comics

An illustration of William Lewis Moore staring down U.S. 11, the highway he was murdered on. Moore's portrait is framed in the silhouette of a common historical marker template: a rectangular sign, with a rounded top edge for a state seal.

National

COMIC: The roadside marker unlocking a forgotten civil rights murder

10:19am April 24, 2024

by Connie Hanzhang Jin

In 1963, William Lewis Moore was murdered in Alabama while on a civil rights protest walk. Silence around the murder bothered one man for years, until he campaigned to put up a marker about it.

A man walks near a mural of Handala in the village of al-Fara, in the occupied West Bank, following an Israeli raid on Dec. 8.

Who is Handala, the barefoot, spiky-haired boy who symbolizes Palestinian resistance?

4:44pm February 09, 2024

by Hadeel Al-Shalchi

Created by cartoonist Naji al-Ali in 1969, Handala is a 10-year-old Palestinian refugee with his back to the world. The war in Gaza has renewed interest in this representation of Palestinian struggle.

A child presses play on an audiobook cassette tape player.

Arts
Books

Comic: How audiobooks enable the shared experience of listening to a good story

9:57am February 21, 2023

by Kate Wheeler

Growing up without a television at home, cartoonist Kate Wheeler and her brother shared the joys of listening to audiobooks as children.

Arts

COMIC: Finding my voice through dance

5:55am August 19, 2022

For Camille A. Brown, choreography unlocked a new way to understand her power as a dancer, and to celebrate her creative identity.

Science

COMIC: How living on Mars time taught me to slow down

5:01am July 22, 2022

NASA engineer Nagin Cox lives on Earth but works on Mars time, where days are longer and time works differently. Her work with the rovers has entirely changed the way she thinks about time on Earth.

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Books
Arts

Legendary Manga Artist Kentaro Miura, Creator Of 'Berserk,' Has Died

5:51pm May 27, 2021

by Etalka Lehoczky

Miura was one of the most influential manga artists in the field; his signature series, Berserk, ran for over 30 years and melded sword fights, supernatural elements and knotty moral dilemmas.

'Why Is A Red Stain A Disaster?' Tips On Fighting Period Stigma (Plus A Zine!)

5:25pm February 19, 2021

by Malaka Gharib

That's the question that researcher Inga Winkler of Columbia University asks. She shares advice on how to overcome feelings of shame and embarrassment about menstruation.

From Department of Mind-Blowing Theories by Tom Gauld.

Books
Arts

Scientists Are Human, Too: Questions For Cartoonist Tom Gauld

10:00am April 19, 2020

by Petra Mayer

Literary pun purveyor Tom Gauld turns his pen to the foibles of science (and science fiction) in his new comic collection Department of Mind-Blowing Theories, inspired by his scientist grandfather.

Books
Arts

'Apsara Engine' Doesn't Break The Graphic Novel Rules — It Ignores Them

7:00am April 18, 2020

by Etelka Lehoczky

Bishakh Som's new comics collection is uncanny and hard to categorize — science-fictiony, mythic and humanistic, without making any particular assumptions about where humans as a species are going.

Solo Para Chicos y Chicas: Un Cómic Sobre El Nuevo Coronavirus

12:04pm April 01, 2020

Quizás has oído la palabra "coronavirus" en la red o la televisión. Seguramente tienes muchas preguntas. Fijate en nuestro cómic para saber las respuestas.