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For Real #1 – Graphic Medicine and Graphic Biography Merge in James Romberger’s Multi-Layered Exploration of Pivotal Moments in the Life of Jack Kirby

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 21, 2019

James Romberger’s For Real is a narrative of layers. Not just in the overlapping timeframes of its main comics story ‘The Oven’ but also in the supplementary essay that follows…

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I’m Not Ready – Jayde Perkin’s Sequential Art Exploration of Grief and Loss is Nothing Short of a Masterpiece of Graphic Memoir

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 7, 2019

ELCAF FORTNIGHT! In much the same way that Jayde Perkin’s ELCAF-debuting I’m Not Ready is both a consolidation and an expansion of her previous comics work so too does this…

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In Waves – AJ Dungo Deftly Interweaves Narratives in His Poignant Account of Surfing, Love and Loss

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 3, 2019

ELCAF FORTNIGHT! In Waves is obviously not the first graphic memoir to deal with themes of bereavement and grief. But what makes AJ Dungo’s exploration of loss such a distinctive…

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In-Between Days – Teva Harrison Reveals the Truth of Living, With or Without Cancer

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • April 4, 2017

Emotionally raw and at times brutally honest, Teva Harrison’s memoir chronicling her life as a metastatic cancer patient is graphic medicine at its finest. A few years ago, my grandfather…

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The Inflatable Woman – Rachael Ball’s Debut Graphic Novel is a Visionary Entry in the Graphic Medicine Canon

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 21, 2017

Graphic medicine quite unlike anything to come before it, The Inflatable Woman is a visionary use of this ever expanding area of slice-of-life comics. The Inflatable Woman marks the first full-length…

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Embroidered Cancer Comic – Humour in the Face of Adversity in the Latest Graphic Medicine Offering from Singing Dragon

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 11, 2016

This brief but always touching read brings us into its characters’ world with a warmth and sincerity that belies its fleeting page count. Singing Dragon have been building up a most…

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A Story for Desmond – Jason Walz Offers a Unique ‘Graphic Medicine’ Bedtime Story

  • by Paul Mirek
  • November 13, 2015

Who are the stories we tell for: ourselves, or those who hear them? In Jason Walz’s A Story for Desmond, a simple bedtime story brings hope to both a young…

Story of My Tits by Jennifer Hayden (Top Shelf Comix)

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The Story of My Tits – Jennifer Hayden’s Landmark Graphic Memoir Hits the Reader with Both Heartache and Hilarity

  • by Tom Murphy
  • October 9, 2015

Despite its attention-grabbing title, Jennifer Hayden’s powerful and hugely enjoyable graphic memoir offers moving and often hilarious insight into every stage of a woman’s life. As Breast Cancer Awareness Month continues,…

Probably Nothing by Matilda Tristram (Viking)

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Probably Nothing – Matilda Tristram’s Diary Comic of Pregnancy and Cancer is a Triumph of Light and Shade

  • by Tom Murphy
  • November 20, 2014

In Probably Nothing, her visual diary of pregnancy and cancer, Matilda Tristram uses wit and charm to relate what the cover of her book somewhat euphemistically calls “A diary of not-your-average…

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