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Graphic Medicine is the intersection of the discourse of healthcare and the medium of comics. Home of the Graphic Medicine International Collective nonprofit. linktr.ee/graphicmedicine Account currently managed by Matthew Noe

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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Annemarie Jutel reviews Of Tigers and Time Bandits – An Odyssey into Dementia by Wendy Willis, Yuki Mori, and Adan H. Contreras www.graphicmedicine.org/comic-review...
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Of Tigers and Time Bandits – An Odyssey into Dementia | Graphic Medicine
Tigers and Time Bandits explains how it feels to have a mother with dementia.
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Coverage from the 2026 Graphic Medicine Conference, and some expansion on a few speakers' work, in @medscape.com www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
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‘A Lot to Say’: Doctors Use Comics to Deliver Best Medicine
From comics-style stories to New Yorker cartoons, drawing is more than a creative outlet for these doctors — they’ve helped create an impactful new field: graphic medicine.
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Alaina Santiago shares with us her review of Debbie Tung's My Perfectly Imperfect Body, which was originally submitted as part of her coursework at Syracuse www.graphicmedicine.org/comic-review...
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Graphic Medicine Project: My Perfectly Imperfect Body and The Realities of Chronic Illnesses | Graphic Medicine
My Perfectly Imperfect Body dives into what it really means to live in a body that’s not cooperative.
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Annemarie Jutel reviews The Joy of Snacking: A Graphic Memoir about Food, Love & Family by Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell, published by @andrewsmcmeel.bsky.social www.graphicmedicine.org/comic-review...
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The Joy of Snacking: A Graphic Memoir about Food, Love & Family | Graphic Medicine
The Joy of Snacking gave me hours of…yes, joy…as I followed artist, Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell in her conversation about her relationship to family and food.
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Fernando Gabriel Sosa reviews Dumb Reminders by Humberto Avila, Kat Penrose, and Leo McGovern www.graphicmedicine.org/comic-review...
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Dumb Reminders | Graphic Medicine
Dumb Reminders, written by Humberto Avila and illustrated by Kat Penrose, is a poignant and fiercely honest autobiographical short comic exploring the aftermath of a traumatic C4-C5 spinal cord injury...
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Shige “CJ” Suzuki (@cybercjay.bsky.social) reviews Good Morning, Good Night, and See You Tomorrow, Vol. 1 by Moka Onmae, published in English for the first time this November by @sevenseasentertainment.com www.graphicmedicine.org/comic-review...
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Good Morning, Good Night, and See You Tomorrow, Vol. 1 | Graphic Medicine
Good Morning, Good Night, and See You Tomorrow. offers English-language readers a rare work that transcends the boundaries of graphic medicine to explore fundamental questions of how we live. In its e...
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Fernando Gabriel Sosa reviews Turtle Bread: A Graphic Novel About Baking, Fitting In, and the Power of Friendship by Kim-Joy, Alti Firmansyah, and Joana Lafuente published electronically by @comixology.bsky.social and in print by @darkhorse.com www.graphicmedicine.org/comic-review...
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Turtle Bread: A Graphic Novel About Baking, Fitting In, and the Power of Friendship | Graphic Medicine
Turtle Bread offers a poignant, highly empathetic, and visually inventive exploration of social anxiety, self-doubt, and the restorative potential of community.
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Fernando Gabriel Sosa reviews QUIET by Kim-Joy, Alti Firmansyah, and Sara Linsley Published digitally by @comixology.bsky.social and coming in print from @madcavestudios.com www.graphicmedicine.org/comic-review...
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Quiet | Graphic Medicine
Through a compelling mix of speculative fiction, coming-of-age drama, and graphic medicine, the authors offer a nuanced examination of how young people navigate internal paralysis while striving to re...
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Please head to bit.ly/negm26cfp by September 28th to send in your materials. All fields, backgrounds, and levels of education welcome! Veterans of Graphic Medicine and newcomers alike are encouraged to submit.
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NEGM 2026: Pressure Points Call for Proposals
New England Graphic Medicine Summit returns December 3, 2026, featuring community & collaboration at the intersection of healthcare & comics across Boston, Massachusetts, and beyond! We are pleased t...
