In this second episode of the Comics Librarianship series Iurgi sits down with Matthew Noe, who is the Lead Collection and Knowledge Management Librarian at Harvard Medical School, an instructor for the University of Kentucky and Library Juice Academy, and a Trustee for the Worcester Public Library. He is a former President for the American Library Association’s Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table and the Treasurer for the Graphic Medicine International Collective.

Matt published an excellent article on graphic medicine in the recent Booklist’s Guide to Graphic Novels 2025. In this conversation Matt discuses the growth of graphic medicine, why it’s such an important field of study, genre and community and his thoughts on graphic medicine now.

00:20 Introduction

02:11 What Matt's been up to since we last talked to him in 2021

06:03 The origins of graphic medicine

08:17 Graphic medicine before the term was coined

11:33 Key developments in graphic medicine since 2007

19:32 Will Eisner and graphic medicine: A cautionary tale

22:36 Graphic medicine as a field and a genre

25:08 Graphic medicine as a field of study

29:22 Graphic medicine as practice

31:51 Graphic medicine as a community/collective

38:52 Graphic medicine as a genre

46:26 Art heals: Comics that made a huge personal impact

53:30 What Matt would like to see in the future for graphic medicine in libraries

56:15 Graphic medicine in different markers: America, Europe, Asia

01:01:48 Iurgi and Matt give recommendations to each other:

• Brittle Joints by Maria Sweeney
• Sleepless Planet: A Graphic Guide to Healing From Insomnia by Maureen Burdock
• Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou by Hitoshi Ashinano
• The Art of Flying by Antonio Altarriba, Kim
• Mafalda by Quino

Check out the Graphic Medicine International Collective website and subscribe to their newsletter: https://www.graphicmedicine.org/

Drawing Blood: A comics and medicine exhibit at the Ohio State University's Billy Ireland Library: https://www.graphicmedicine.org/drawing-blood-comics-medicine-exhibit/

To stay up to date and for the full roundup of news, resources and new titles visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/

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In this month's roundup Marissa and Mia go through their latest read, recent news and new graphic novels.

01:26 Recent reads:

Marissa:

• Nimona / N D Stevenson
• Julienne
• Nothing Special
• I Killed the Main Character vs Extra’s Academy Survival Guide

Mia:

• Gender Queer
• My brother’s husband volume 1

13:56 News:

• Image Comics
• Jim Shooter, the force behind Marvel’s rise and Secret Wars, has passed away at 73
• Dominic Davies and Candida Rifkind have published a really interesting article on The Conversation exploring how comics and graphic novels can empower refugees to tell their stories on their own terms
• Movie adaptations: Fantastic 4, Superman, Supergirl (set for release in the US on 26 June 2026) staring Aussie actress Milly Alcock

21:27 New graphic novels:

• Miss Camper by Kat Fajardo (Scholastic)
• Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor by Mark Waid, Bryan Hitch (DC Comics)
• Will Eisner: A Comics Biography by Stephen Weiner, Dan Mazur (NBM)
• Free Piano (Not Haunted) by Whitney Gardner (Simon & Schuster)
• Float by Kate Marchant, CJ Joaquin (Graphix)
• Simplicity by Mattie Lubchansky (Random House)

To stay up to date and for the full roundup of news, resources and new titles visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/

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In this month's roundup Iurgi and Marissa go through the latest news, PD and new graphic novels.

01:30 Recent reads:

Marissa:

• Stars in Their Eyes by Jessica Walton, Aśka
• Webtoons, so many webtoons
• The Curie Society by Heather Einhorn, Adam Staffaroni, Janet Harvey, Sonia Liao
• Nevermoor has a French graphic novel adaptation! But no English edition yet

Iurgi:

• The Cartoonists’ Club by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud.
• A Wizard of Earthsea: The graphic novel by Fred Fordham
• The Girl Who Flew Away by Lee Dean
• Mafalda by Quino

11:02 News:

• The American Manga Awards
• ALIA Graphic creator chats
• Off Panel Podcast with Tillie Walden
• The Toronto Comic Arts Festival's (TCAF) Libraries & Education Day
• Manga and female readership
• An excellent upcoming webinar by Booklist
• The 2025 Graphic Novels Guide for Libraries from Booklist is out now!

25:52 New graphic novels:

Hairy Holes by Brenton McKenna (Magabala Books)

The Brownout Murders by Luke C. Jackson, Kelly Jackson, Maya Graham (Scribe)

A Witch’s Life in Mongol, Vol. 1 by Tomato Soup (Yen Press)

Not So Shoujo Love Story, Volume 1 by Curryuku (VIZ Originals)

Senpai is an Otokonoko: My Crossdressing Classmate, Volume 1 by Pom (Kodansha)

Speechless by Aron Nels Steinke (Scholastic Inc)

Metal Hurlant: Old Dreams Young Visions by Various Authors (Humanoids)

Wolverine: Revenge by Jonathan Hickman, Greg Capullo (Marvel)

To stay up to date and for the full roundup of news, resources and new titles visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/

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