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Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris are award-winning graphic journalists and longtime editors of the critically acclaimed graphic journalism website and publication The Nib. They have recently published Making Nonfiction Comics, an excellent book that combines comics, prose, interviews, infographics and so much more. The book is the perfect field guide to graphic journalism while showcasing valuable skills and practices for creating nonfiction comics.
This is a highly recommended book and the conversation with Eleri and Shay was a delight. We hope you enjoy it.
02:53 Book tour and comics festivals
05:04 The genesis of Making Nonfiction Comics: A Guide to Graphic Narratives
08:40 Eleri and Shay talk about their love of comics
14:39 Eleri and Shay talk about their love of libraries
19:20 Making Nonfiction Comics is not just a book about making comics, it’s also about journalism, ethics and so much more. They also discuss the appeal of non-fiction comics.
25:07 The ethics of non-fiction comics and graphic journalism
31:14 The process and beauty of collaboration in the making of the book
37:39 On interviews and contributions from other creators for the book
39:00 Sound advice for young creators and new creators
41:57 Eleri and Shay gives us some recommended titles:
Shay’s recommendations:
Eleri’s recommendations:
Our next podcast episode (and final one for the year) will be a short episode with members of the ALIA Graphic committee talking about their favourite comics, graphic novels and manga of the year.
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