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Ink, Illness, and Information: Building a Graphic Medicine Collection in an Academic Health Sciences Library

Theis-Mahon, Nicole

Aho, Melissa

#GraphicMedicine #medlibs #libcomix

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October 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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ohjoysextoy.bsky.social Oh Joy Sex Toy @ohjoysextoy.bsky.social · 4d
By volunteering at his local center for archiving important queer Australian material, @hiencomics.com.au connects not only with his peers but with the generations of queer creators before him who documented their lives through flyers, posters, and even fabric.
www.ohjoysextoy.com/westpride-ar...
Hien Pham draws in a lushly rendered style that alternates between realistic illustrations and simplified chibi cartoons in textured pencil lines. He uses the full spectrum of colors. Hien himself is a bespectacled, dark-skinned, heavyset man with thinning hair pulled into a bun and a bushy beard. Narration: WestPride Archives is a not-for-profit volunteer-run organization dedicated to preserving queer materials of historical significance in Perth. A hand is seen turning a crank to slide a mobile shelving unit along a wall full of identical units that are only differentiated by the topics listed on their outer-facing walls. The categories include: Western Gay, Sapphic Women, Women's Lib, Feminist Papers, Marching Boys, Dykes with Pride, Dykes on Bikes. "Come have a look!" Calls the voice belonging to the hand turning the crank as the interior shelves are revealed. Narration: Started in the mid-90s, their collections are currently kept safe underneath the Murdoch University library. "We have books, journals, full magazine runs, banners from the Freedom Center, outfits from past Pride parades..." Explains a young woman with long brown hair tied up in a ponytail, glasses, and wearing the rainbow lanyard that all the WPA volunteers sport around their necks. "Whoa!!!" Hien exclaims in delighted shock, reverting to his simplified chibi-form as he marvels in delight at the rows of books and assorted papers that fill the shelves that tower over his head. "That there is an entire computer we inherited from the Lespar Library of Women's Liberation with all of their digital databases!" Continues the first volunteer. "That's so cool!!!" Marvels Hien at the ancient technology. "Do you have any comics?!" "Not here..." Answers another a middle-aged woman with short greying brown hair. "but we do have these cartoon postcards." She expertly lifts the lid from a box on one shelf, showing stacks of postcards and flyers inside. Read the rest on ohjoysextoy.com
October 8, 2026 at 4:33 PM
noethematt.bsky.social
Library folks, now is a really good time to bulk up your superhero comics collection and do some targeted outreach.

This is going to hurt local comics shops, and we don't want to encourage that... but we also have the ability to lessen the pain for readers.

Explore partnerships.

#libcomix 📚
comicsbeat.bsky.social Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 5d
Marvel puts an end to $3.99 comics

The last issue of Marvel Comics priced at $3.99 will hit stands in November... and the disappearance of digital downloads might be close behind.
Marvel puts an end to $3.99 comics
The last issue of Marvel Comics priced at $3.99 will hit stands in November... and the disappearance of digital downloads might be close behind.
www.comicsbeat.com
October 6, 2026 at 1:03 PM
noethematt.bsky.social
"What is it about queer comics that scares right-wing politicians so much? Conversely, what makes them such a powerful medium for queer and trans storytelling?"

These comics are so good!

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Comics Against Censorship | Xtra Magazine
"Comics Against Censorship" is a five-part series of original comics focusing on themes of LGBTQ2S+ censorship, from the actions of Danielle Smith’s Alberta government to the experiences of affirming ...
xtramagazine.com
October 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
noethematt.bsky.social
This is a great way to spend your Friday afternoon if you can make it folks!

#GraphicMedicine #libcomix #ComicsA11y #medlibs 📚
October 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
noethematt.bsky.social
Recording: Pride is Better Together!: RRT x GNCRT Collaboration Core List

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Pride is Better Together!: RRT x GNCRT Collaboration Core List
YouTube video by BooklistOnline
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August 31, 2026 at 4:23 PM
noethematt.bsky.social
I cannot recommend ordering Dana Walrath's Book of Genocides enough

Releases next week on September 8th

#GraphicMedicine #libcomix

www.bookofgenocides.com/the-book
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.
www.bookofgenocides.com
August 31, 2026 at 3:30 PM
noethematt.bsky.social
This report from @oif.bsky.social is a great, depressing, reminder of what these book challenges really are: attempts to eliminate entire peoples from the public sphere.

