April and May (2026) have proved to be an unusually full time of talking comics all over the globe (though only one of them required me leaving my house…). From India to Japan to the east coast, it’s been fun talking with educators, students, comics enthusiasts, and more. While they’ve mostly been virtual, they haven’t…
New term, another new class – this time on Superheroes! First time for me, despite having read these things since before I could read! And with it – I have a whole new syllabus that is made as a comic! [UPDATE: I decided to document the whole class as we go – that’s on its…
This fall has somehow seen me with a whole bunch of talks to give and more ahead – some that can be attended virtually. If you missed it, last post I shared my first minicomic as syllabus for a new (non-comics) class this fall. Check that out here. In late September, I did a virtual…
Pleased to share word, that I’ll be the opening keynote speaker for the Graphic Medicine Conference this July! The conference will be held July 16-18, 2024 in Athlone, Ireland – and brings together comics makers and health care professionals from around the globe! Alongside my keynote, I’ll be doing two workshops for attendees before the…
Suddenly, I’m participating in a flurry of conversations around comics/my work in a 20 hour stretch February 21st and 22nd! An accessible version of Unflattening, with visual linguist Neil Cohn in the UK, and back at Teachers College – on alternative scholarship… UPDATE: Recording of this is now available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9y_bjUNs1Q&feature=youtu.be. Also, the audio descriptions and…
A short update with news of an event I’m cohosting this week! First, a couple of recent podcast interviews. Back in June, I spoke with Mike Hanson for his show the Well Read Investor and we had a good conversation about how I came to do this work and thoughts about comics in education. That’s…
Some speaking news, publication announcements, and down below, a new collaborative (!) comics-making challenge! (scroll to bottom if you want to start with that!) First, I was set to go to the UK next week for a series of talks and workshops – including keynoting the Transitions comics conference in London and giving a workshop…
Some teaching resources to share – but first, speaking news! This week I’m off to Michigan State University to keynote (along with the amazing Emil Ferris) MSU’s annual Comics Forum. I’m there for a workshop Thursday February 20, Emil Ferris will be speaking Friday evening, and my keynote will be midday Saturday the 22nd. That…
A roundup of news, upcoming talks, and resources from my classes that I’ve made available (with an opportunity to participate in my class’s midterm(!) below). Past events first: the kind folks at Duke’s Franklin Humanities Institute have made a terrific video that weaves together an interview with me, alongside a workshop and talk I did last…
Some travel, news around Unflattening, interviews, and thoughts on comics in the classroom with this post… This week, I’m off to Emory University to speak (and join some classes) as part of their IDEAS weeklong event series. Looking forward to meeting with their IDEAS Fellows and talking alternative scholarship and comics with them! My…