Graphic Medicine
Information on the use of the comics medium to explore issues in healthcare.
Creating and Interpreting Comics
Books in the Health Sciences Library
- 99 Ways to Tell a Story by Matt MaddenA series of one-page comics that tell the same story ninety-nine different ways. Intended to spark productive conversations among all types of creative people: novelists, screenwriters, graphic designers, and cartoonists.
- Cartooning by Ivan BrunettiProvides lessons on the art of cartooning along with information on terminology, tools, techniques, and theory.
- Drawing Comics Lab by Robyn ChapmanCovers all of the basic steps necessary to produce a comic, from the first doodle to the finished publication.
- Drawing Words and Writing Pictures by Jessica Abel; Matt MaddenA course on comic creation that centers on storytelling and concludes with making a finished comic. With chapters on lettering, story structure, and panel layout, in 15 lessons.
- Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative by Will EisnerLearn how to control a story effectively using a broad array of techniques. With examples from Will Eisner's own catalog.
- Syllabus by Lynda BarryOffers selected pages from the author's illustrated notebooks kept during a three year period when she was figuring out how to teach a course on keeping creative notebooks.
- Making Comics by Lynda BarryFollow-up to Barry's bestselling Syllabus and this time she shares all of her comics-making exercises and detailing her creative curriculum
- Uncanny Bodies by Scott T. Smith (Editor); José Alaniz (Editor)Explores how superhero comics, with their creative fusions of fantasy and realism, provide a flexible visual form for engaging issues of disability and intersectional identity (race, class, gender, sexuality) as well as for imagining and valuing different physical and cognitive ways of being in the world
- Understanding Comics by Scott MccloudProvides a detailed look at the history, meaning, and art of comics and cartooning. An essential (and fun!) read for anyone interested in how comics work.
Web Resources
- What Is a Graphic Novel?A condensed introduction to what comics are, how they work, and how to read them. Website also includes lesson plans and activities for comics creation.
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