Category Archives: Journalism

The Art of Journalism Comics: Info-comics

To continue where I left off, here’s a little more on another (often neglected) form of journalism comics… Part Two: Instructional/Info-comics At the core, comics are pictographs. Like all pictographs, the most effective comics are instantly understandably. Think of common pictographs in our culture – street signs, instruction manuals and warning iconography; they are innocuous, [...]

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The Art of Journalism Comics: Narrative Storytelling

Journalism comics? Graphic journalism? Illustrated reporting? Call it what you will, but it’s a burgeoning little genre within the field of comic art. Recently, I’ve been thinking more and more about the application of comics as a medium for journalism. I’ve been hoping for a chance to turn thought into action, which may actually happen [...]

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Cartoonists travel to Afghanistan to document war

As a journalism grad and an avowed comics nut, I’ve been following the journey of Ted Rall, Matt Bors and Steven Cloud to Afghanistan with great interest. The three cartoonists are ambitious, to say the least. They’re embarking on a journey to one of the most dangerous places in the world. And since the trio [...]

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