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The deadline approaches! #NEGM26 is coming this winter (12/3), hand in hand with MICE -- and we want your proposals for panels, workshops, and talks. Come hit the Pressure Point with our wide New England community. Art by Caroline Hu #GraphicMedicine #comics #newengland
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Álvaro Pons @alvaropons.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Besson transforma los pasillos de los hospitales en líneas que componen filigranas, trazos que coreografían danzas imposibles con las palabras donde la ausencia de la figura humana deviene protagonista. @graphicmedicine.bsky.social @medicinagrafica.bsky.social
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Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
@graphicmedicine.bsky.social's @comicnurse.bsky.social & @alexthomas2.bsky.social interviewed @shaneport.bsky.social & @barbrajdillon.bsky.social to discuss tackling grief with a middle grade audience and more! Lend your support to the SHRUB @kickstarter.com: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...
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Graphic Medicine Podcast: Shrub | Graphic Medicine
Welcome to the Graphic Medicine podcast! Your hosts are Alex Thomas (https://boostershotmedia.com/) and MK Czerwiec (https://comicnurse.com/.) After an opening chat, Alex and MK spoke with Barbra Dill...
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Spotlight: “The Book Of Genocides” by Dana Walrath www.graphicmedicine.org/spotlight-th...
an excerpt from Book of Genocides

features the definition of genocide and a stack farm background
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"The Graphic Medicine community's chief qualities are creativity and kindness." Kimberly Myers 💜
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Some of the cool kids!
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Trash Kitty Comics N' Stuff @trashkittycomics.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Graphic Medicine Ireland officially launches, bringing the comics-and-healthcare movement to Dublin @graphicmedicine.bsky.social www.trashkittycomics.com/post/graphic...
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Graphic Medicine Ireland officially launches, bringing the comics-and-healthcare movement to Dublin
Graphic Medicine Ireland, the first dedicated Irish chapter of the international graphic medicine movement, held its official launch event on May 21, 2026, at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ...
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Graphic Medicine Europe is hosting their first congress this week alongside @crosscomix.nl! Several GMIC board members past and present will be there. We cannot wait! eu.graphicmedicine.eu/conferences
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Conferences — Graphic Medicine Europe
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
More nursing comics please!
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Drawing It Out: A Descriptive Study on How Medical Students Use Graphic Medicine to Depict Their Transition to Third Year #GraphicMedicine #meded #medlibs pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41112889/
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Drawing It Out: A Descriptive Study on How Medical Students Use Graphic Medicine to Depict Their Transition to Third Year - PubMed
Analysis of graphic medicine provides educators an opportunity to reflect and incorporate ways to address the problems highlighted.
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I cannot recommend ordering Dana Walrath's Book of Genocides enough Releases next week on September 8th #GraphicMedicine #libcomix www.bookofgenocides.com/the-book
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The Book of Genocides by Dana Mashoian Walrath
The Book of Genocides is a haunting graphic novel that compels readers to confront the darkest chapters of human history not as distant events but as visceral experiences.
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Welcome to Graphic Medicine Ireland! www.graphicmedicineireland.com/home
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Graphic Medicine Ireland
Welcome to Graphic Medicine Ireland
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Felix Cheong reviews THE OLLIE COMICS - DAIRY OF A FIRST-TIME DAD by Drewscape www.graphicmedicine.org/comic-review...
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THE OLLIE COMICS – DIARY OF A FIRST-TIME DAD | Graphic Medicine
Nothing quite prepares you for that cute, squalling Mini-me that is now your responsibility, your center of gravity, your life. And naturally, you want to document every fleeting thing before it start...
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Felix Cheong reviews MR. GOODCHILD by JH Low www.graphicmedicine.org/comic-review...
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MR. GOODCHILD | Graphic Medicine
by Felix Cheong   What if the voice in your head isn’t yours? Or worse, what if it is? The first graphic novel by JH Low, a Singapore author/illustrator well known for his children’s picture books, is...
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Matt Peters reviews Avengers: No More Bullying from @marvelcomicshqs.bsky.social www.graphicmedicine.org/comic-review...
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Avengers: No More Bullying | Graphic Medicine
by Matt Peters   Content advisory: Brief discussions of interpersonal violence, emotional distress, and trauma responses   In 2014, Marvel adorned seven issues of its monthly comics with special cover...
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Laboni Das reviews A Mild Case of Mass Hysteria by Felix Cheong, Ritwick Roy, and Riddhi Trivedi www.graphicmedicine.org/comic-review...
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A Mild Case of Mass Hysteria | Graphic Medicine
Among four protagonists, one story follows a young family whose lives are comfortably ordinary until their son wakes one night terrified, convinced that he has Koro (genitals retraction syndrome). The...
