LibGuides: Whole Person & Leisure Reading Collection in Kirksville: Graphic Novel

Graphic Novel

Things to do in a Retirement Home Trailer Park by Aneurin Wright
Call Number: R726.8 .W74 2015

ISBN: 9780271071121

Publication Date: 2015

Recently unemployed Nye becomes the sole caregiver for his father in hospice, and they must learn to reconcile with each other.
Maus by Art Spiegelman
Call Number: D810.J4 S643 1986

ISBN: 9780394747231

Publication Date: 1986

This graphic novel depicts the harrowing story of a Jewish family's survival during the Holocaust, utilizing animals to represent different ethnic groups, further exploring the themes of trauma, memory, and identity.
Mom's Cancer by Brian Fies
Call Number: RC262 .F54 2006

ISBN: 9780810958401

Publication Date: 2006

Fies shares the story of his mother's diagnosis, and doesn't hold back on the honest way of their new world.
Soldier's Heart: The Campaign to Understand My WWII Veteran Father - A Daughter's Memoir by Carol Tyler
Call Number: PN6727 T94 Z46 2015

ISBN: 9781606998960

Publication Date: 2015

Tyler shares the story of how her father develops PTSD after WWII, and how that affects his life now.
Graphic Medicine Manifesto by Czerwiec, Williams, Squier, Green, Myers, & Smith
Call Number: NC 1763 .M4 C96 2015

ISBN: 9780271066493

Publication Date: 2015

In this manifesto, you can discover the "pioneers" of graphic medicine through essays and comic narratives.
Aliceheimer's: Alzheimer's Through the Looking Glass by Dana Walrath
Call Number: RC523 .W355 2016

ISBN: 9780271074689

Publication Date: 2016

This book shares daily glimpses of Walrath's life after her mother got diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
Psychiatric Tales: Eleven Graphic Stories About Mental Illness by Darryl Cunningham
Call Number: RC454.4 .C86 2011

ISBN: 9781608192786

Publication Date: 2011

Cunningham draws from his time working in a psychiatric ward to give the world a more sympathetic view to those with mental illnesses.
Epileptic by David Beauchard
Call Number: PN6747 .B2213 2005

ISBN: 9780375423185

Publication Date: 2005

This graphic memoir explores the effects epilepsy has on Beauchard's family, sharing his intricate family history through both World Wars.
Stitches by David Small
Call Number: PN6727.S54465 S75 2009

ISBN: 9780393068573

Publication Date: 2009

After experiencing parental neglect and abuse from his grandmother, Small shares his childhood in this graphic memoir.
Fever Year: The Killer Flu of 1918 by Don Brown
Call Number: RC150.4 .B75 2019

ISBN: 9780544837409

Publication Date: 2019

This graphic novel dives deep into one of the darkest times in American history: the Spanish Influenza epidemic of 1918.
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me by Ellen Forney
Call Number: PN6727.F678 M37 2012

ISBN: 9781592407323

Publication Date: 2012

Forney explores the stigmas of her bipolar disorder in this graphic memoir.
A Thousand Coloured Castles by Gareth Brookes
Call Number: RE661.M3 B76 2017

ISBN: 9780271079271

Publication Date: 2017

Myriam sees things a little differently than others, and after seeing a boy get shut up in a house, she has to fight for people to believe her.
Signature Wound: Rocking TBI by Garry Trudeau
Call Number: PN6728 D65 T756 2010

ISBN: 9780740791963

Publication Date: 2010

This third collection of Doonesbury comics shows the effects of combat on soldiers fighting in Iraq.
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Call Number: PN6727.Y36 A54 2021

ISBN: 9781250811899

Publication Date: 2021

Follow three different stories that share a perspective on identity and racism you haven't seen before.
Hole in the Heart: Bringing Up Beth by Henny Beaumont
Call Number: RC571 .B43 2016

ISBN: 9780271077406

Publication Date: 2016

Beaumont shares her story of raising a child with down syndrome in hopes to help others overcome their ignorance and prejudices.
The Bad Doctor: The Troubled Life and Times of Dr. Iwan James by Ian Williams
Call Number: PN6737.W447 B33 2015

