‘This Week in Graphic Medicine’ highlights relevant articles (and tweets) about comics in medicine published during the week (Saturday – Friday). Links are typically presented without commentary, unless clarification of relevance is necessary, with credit given to those who flagged them up where possible. So without further ado…
Matthew’s Pick of the Week…
This week, I want to make sure you’re aware of two amazing Kickstarter projects that are still ongoing as of this post: Drawn to Sex – The Basics and EVERYTHING IS GOING WRONG: Comics on Punk & Mental Illness. I have previously linked to both of these, but I’m quite excited about both so I wanted to give them more press!
Drawn to Sex is the latest book from the always amazing Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan, creators of Oh Joy Sex Toy, and they have been saying for months now that this is their best comic to date. I am particularly thrilled to see this one come out because it is a “purely 100% sex education book” – something I’ve been clamoring for because it will make a much easier sell to a library collection than the traditional OJST books! Drawn to Sex was funded in the first SIX HOURS of the campaign, but fear not – you have until May 31, 2018 to back this one.
EVERYTHING IS GOING WRONG: Comics on Punk & Mental Illness is the latest in a growing field of anthology comics that address health issues – one of my favorite developments in recent memory, as I explained on April’s GM Podcast. EVERYTHING comes from editors Mark Bouchard and Megan Rae, has a slew of creative talent (and bands!), and if that isn’t enough to encourage you to back: all proceeds will benefit The Trevor Project and MusiCares. As of this post, EVERYTHING is still just short of reaching its funding goal and the campaign closes on May 16, 2018 – so act fast!
Articles & More…
Event: Ellen Forney: Rock Steady (w/ Kriota Willberg) at The Strand
Event: CSSC Academic Conference 2018
Work Opportunity: Join Our Team! Associate Editors wanted for the Centre for Medical Humanities Blog
Webcomic: Sports Are Political! [Trust me, it’s relevant]
Webcomic: Turning via @Lunarbaboon
Webcomic: Chronic Creations via @Paula_JKnight
Webcomic: Cell mates: Gametes via @ootastic
Webcomic: Meeting Kaizen via @Doc_Related
Comic Excerpt: Our Last Six Months
Scholarly (Webcomic): Who’s The Boss? A Reflective Comic
Book Review: Shino no es Capaz de Decir su Propio Nombre via @GraficaMedicina
Book Review: Ellen Forney Will Help You ROCK STEADY Your Mental Health
Podcast: May Podcast: Graphic Reproduction via @GraphicMedicine
Interview: The Illustrated Interview: Emily Bracale
Blog: What’s in my white coat?
Blog: Live-Tweeting of MK Czerwiec’s Talk “How Comics Can Improve Our Health” via @AJaggers324
Blog: Comics & National Health Care Decisions Day via @ComicNurse
Video: Intro to Healthcare Innovation
Library: Headlines and Heroes – A New Resource from the Library of Congress
Comics Offer Unique Insight Into Health Care for Patients, Caregivers
A webcomic on mental health with a twist of humour
Bridging mental health awareness with Free Comic Book Day
Comic books are not just for entertainment, they can educate too
Tweets…
Waiting to watch #InfinityWar
Meanwhile I am trying to do some organs as superheros.
The next one is the #brain , which #superhero should it be?#AvengersInfinityWar #movies pic.twitter.com/0X1qWOglQ6— ladvic (@ladvic) May 8, 2018
If you’re at Portsmouth Comic Con tomorrow check out Rob Wells and his brilliantly and morbidly funny take on graphic medicine. (You can also read a review of BACK, SACK & CRACK (& BRAIN) here: https://t.co/7MCzcuS9oB ) https://t.co/jc3isOFR1B
— Broken Frontier (@brokenfrontier) May 4, 2018
An amazing piece I would have missed if not for Matthew’s wonderful This Week in Graphic @GraphicMedicine! https://t.co/XR9A6w9SlL
— ComicNurse (@ComicNurse) May 4, 2018
Teaching with @NearSitedMonkey earlier this month was a highlight of my career. @GraphicMedicine Photo by Smoketree Photography pic.twitter.com/rUp6peKmg0
— ComicNurse (@ComicNurse) May 4, 2018
#graphicmedicine exploring #stigma and bias in #healthcare via #reflective activity #suicide #ethics https://t.co/cMRVNPcDLg
— Grant@UoD MHNursing (@UoDMHN) May 5, 2018
Like an Orange #wip #braininjury #graphicmedicine https://t.co/aBH5n2IFSg pic.twitter.com/49tMgGiH9K
— Wallis Eates (@WallisEates) May 5, 2018
It’s National Cartoonists Day, so we thought we’d let you know that @OUPAcademic has a graphic history series and @PSUPress has a series on graphic medicine. And Ohio State UP has its Latinographix series and Inks journal, for the scholarly study of comics.