#libcomix 📚

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OIF Releases Additional Reports on Censorship in 2025
The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom has released two reports providing additional detailed insights from 2025, the year with the highest level of library censorship ever...
www.oif.ala.org
August 14, 2026 at 5:27 PM
noethematt.bsky.social
Next exhibit coming to Penn: The Black Hero’s Journey traces the evolution of Black characters and creators through the history of comic books in America.

#libcomix

www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/bla...
The Black Hero's Journey
The Black Hero’s Journey traces the evolution of Black characters and creators through the history of comic books in America.
www.library.upenn.edu
August 14, 2026 at 5:22 PM
noethematt.bsky.social
I only know about it because someone I know from #libcomix land saw it and emailed it to me because they are all in on us doing more with this within ALA GNCRT lol
August 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
noethematt.bsky.social
This sucks

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kennym.bsky.social Kenny Meyers @kennym.bsky.social · Aug 11
Webtoons going all in on AI.
August 11, 2026 at 2:42 PM
noethematt.bsky.social
"Annisija Hunter, subject librarian at Hilton M. Briggs Library at [SDSU], has received the prestigious 2026 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries Innovation Grant for her project, “Humanizing Health Sciences Education with Graphic Medicine.”"

#libcomix #GraphicMedicine
SDSU librarian receives national graphic medicine grant
Annisija Hunter, subject librarian at Hilton M. Briggs Library at South Dakota State University, has received the prestigious 2026 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries Innovation Grant for h...
www.sdstate.edu
August 6, 2026 at 7:44 PM
anuncivilphd.bsky.social
Keep those signatures coming!

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August 1, 2026 at 11:24 PM
noethematt.bsky.social
Want to read the Guide to Graphic Novels in Libraries 2026 online?

I got you!

You can find it - and all the previous year's issues - online here: www.booklistonline.com/graphicnovels

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July 17, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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cartoonist.coop Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · Jul 17
Creators at Silver Sprocket have released a public statement regarding longstanding concerns with the business practices of the company which alleges issues around payment of royalties, poor treatment of staff, and lack of professionalism. Please read their statement: cartoonist.coop/sprocket-art...
The Silver Sprocket goat head logo.
July 17, 2026 at 6:56 PM
noethematt.bsky.social
This stretch goal has been reached and I am so psyched to see this educators' guide happening!

More guides in comics going forward from everyone please!

(Not sure how do go about it? I and plenty of others would love to help you make it happen!)

#libcomix
schweizercomics.bsky.social Chris Schweizer @ NYCC (H27) @schweizercomics.bsky.social · Jul 16
Just a smidge over fifty bucks from reaching our next stretch goal: an educators' guide to help teachers and educating parents use the graphic novel as a springboard to learn principles of language arts, civics, and art!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sch...
Outlaw's Apprentice: Broken Blade
Book one of the Appalachian-inspired swashbuckling fantasy graphic novel series
www.kickstarter.com
July 16, 2026 at 6:41 PM
noethematt.bsky.social
GNCRT has accomplished decades worth in just 8 years. But we ain't out of ideas yet!

#libcomix #alaac26

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
"With so many GNCRT launch goals achieved, Noe says there are still more activities to think about, including reaching out internationally. While noting that he spoke only for himself and not as a GNCRT spokesperson, he says, “I would love the GNCRT to be able to go to ComicsPRo [an annual meeting for comics retailers] at some point. I think there’s room for us to have stronger relationships with retailers.”"
July 3, 2026 at 10:07 PM
arystocrat.bsky.social
This is my new favorite description of the comics scene at ALA Annual every year. #alaac2026 #libcomix And @ryanestrada.com we all missed you greatly and your name and work came up often!
ryanestrada.com Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Jun 29
ALA annual is just a long series of excellent conversations with people who love books.

Then six months later, you find out that you accidentally sold thousands of copies, because a handful of those people were some of the most influential people in the industry.
July 1, 2026 at 3:53 PM
noethematt.bsky.social
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besspallares.bsky.social Bess Pallares @besspallares.bsky.social · Jun 30
The highest stretch goal in this campaign means Chris will gift a copy of the book to every public library in Kentucky, plus every middle and high school library that wants one.

How can you not be romantic about indie comics?
June 30, 2026 at 5:22 PM
noethematt.bsky.social
Gets Graphic Breakfast

Hosted by Penguin Random House Library Marketing in partnership with ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table and United for Libraries

#alaac26 #libcomix
June 29, 2026 at 1:23 PM