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Felix Cheong reviews Becoming Margaret Leng Tan: The Toy Piano Virtuoso Who Couldn’t Stop Counting by Low Lai Chow and Dan Kuah www.graphicmedicine.org/comic-review...
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Becoming Margaret Leng Tan: The Toy Piano Virtuoso Who Couldn’t Stop Counting | Graphic Medicine
Margaret Leng Tan is Singapore’s most unusual musical export, a Juilliard-trained musician who made the toy piano her calling card. Much of the book is about living with obsessive-compulsive disorder ...
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
In the latest Graphic Medicine Podcast, hosts @comicnurse.bsky.social and @alexthomas2.bsky.social talk with special guest Grace Farris about her new book, SEE ONE, DO ONE, TEACH ONE available from @wwnorton.com www.graphicmedicine.org/graphic-medi...
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Graphic Medicine Podcast: Special Guest Grace Farris! | Graphic Medicine
Welcome to the Graphic Medicine podcast! Your hosts are Alex Thomas (https://boostershotmedia.com/) and MK Czerwiec (https://comicnurse.com/.) After an opening chat about their April participation in ...
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Find more information and an overview of last events at countway.info/negm
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NEGM Summit 2026 | Countway Library
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
New England Graphic Medicine Summit returns 12/03/26 featuring community & collaboration at the intersection of healthcare & comics across Boston, Massachusetts & beyond. Proposals for #NEGM26 are due 9/28/26 and registration opens in late October. Submit proposals to: forms.gle/eU5z3REa9KaH...
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
GMIC Board Welcomes Esther Saltzman and Gianna Paniagua www.graphicmedicine.org/gmic-board-w...
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GMIC Board Welcomes Esther Saltzman and Gianna Paniagua | Graphic Medicine
GMIC, the Graphic Medicine International Collective, is proud to announce that Esther Saltzman and Gianna Paniagua have joined its board
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
What stands out to you from this year’s Wisdom Wall? Does anything surprise you? Are there things not here that you expected to see? Are there opportunities that you would love to help us make happen? Please comment and let us know! ##GraphMed2026 www.graphicmedicine.org/2026-wisdom-...
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Graphic Medicine Under Pressure Wisdom Wall | Graphic Medicine
As part of the Graphic Medicine 2026 Conference, our friends at Lizard Brain set up long visual facilitation board - a Wisdom Wall - and invited conference attendees to participate in shared brainstor...
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Jack Phoenix (a comics librarian) @comicslibrarian.com · 16/08/2026
Are you an indie #comics creator or small comics publisher who has had trouble getting your work into libraries in the US or Canada? You may be able to help us alpha test our new nonprofit platform. Drop a comment if interested and maybe we can chat. #comicsky comicslibrarycommons.org
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Comics Library Commons
A community-driven comics library platform
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
New podcast: GM site contributor Alice Jaggers co-hosts a new podcast that will be of interest to members of the graphic medicine community. Search for A Better Nerd is Possible wherever you get your podcasts. Find it on Apple podcast here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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A Better Nerd is Possible: Art, Design, Health and Democracy
Books Podcast · Updated Monthly · Come hang out in our clubhouse! Alice and Avery have started a SUPER SECRET book club. Every month, we meet with a mission: explore art, design, health and democracy ...
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Graphic medicine in medical ethics education #GraphicMedicine www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
As Ebru Ustundag and Matthew Noe conclude their terms on the board of the Graphic Medicine International Collective, GMIC would like to extend its immense thanks for their invaluable leadership, contributions, time, and expertise. www.graphicmedicine.org/a-thank-you-...
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A Thank You to Ebru Ustundag and Matthew Noe | Graphic Medicine
Graphic Medicine International Collective (GMIC) thanks Ebru Ustundag and Matthew Noe on the completion of their terms on the board.
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Spotlight: Illustrated Guide to Clinical Trials www.graphicmedicine.org/spotlight-il...
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Spotlight: Illustrated Guide to Clinical Trials | Graphic Medicine
Our latest Graphic Medicine Spotlight post focuses on an illustrated guide to clinical trials, from creator William Tobia
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Cassy Lee reviews THE NIGHTINGALES by Emil Wilson, published by @avidreaderpress.bsky.social www.graphicmedicine.org/comic-review...
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The Nightingales | Graphic Medicine
Based on a true story from his family's history, Wilson reconstructs this experience (Wilson's father in 1985 taking in a coworker with AIDS) through Lou’s (Wilson's sister's) perspective while simult...