— Horizons (@HorizonsCTS) May 5, 2018
Sutures and ligatures, gender and stitching, comics and medicine, and needlework, and… well you get it. May 22 at @NYAMHistory #graphicmedicine #sciart #histmed https://t.co/KgvGwfGDHh
— Kriota Willberg (@Kriota) May 5, 2018
Did you know there’s a little #GraphicMedicine available this #FreeComicBookDay? Excerpt from @ellen_forney‘s latest, Rock Steady, and an exclusive bonus strip from Georgia Webber’s Dumb! pic.twitter.com/Bq6tmhfYy3
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) May 5, 2018
In this comic, which won an honorable mention in our Conley art of medicine contest, @hannahrabrams explores how a “review of systems” turned into a lesson in humility #GraphicMedicine https://t.co/jnO7lPEKvI pic.twitter.com/yqgjG3UciU
— AMA Journal of Ethics (@JournalofEthics) May 5, 2018
Compelled to a quick PSA: full back tattoos have such different & lovely origin stories ❤ Ask, we usually tell ?… Loving this book! @GraphicMedicine @ellen_forney @mlalanda @PedagogyAmLitSt @cobblibrary @MultCoLib
( #bookselfie w/ #souphound in honor of #FCBD ) pic.twitter.com/GFktpM9fbC— Dr. Darcy Mullen (@FarmsWatson) May 6, 2018
View a short cartoon video explaining the BATHE study and the important results for childhood #eczema published today https://t.co/7p2uDtoFfx. @CTRCardiffUni @emma_tj1 @nickafrancis
— Claire Nollett (@claire_nollett) May 3, 2018
Check out this great piece on #narrativemedicine by #GoldMTL grantee @ComicNurse “Getting graphic in #medicine: using #comics to tell health stories” via @statnews https://t.co/Aac0hrTdyx #meded #medhum #graphicmedicine pic.twitter.com/SBKAKXtkzT
— The Gold Foundation (@GoldFdtn) May 6, 2018
Would have included “whiskey” but it didn’t rhyme. pic.twitter.com/LeLWShVoDd
— Fowl Language Comics (@fowlcomics) May 2, 2018
I’m learning that I didn’t have secure attachments when I was young. This means that now I’m constantly vigilant for signs of being ‘abandoned’. A change in tone, perceived disinterest, a delayed reply. My connection with you becomes destabilised and I’m sent into turmoil again. pic.twitter.com/o4NaXo9wyV
— Kathryn (@017kat) May 6, 2018
Related note to self: when we get that #graphicmedicine exhibit next year, I want to plan linked activities that capture *patients’* stories in their words
— Rachel Walden (@rachel_w) May 6, 2018
Comics journalism. Partner artists and people with stories. I also have a couple workshops I do here on how to make comics w/o artistic talent, and bootstrapping the storytelling part (getting over the hurdle of feeling like you’ll choke, lol)
— P. F. Anderson (@pfanderson) May 6, 2018
Comics can be a safe way for #medstudents to convey their interpretations of poor patient care and process their own mistreatment during #meded #GraphicMedicine https://t.co/rJSZabyKRm pic.twitter.com/hYmIxIW0mf
— AMA Journal of Ethics (@JournalofEthics) May 6, 2018
Lynda Barry! The View From Here: Emily Dickinson, #Poetry and Survival https://t.co/BrxDCEmFs9 #GraphicMedicine
— P. F. Anderson (@pfanderson) May 6, 2018
It’s #MEAwarenessWeek. To mark it, we’re giving away a copy of @Paula_JKnight‘s stunning #graphicmemoir #TheFactsofLife which chronicles her struggles with this debilitating illness. Simply RT & follow. Ends May 13, UK only! @MEAssociation https://t.co/rTumK0KQF1 @TurnaroundComix
— Myriad Editions (@MyriadEditions) May 7, 2018
Thank you @GraphicMedicine for highlighting our @NHDD efforts — ‘a massive undertaking that yielded spectacular results.’ @endwellSF #LivingWellEol https://t.co/h4wSSl7CfP
— Life Matters Media (@LifeMMedia) May 7, 2018
Hey all! I just published an anthology of comics about reproduction— stories that rarely get told but need to: #infertility, #miscarriage, #PPD, #abortion. Use the code “JJ18” for 30% off here: https://t.co/Ux1UMbGVC1 @GraphicMedicine #womenshealth #teamrhetoric #comics #medrhet pic.twitter.com/Kj3KQg7OrG
— Jenell Johnson (@JenellJohnson) May 7, 2018
Evaluating Pharmacy Student Attitudes Toward the Medium of Comics for Providing Information on Adult Immunizations | INNOVATIONS in pharmacy #GraphicMedicine https://t.co/vH55bKzQsI
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) May 7, 2018
Visual Analysis of the Challenges of Care giving in Graphic Pathographies https://t.co/dt7Dr4AlUT #GraphicMedicine
— P. F. Anderson (@pfanderson) May 7, 2018
Who’s The Boss? A Reflective Comic in Military Medicine. (#GraphicMedicine) https://t.co/Qycu1mKs6y
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) May 7, 2018
I hear the NER graphic medicine initiative (particularly the book club kits) and my work are featured on a few pages in this book! Guess I’ll have to find a copy for that alone!
