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It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth – An auto-bio-graphic-novel

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by Gary Skirka, MSN, RN, CPC   In the vast landscape of graphic novels, few works stand out as profoundly personal and creative as It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood. This autobiographical snapshot, published by Image Comics, embarks on a courageous exploration of the artist’s tumultuous time during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, diving into the depths of depression, self-discovery, and the formidable influence of artistic expression. Zoe Thorogood takes a bold departure from traditional storytelling as the narrative unfolds over six months, intricately woven with hyper-imaginative visuals and introspective asides. Thorogood’s unique approach blurs the… Read More

Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron review

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by Janet Chan Fans of Julia Quinn may be wondering why she is on a list of graphic medicine titles. Well, fear not dear readers, Ms. Quinn has not abandoned her signature romance genre. She has partnered with her sister, Violet Charles, to create the graphic novel, Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron, which is at heart a romance novel. What sets this graphic novel into the graphic medicine category are Ms. Butterworth’s adventures of being a survivor of a smallpox outbreak, provider of elder care, and medical detective. The story starts with the 1797 birth of Miss Butterworth in… Read More

So Much for Love: How I Survived a Toxic Relationship

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 by Soph Myers-Kelley Sophia Lambda in So Much for Love: How I Survived a Toxic Relationship shares the vulnerable truth of her experience dating a manipulative, abusive person with scathing honesty, and jumping off the page emotions. Her art utilizes beautifully soft and embracing lines, and the use of color is perhaps the star of the (visual) show. While most of the art is black and white and grey, Lambda uses one or two bright colors to emphasize the mood of a given scene and the emotions she’s feeling. It makes the images pop and draws your attention to important… Read More

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

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By M. T. Bennett From “A Walk to Remember” to “The Fault in Our Stars”, teen romance stories are awash in the cliché of falling in love with someone who has a terminal illness. Author Yoru Sumino and artist Idumi Kirihara (translation by Beni Axia Conrad) give their perspective on it in the manga novel, I Want to Eat Your Pancreas which also has an anime and live-action adaptation. As is often the case, in these kinds of stories a troubled young boy falls for a slowly dying girl. We will call the main character “MC” for this review because… Read More