The NEH, Racism, Good Editors, and Me

There’s always room to be more explicit when it comes to identifying oppressive structures in our work.

Ocean Sciences Meeting ’18

Hello everybody, I’ve got an amazing opportunity to exhibit at the 2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting here in Portland this week (AKA the most impressive gathering of marine science folks in the country) and I wanted to invite you all to come along. I’ll be displaying original pages from (and giving away copies of) Mappin’ the Floor, the … Continue reading Ocean Sciences Meeting ’18

New Comic: Who IS Wonder Woman, Anyway?

Greetings, friends! I’ve got a new comic in the world! There’s a lot of talk about Wonder Woman in the world right now, thanks to the new film about her opening this weekend, but who is she really? You can head over to The Nib today to read all about her history as a feminist icon, patriotic … Continue reading New Comic: Who IS Wonder Woman, Anyway?

New Comic: Sail Cargo Resurgence

Hey friends, Fittingly, I’m writing this blog post from the deck of the Oliver Hazard Perry, a new tall ship in Rhode Island that I’m currently working aboard as a visiting artist. But that’s secondary to the following exciting news of the day: I’ve got a new comic up on The Nib! For the last few … Continue reading New Comic: Sail Cargo Resurgence

New Comic: Greening Islam

I have a new comic up today in collaboration with writer Audrey Quinn, Symbolia Magazine, and Showtime’s Years of Living Dangerously TV series. It’s a big honor to be involved with this project, which strives to bring greater awareness to the challenges of climate change through comics journalism and media outreach. These are big, scary topics and … Continue reading New Comic: Greening Islam

New Comic: Flip the Switch

So a while back I hinted that I’d soon be contributing some work to The Nib, Matt Bors’s comics portal over on Medium.com. That day has finally come! I went to check out Float On, the nation’s largest sensory deprivation tank center, and made you a whole comic about it. If you’ve ever wondered what … Continue reading New Comic: Flip the Switch

“The Secret Life of Gitmo’s Women” Featured on Narratively

In-depth, human-interest news platform Narratively featured a comic of mine this week. “The Secret Life of Gitmo’s Women” collects the two interviews I illustrated for Symbolia Magazine in collaboration with writer Sarah Mirk early last year. These two stories haven’t been free to read online before now, so head over and take a look. (Note: these comics deal with … Continue reading “The Secret Life of Gitmo’s Women” Featured on Narratively

Symbolia is LIVE!

The latest issue of Symbolia, the tablet magazine of comics journalism, is OUT! It’s been almost a year since Sarah Mirk first approached me about illustrating this project, so it’s very exciting to have the full issue out in the open at last. Declassified brings to life the firsthand experiences of two women who served at … Continue reading Symbolia is LIVE!