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) May 7, 2018
Hey @endstigma @CMHAOntario, graphic medicine is so powerful to start a conversation about mental health. Check out my comic! #getloud #mentalhealthweek https://t.co/iKOWhOnTjg
— Patricia Nguyen (@_pattycakes) May 7, 2018
Proud to have our work on postpartum mood + anxiety disorders included in this phenomenal anthology! https://t.co/enTBywlFt1 @ohyesverynice @GraphicMedicine https://t.co/V6iKqgnEao
— Jessica Zucker, Ph.D (@DrZucker) May 7, 2018
I appreciate the language in this comic acknowledging how differently the same condition manifests in different folks. #GraphicMedicine pic.twitter.com/foRdMnYmcb
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) May 8, 2018
first zine for actual years ( 2 busy running @edzinelibrary) – a 12 page comic about my first contact with mental health services aged 17 #graphicmedicine #zine #comics pic.twitter.com/l59uEIJgH4
— Lilith Cooper (@Coops_LJ) May 8, 2018
My review copy of Rock Steady arrived and I’ve spent the last hour trying to decide how I feel about a book encouraging you to cut off parts of it…
More seriously though, go pre-order now! #GraphicMedicine pic.twitter.com/odFi6hLKhD
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) May 8, 2018
I.e. if you’re overwhelmed (i.e. using the manual at the moment you need it) and having a hard time focusing on what calming coping tools you need, you can still find them easily.
— Ellen Forney (@ellen_forney) May 8, 2018
This Saturday, @NAMISeattle will host @ellen_forney for a signing and discussion of Rock Steady in honor of #MentalHealthMonth: https://t.co/F6xdUQZHqg pic.twitter.com/LatTMxAfi0
— Fantagraphics Books (@fantagraphics) May 8, 2018
Novel Medicine book group meets on 5/31–books are available now! Epilepsy is only part of the story; this graphic novel engages themes of caregiving, chronic illness, and family dynamics. Details: https://t.co/C85Hjmf4Wn pic.twitter.com/vCdc6YR6lX
— NorwichPublicLibrary (@NorwichPubLib) May 8, 2018
Anger. My therapist is trying to help me feel and direct anger towards my parents for the way I was treated. But I’m struggling. How can you feel angry when you feel like you have no rights? When you feel so undeserving? pic.twitter.com/nQiJ5MBqFn
— Kathryn (@017kat) May 8, 2018
There is *so much* happening in this study that I’m not sure about the evaluation of the entire intervention package, much less the comic aspects on their own.
I do appreciate that the large takeaway is that effective education tools can only do so much against poverty.
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) May 8, 2018
C4C is now available as a pay-what-you-want PDF, with proceeds going directly to @AbortionFunds! Just like reproductive healthcare, abortion-related education and support should be easily accessible to all!https://t.co/8qiehg9hMF pic.twitter.com/8bFs1a3D4x
— Comics for Choice (@comicsforchoice) May 5, 2018
Speaking my language! For the past couple months I’ve been looking for the bridges for #foodstudies (my home discipline) & #GraphicMedicine. This is a big conversation where I hope to find more entryways, & definitely more chats ?
