi, MD, exploring homelessness in medicine: Patients Facing Homelessness Need More Than Referrals. Reminder: TWIGM was on hiatus throughout July and I do not back-log for the posts – thank you for understanding! Special Note… As you likely already know, The Nib, one of the most regular outlets for graphic medicine webcomics, is losing their funding as of… Read More
Soupe froide
awaiting GM review. BD in French Amazon.fr blurb: ‘Un soir, un clochard s’enfuit de la maison de repos où il a été placé pour passer l’hiver. Pieds nus, en pyjama sous la neige, il traverse la campagne glacée à cause d’une infirmière qui lui a servi une soupe froide. Pour lui, c’est pire qu’une insulte. La soupe froide est tout juste bonne pour les chiens, pas pour un être humain. Humilié, il préfère risquer sa vie que rentrer dans cet hospice si peu attentionné à son égard Inspirée d’un fait divers véridique, cette histoire prend le lecteur aux tripes pour… Read More
The Tale of One Bad Rat
Rather than coming from direct experience of the author, this is a fictional story based on Talbot’s research into child abuse and incest. The main character, Helen, runs away from home after suffering sexual abuse at the hands of her self-centred father and emotional deprivation from her self-pitying mother. Begging in London and living in a cardboard box, she manages to dodge further molestation before falling in with a group of rough but friendly squatters who give her food and shelter. Her only real friend is a pet rat she has rescued from the dissection laboratory at her school. Understandably,… Read More