Last night I went to MA's lecture, Bad Doctor: An Evening with Ian Williams. He discussed his latest comic book that is a fictional story, following themes of medicine, cycling, and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). A long time ago, before my awesome husband, I went out with a guy who got me into comics. We read mostly comics with adult themes such as depression, anxiety and insanity, not superheroes comics like the ones published by Marvel or DC comics. Though, I do like the Dark Phoenix saga.. Anyway, Williams talked about some of comics I read with my ex! I was surprised because I didn't really associate them with mental illness; I read them because they were well written with interesting characters, and drawn beautifully, which is what I look for in books/comics. Williams discussed his website Graphic Medicine, which explores the intersection between the medium of comics and the discourse of healthcare. It really makes sense, write a story about something very personal and illustrate it with pictures. I got inspired last night to write something, but I really don't know what to write about. Below are a couple of graphic novels he mentioned that I read a while ago and really liked! Black Hole by Charles Burns. The art is so beautiful and story so good. It is about teenagers getting "a bug" and once infected, start to cause bodily disfigurement or deformities. David B's Epileptic is about a family's struggle with epilepsy. The eldest son goes through so many situations to find ways to treat his epilepsy and his parents are always there to support him. Powerful and sad. Maus is about a man telling his story about his life during the holocaust. The people are illustrated as animals: The Jewish people are mice, the Germans are Cats and the Polish people are pigs. A book about racism, suffering and death, which won the Pulitzer Prize.
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