— Dr. Darcy Mullen (@FarmsWatson) May 8, 2018
“Skull” quick chillout sketch while delivering a workshop on #patientexperience, #graphicmedicine and type1diabetes.#skull #skeleton #quicksketch #sketch #pen #ink #type1diabetes #diabetes #workshop #break #qmul #stbarts #london #mcrschart #tatesketchbook #sketchbook pic.twitter.com/VjbpWCJ2TV
— Tony Pickering (@mrpickers) May 8, 2018
Wings may be clipped but still there: some moving pieces @Paula_JKnight in response to living with #MEcfs #MyalgicE #pwme #GraphicMedicine https://t.co/WgRHEjTqc9
— Myriad Editions (@MyriadEditions) May 8, 2018
Homepage to distribute the anatomy learning contents including Visible Korean products, comics, and books. #GraphicMedicine https://t.co/DNaiOohXro
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) May 8, 2018
“Comics” as a tool for teaching biotechnology in primary schools (PDF) #GraphicMedicine #GraphicScience https://t.co/hkLifVHTsz
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) May 8, 2018
Graphic medicine can help medical students empathize with patients’ experiences, said Dr. Michael Green https://t.co/Pf1s66tQFM pic.twitter.com/daoWkwMdE9
— NIH Record (@NIHRecord) May 8, 2018
#JackAndLucy, an important #comic about young people’s #MentalHealthMatters—created by @rachael_ & @jacobr_phillips (edited by me)—launches on Sat. @OldhamLibraries‘ 2nd #ComicCon Pick up a free copy! #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness @MyriadEditions @TheBadDr @GraphicMedicine pic.twitter.com/xKCFBwtsp4
— Tim Pilcher (@Tim_Pilcher) May 9, 2018
Student illustration of Emily Martin’s canonical Egg & Sperm article featuring a fallopian fortress with an ovary tower. ? pic.twitter.com/yIsfjB1rTy
— briana martino (@blmartino) May 9, 2018
— ootastic (@ootastic) May 9, 2018
Yaaaaay!! @TheBadDr #graphicmedicine pic.twitter.com/kVIlD7J6PP
— Kathryn (@017kat) May 9, 2018
Great new comic in @TheNib today – Sports Are Political! – about the absurdity and dishonesty of the “respect the flag” crowd. This panel in particular is also a powerful bit of #GraphicMedicine and adds to the discussion of risk in professional sports. https://t.co/eRtUSQkK7K pic.twitter.com/QxG1qZjeR1
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) May 9, 2018
See you this weekend, Toronto! PSU Press heads to @TorontoComics w/ our #GraphicMedicine series and a hand-knitted womb in tow: https://t.co/rFtdz9a0Jf #TCAF #winawomb pic.twitter.com/4xNVUvGHil
— PSU Press (@PSUPress) May 9, 2018
Positive thinking might work if you don’t respond to yourself I suppose… #GraphicMedicine (2 min drawing) pic.twitter.com/9XvAW2OUYV
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) May 9, 2018
Progression #medicine #doctor #juniordoctors #nhs #medicalschool #comics #medicalschoollife #unicyclemedic #medstudent #medschool #graphicmedicine #surgery pic.twitter.com/JNNU9q3QWD
— Unicyclemedic (@unicycle_medic) May 9, 2018
#WorkLifeBalance is evolving. Pager doesn’t help. Work-work balance, making time for #MedEd and research and writing alongside #PatientCare is a work in progress . #graphicdoc #GraphicMedicine pic.twitter.com/kRgaonRdpu
— Susan Nathan (@SusanNathan13) May 10, 2018
Harnessing the medical humanities for experiential learning. #GraphicMedicine (from 2017, but now MeSH’d) https://t.co/8Dl9cxnWie
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) May 10, 2018
Tampold began her process through a memoir about growing up with #ADHD, followed up with a collaboration with a doctoral student on #Alzheimers. Narratives of healing and human connection #CSSC18
— Kalervo A. Sinervo (@kalervideo) May 10, 2018
@ComicNurse #artfulmedicine2019 #graphicmedicine pic.twitter.com/ppEXLe6UGe
— Craig Klugman (@CraigKlugman) May 10, 2018
Cover reveal for the Frankenstein anthology I am edited called We Shall Be Monsters – art by @NCFrechette #shallbemonsters #Frankenstein pic.twitter.com/dAozTQjTjj
— Derek Newman-Stille (@DNewmanStille) May 8, 2018
When @mlalanda @rogaltro started teaching confidentiality using comics, they found that class participation and students’ self-awareness of learning increased. Learn more about their strategies here https://t.co/qF9xKnPYTt pic.twitter.com/AOFIHeCNRD
— AMA Journal of Ethics (@JournalofEthics) May 6, 2018
Some great stuff this week! Did I miss something? Let me know in the comments below or tweet @NoetheMatt! Until next time…
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