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Spotlight: Trigger Shot

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Trigger Shot is an art-comic book; a thought-provoking depiction of a woman’s journey through infertility and medical intervention. The story is told by Tal Brosh through abstract imagery, minimal drawings and collage and offers a unique perspective on this personal and often isolating experience. Buy Trigger Shot here: https://talbrosh.bigcartel.com/ You can also find it in Gosh!, Good Press, Burly Fisher Books, Skylight books. Tal Brosh is an illustrator and graphic designer based in London. She released her first short graphic novel Flat Filters in 2019. Tal started working on Trigger Shot while pregnant but shelved it soon after. A few… Read More

Frida Kahlo: An Illustrated Life

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by Martina Follador   Frida Kahlo was born in Coyocán, Mexico, the 6th of July 1907. We know Frida as an artist and lots of us already know some of her biography, but the most interesting part of her is her interiority. As she has always said, she draws herself because she’s the thing she knows the most, and what comes out is a beautiful world, made of feelings, emotions and hidden thoughts. She paints her daily reality. Her past was overwhelmed by sufferance and painting was the only thing she could do when obliged to stay in bed. She… Read More

Catalogue Baby: A Memoir of Infertility

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Book Review by Alice Jaggers Catalogue Baby: A Memoir of Infertility is the journey of Myriam Steinberg trying to get pregnant as a single woman, written by her and with art by Christache. She explores her conception options and explains each to the reader. As she goes through various choices, she faces miscarriage, trips to the hospital, and multiple surgeries. She additionally explores the stigma around abortion. Throughout the memoir, Myriam focuses on her emotions and her physical health. It is clear that she has an extensive support system carrying her through her infertility experiences.   Myriam engages the reader and… Read More

I(V)F: A Memoir of Infertility

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guest review by Rebecca Starr IF: A Memoir of Infertility details Sheila Alexander’s journey through in vitro fertilization (IVF). After trying to conceive a child for over a year, Sheila’s doctor suggests IVF as a next step. Her graphic memoir details her 407-day IVF journey. While Sheila does not narrate every day of her IVF journey, she takes us through the most important ones. Her often-humorous illustrations help describe procedures and internal changes. A hysteroscopy is visualized as a fashion shoot for the fallopian tubes, and after follicle stimulation, the increased number of eggs stage a protest to “emancipate the… Read More

Pins + Needles

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Brighton conference presenter Rachel Abrams sends news: “I’m delighted to share news with you that my long-gestated project, Pins and Needles, about Gen X women navigating fertility, is finally up online and out in the world.” You can check out her new project site here: http://www.gotpinsandneedles.com

New Podcast: Comics & Medicine in the Mainstream

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This is Panel 13 from last summer’s Comics & Medicine conference in Toronto. In this episode we will hear from three speakers in two presentations. Both will address medically-relevant themes as they have appeared in mainstream media comics. 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. “Facing” illness: what the “funnies” can teach us about caregiver role, response, and needs Sarah Russe and Judith Kaplan-Weinger An overt focus on the effects of illness is still rare in mainstream syndicated comics. One of the… Read More