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Lilian Nyamongo reviews THIS BEAUTIFUL RIDICULOUS CITY by Kay Sohini (@kaysohini.bsky.social), published by Ten Speed Graphic (a @crownpublishing.bsky.social imprint) www.graphicmedicine.org/comic-review...
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This Beautiful, Ridiculous City – A Graphic Memoir | Graphic Medicine
by Lilian Nyamongo Content Advisory: This book contains discussion of suicide with some suicidal imagery. The crisis Lifeline number in the U.S. and Canada is 988, in the U.K. it’s 999; and for elsewh...
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Adventures in Colonoscopy by Cat Farris for @ohjoysextoy.bsky.social #GraphicMedicine www.ohjoysextoy.com/adventures-i...
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Adventures In Colonoscopy by Cat Farris
Text: Oh Joy Sex Toy presents: Adventures in Colonoscopy by Cat Farris Image: Cat Farris draws in a simple, energetic, cartoon-y style with a color palette of yellows and greens. A person in a cowboy ...
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Check this out! Shock Treatment – EC Comics’ Precursor to Modern Graphic Medicine Collected by Fantagraphics www.brokenfrontier.com/shock-treatm...
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Shock Treatment – EC Comics’ Precursor to Modern Graphic Medicine Collected by Fantagraphics – Broken Frontier
Broken Frontier's Gary Usher takes a look at 'Shock Treatment', the latest collection in the EC Artists Library series.
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Anatomy of a Graphic Medicine Conference, by Sal Marx www.graphicmedicine.org/anatomy-of-a...
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Anatomy of a Graphic Medicine Conference, by Sal Marx | Graphic Medicine
Artist Sal Marx presents their "Anatomy of a Graphic Medicine Conference" comic, a recap of their experiences at the 2026 GM conference
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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Best conference report ever! Sal Marx's brilliant comic, Anatomy of a Graphic Medicine Conference, on the @graphicmedicine.bsky.social website. Sal even manages to capture all the presenters from our Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine panel! #GraphMed2026 www.graphicmedicine.org/anatomy-of-a...
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Anatomy of a Graphic Medicine Conference, by Sal Marx | Graphic Medicine
Artist Sal Marx presents their "Anatomy of a Graphic Medicine Conference" comic, a recap of their experiences at the 2026 GM conference
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
M.T. Bennett reviews Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine, edited by Lisa Diedrich and Briana Martino, published by @psupress.bsky.social www.graphicmedicine.org/comic-review...
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Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine | Graphic Medicine
This collection shares how health and illness can be communicated through a constellation of concepts, images, practices, and conversations.
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
ICYMI: 2026 Graphic Medicine Awards Winners Announced! www.graphicmedicine.org/2026-graphic...
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2026 Graphic Medicine Awards Winners Announced! | Graphic Medicine
The Graphic Medicine International Collective (GMIC) is thrilled to announce the winners of  the 2026 GMIC Awards!!! The winners in each of three categories of the 2026 Graphic Medicine International ...
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Thank you for the coverage @graphicpolicy.com!
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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I had such an incredible time at the @graphicmedicine.bsky.social conference in Baltimore with @sarahpeitzmeier.bsky.social! We gave a taught a workshop I'm really proud of and got to hear so many other inspiring speakers :D I left wanting to work and read even more graphic medicine comics!
co-authors Sarah Peitzmeier and Maia Kobabe pose in front of a slide with a motif of clouds, smiling and holding a copy of their book Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding A messy stack of books including copies of Gender Queer: A Memoir, Opting Out, Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding and the Annotated Gender Queer
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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
i also want to talk about how excited i am and how meaningful it is to me for hello sunshine to have won the graphic medicine award for best longform work. this award in general means a lot to me personally because it's the first one i ever won for my work (last year, for sunflowers), but it also--
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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
means a lot to me because it's so, so important to me that my books don't just emotionally resonate; they also need to be accurate. there is so, so much misinfo about psychosis out there, some of it even coming from people who have suffered from it. i didn't want to be one of them. i researched--
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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
my ass off making sure i wasn't assuming my experience was the sole experience. i knew it was both necessary and also wasn't enough to have had psychosis myself. so yeah, it means a lot to me to be honored in this way, by this particular award. thank you so much to @graphicmedicine.bsky.social ❤️
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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
#GraphMed2026 may be wrapping up, but y'all, do we have news for you! We are thrilled to share that #GraphMed2027, The Body and the Stories It Tells, will take place in Bologna, Italy from June 10 - 12, 2027, hosted by our wonderful friends at Graphic Medicine Italia!
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