Guides @ UF: Graphic Medicine: Zine and Comic Making Resources

Creating Graphic Medicine

Are you interested in creating zines and comics about health and health care? While our library occasionally hosts events on campus, we highly recommend exploring these organizations and their resources to get started!

SAW: Sequential Artists Workshop
The Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW) is a local, grassroots comics school and creative community. They conduct workshops and classes online and in person in Gainesville, FL. In addition, they host different professional cartoonists virtually every Friday evening to lead the community through a drawing or storytelling exercise.
Graphic Medicine's Drawing Together Archive
To respond to the cancellation of our 2020 Graphic Medicine conference in Toronto, to combat the social isolation of pandemic-related lockdowns, and to support and promote community, the Graphic Medicine International Collective (GMIC) launched a free virtual meet-up called “Drawing Together.” The recordings are available on YouTube.

Books from UF Libraries on Creating Comics

Comics and Sequential Art by Will Eisner
ISBN: 0961472812
Publication Date: 1994
Available in print at Library West
Eisner presents the principles of graphic storytelling in this guide, which is based on his popular sequential art course at New York's School of Visual Art. Readers will learn the basic anatomy, fundamentals of storycraft and how the medium works as a means of expression.
Stan Lee's How to Write Comics by Alex Ross (Illustrator); Stan Lee; Steve Ditko (Illustrator); Gil Kane (Illustrator); Jack Kirby (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780823000845
Publication Date: 2011
Available in print at Library West
Comics icon Stan Lee, creator of the Mighty Marvel Universe, has set about to teach everything he knows about writing and creating comic book characters. In these pages, aspiring comics writers will learn everything they need to know about how to write their own comic book stories, complete with easy to understand instruction, tips of the trade, and invaluable advice even for more advance writers.
Stolen Sharpie Revolution by Alex Wrekk
ISBN: 9780981794112
Publication Date: 2014
Available in print at Library West
Sharpie Revolution consists of thoughtful lists and step-by-step how-to guides on everything from definitions of a "zine," where to find zines, why they are important, how to make them and how to participate in zine culture.
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
ISBN: 9780060976255
Publication Date: 1994
Available in print at Library West
The bestselling international classic on storytelling and visual communication. Explore the secret world between the panels, through the lines, and within the hidden symbols of a powerful but misunderstood art form.
Whatcha Mean, What's a Zine? by Esther Watson; Mark Todd (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780618563159
Publication Date: 2006
Available in print at Library West
A zine is a handmade magazine or mini-comic about anything you can imagine: favorite bands, personal stories, subcultures, or collections. This book is for anyone who wants to create their own zine.