ISBN: 9780271067544

Publication Date: 2015

Williams shares the life of Iwan James, a doctor grappled by his traumatic OCD past.
The Lady Doctor by Ian Williams
Call Number: PN6737.W447 L33 2019

ISBN: 9780271083742

Publication Date: 2019

Williams paints the picture of pitfalls of a small-town practice, dealing with double standards towards female practitioners and their misguided patients.
Graphic Reproduction: A Comics Anthology by Jenell Johnson
Call Number: RG525 .G73 2018

ISBN: 9780271080949

Publication Date: 2018

Johnson created a comics anthology that deals with the "taboo" subject of human reproduction.
Wire Mothers: Harry Harlow and the Science of Love by Jim Ottaviani
Call Number: BF109.H348 O88 2007

ISBN: 9780978803711

Publication Date: 2007

This graphic novel explores the studies of psychologist Harry Harlow, who conducted experiments on whether "love" exists.
Medcomic: The Most Entertaining Way to Study Medicine by Jorge Muniz
Call Number: R737 .M86 2018 3RD ED.

ISBN: 9780996651387

Publication Date: 2018

Muniz creates a perfect balance of creative cartoons with medical concepts to make learning more fun.
Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything by Kelly Weinersmith and Zach Weinersmith
Call Number: T174 .W543 2017

ISBN: 9780399563829

Publication Date: 2017

These two authors illustrate the investigation into future technologies and how that may affect all of us.
Something Different About Dad: How to Live With Your Asperger's Parent by Kirsti Evans
Call Number: RC553 A88 E943 2016

ISBN: 9781785920127

Publication Date: 2016

After finding out their father is on the autism spectrum, Sophie and Daniel grow to appreciate and understand their differences.
The Walking Med: Zombies and the Medical Image by Lorenzo Servitje & Sherryl Vint
Call Number: R733 .W35 2016

ISBN: 9780271077116

Publication Date: 2016

This graphic novel brings together scholars from medical education to art history to explore the phenomenon of the zombie craze and the perspectives they can bring to the medical humanities.
Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos by Lucy Knisley
Call Number: RG525 .K585 2019

ISBN: 9781626728080

Publication Date: 2019

This graphic memoir shares Knisley's struggle to get pregnant, and every misstep along the way.
Taking Turns: Stories from HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371 by M. K. Czerwiec
Call Number: RC606.6 .C97 2017

ISBN: 9780271078182

Publication Date: 2017

This graphic novel shines light on the medical ward at the height of the AIDS epidemic.
Probably Nothing: A Diary of Not-Your-Average Nine Months by Matilda Tristram
Call Number: RG580.C3 T75 2014

ISBN: 9780241004159

Publication Date: 2014

This graphic memoir shares Tristram's discovery that she had cancer while she was pregnant.
Escaping Wars and Waves: Encounters with Syrian Refugees by Olivier Kugler
Call Number: HV640.5.S97 K8413 2018

ISBN: 9780271082240

Publication Date: 2018

Get a deeply rooted perspective of the lives affected by the Syrian war, and the doctors and volunteers that fought to save those lives.
My Degeneration: A Journey Through Parkinson's by Peter Dunlap-Shohl
Call Number: RC382 .D86 2015

ISBN: 9780271071022

Publication Date: 2015

With the help of humor and passion, Dunlap-Shohl shares his story of coming to terms with his diagnosis of Parkinson's.
RX by Rachel Lindsay
Call Number: RC516 .L55 2018 1ST ED

ISBN: 9781455598540

Publication Date: 2018

Lindsay shares her story after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, struggling to find a way to not sacrifice her dreams in order to stay well.
Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
Call Number: PS3620.E445 G47 2016

ISBN: 9780545540612

Publication Date: 2016

Catrina's family move to the California coast in hopes of helping her younger sister, Maya, get a fresh outlook after being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.
Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer's, My Mother, and Me by Sarah Leavitt
Call Number: RC523 .L43 2012

ISBN: 9781616086398

Publication Date: 2012

Leavitt shares her personal experience with Alzheimer's, after her mother got diagnosed and transformed her family forever.