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Now a celebrated cartoonist and practicing physician, in 2004 Grace Farris began med school with visions of ER and Scrubs. Across cadaver labs, operating rooms, and lecture halls, she embarked on the arduous road to becoming a doctor. In her graphic memoir debut, Grace looks back on her journey through medical school and residency in…
They weren’t willing to kill for their country, but they were willing to die for it. During World War II, religious pacifist David Miller and a group of conscientious objectors made an extraordinary choice: they signed up for government-sponsored medical experiments that intentionally infected them with hepatitis. Their goal was simple but dangerous–help scientists understand…
Timed for the 20th anniversary of the critically acclaimed, Eisner Award-winning webcomic-turned-graphic novel, Mom’s Cancer is a revised and expanded edition featuring 32 pages of all-new material. With 22 additional comics pages and new essays from Brian Fies; nurse MK Czerwiec, cofounder of graphicmedicine.org; and editor Charles Kochman, this edition is a must-have. Winner of…
When the Comics Code forced EC Comics to abandon its popular horror and crime titles, EC launched a “New Direction” in hopes of attracting new readers. Among the new titles were two medical dramas, M.D. and Psychoanalysis, which were competing in a rapidly changing media landscape, increasingly dominated by television. It would be more than…
They say, “It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.” Peter Dunlap-Shohl counters, “Why not do both?” At the age of forty-three, former Anchorage Daily News staff cartoonist Peter Dunlap-Shohl was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a disorder that, among other things, can rob a person of their ability to speak…
The winner of the 2005 Eisner Award in the category of Best Digital Comic for the original Web version, “Mom’s Cancer” is now available as a graphic novel. It offers an honest, unflinching, and sometimes humorous look at the practical and emotional effect that serious illness can have on patients and their families.
The New York Public Library’s Best New Comics of 2025 for Adults The documented experiences of Joseph O’Dwyer, a young man who was institutionalized at one of Canada’s most notorious historic psychiatric institutions. On November 21, 1948, Joseph O’Dwyer’s suicide attempt was interrupted when a bystander pulled him out of the Kitsilano Pool in Vancouver….
Celebrate the holiday season with relaxing puzzle fun in The Big Book of Large Print Word Search – Volume 5: Christmas Word Search. This festive puzzle book is designed especially for adults and seniors who enjoy large print word search puzzles and the magic of Christmas. Each puzzle features clear 15×15 large print grids, making…
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