The definitive guide to writing, drawing, and publishing nonfiction comics from award-winning creators Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris—"absolutely essential reading" (Nate Powell)
Making Nonfiction Comics is an accessible guide to nonfiction comics perfect for graphic novel readers, writers, and of course, aspiring comics artists. This new classic is a must-have for readers of Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics and Lynda Barry’s Making Comics.
Sarah Shay Mirk and Eleri Mai Harris, award-winning graphic journalists and longtime editors of the critically acclaimed graphic journalism site the Nib, have compiled the perfect field guide to graphic journalism while showcasing valuable skills and practices for creating nonfiction comics.
Mixing comics, prose, infographics, illustrations, and interviews with some of the world’s most influential nonfiction comics creators, Harris and Mirk introduce readers to nonfiction visual stories while also articulating the standards and ethics around blending traditional journalism with the visual language of comics.
Featuring contributions from Derf Backderf, Box Brown, Thi Bui, Nicole Georges, Malaka Gharib, Nate Powell, Kristen Radtke, Victoria Ying, and more.
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“Far from being a book with niche interest (aspiring and current cartoonists), this will inspire anyone with a vested interest in how creative nonfiction is made and why it so thoroughly captures our limited attention.”
" - Booklist, starred review
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“Eleri Harris and Shay Mirk’s soon-to-be indispensable guide to nonfiction comics is a triumph of metanarrative that both adores and articulates how the intertwining of reporting, writing, and drawing elevates those media into something powerful, exciting, and relevant.”
" - Washington Post
