Graphic Medicine

Review our entire collection of graphic medicine books in the library catalog (a few examples are highlighted below).

A memoir of losing a child (Ted Closson, October 2018).

Daily comic that deals with aging and health (Sandra Bell-Lundy).

Illustrated stories about women rebuilding their lives after rape or sexual abuse (by Psychologist Nina Burrowes, 2014).

A weekly comic series that captures the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has revealed health disparities across populations (various authors/illustrators).

A memoir about being diagnosed with Type I diabetes and the social and economic consequences (Nomi Kane, July 2017).

Observations and stories from a paramedic.

A short story comic about eating disorders in men (Bruce Mutard, 2010).

By Sarah Mirk, September 2018.

A comic about the Tuskegee experiment and how it affected the Black community's trust in medicine and health outcomes today (Whit Taylor and Chris Kindred, February 2018).

A comic about managing lupus and patient-physician communication (developed by The Lupus Initiative, created by Phill Maury and Nicolette Morgan).

A comic about the misdiagnosis and mistreatment of women's health over the centuries (Alexandra Beguez, September 2018).

This 24-page comic destigmatizes mental health issues, covering topics such as stress, anxiety, and addiction, offers tips on how to stay mentally healthy, and provides resources for those that need help (by mental health experts and cartoonists).

One family's experience with the 1918 pandemic and what to expect in a severe pandemic (developed by Public Health Seattle & King County, created by Merideth Li-Volmer, Matthew French, and David Lasky).

Comic about the risks, myths, and science behind vaccines (Maki Naro, December 2014).

A comic based on ethnographic research showing how low-income Puerto Rican families recovered from Hurricane Maria (Gemma Sou, 2018).

Comics that reflect current events and personal experiences.

A comic about gender identity and non-conformity (Breena Nunez, September 2020).

A zine about climate change and how to take better care of our planet and ourselves (Maria Photinakis, April 2019).

Daily webcomic with a focus on environmentalism, science, and health (Jules Rivera).

A story about Tom Dempsey, who held the longest field goal record for over 40 years but faced discrimination for having no toes on his dominant foot (Gerardo Alba, September 2018).

A zine that describes how capitalism and mass incarceration have increased the racial, social, and health disparities in America (October 2020).

A comic that discusses the trans male experience through the story of Mel, who is transitioning from female to male (Morgan Boecher, 2010).