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Making Nonfiction Comics: A Guide for Graphic Narrative

by Shay Sarah Mirk

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A practical guide to nonfiction comics

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A practical guide to nonfiction comics

Combining comics, prose, infographics, illustrations, and interviews, this guide examines how nonfiction visual stories are made and published. Shay Sarah Mirk and Eleri Harris connect the craft of writing and drawing with graphic journalism’s standards and ethics, including the considerations involved in bringing journalism into comics form. Contributions from a range of nonfiction comics creators add perspectives on the field and its practices. The book’s mix of formats makes it both an introduction to nonfiction comics and a reference to the questions that arise when visual storytelling represents real events and subjects.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Aspiring nonfiction comics writers and artists
  • Graphic novel readers interested in journalism and visual storytelling
  • Readers seeking guidance on the craft and ethics of nonfiction comics

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Nonfiction comicsGraphic journalismVisual storytellingJournalistic standards and ethics

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Book overview

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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