New Substack post: WWII Holocaust Graphic Novels and a Journey Through Poland. How works by Modan, Kubert, Morvan & Mater, and Croci shaped my visit to Warsaw, Kraków, and Auschwitz-Birkenau. 👉 jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/wwii-holoc...

I met with cartoonist & musician Carol Isaacs in London to discuss The Wolf of Baghdad, her graphic memoir about the near-erasure of Baghdad’s Jewish community. She spoke about reconstructing a city she never had the chance to know. Full piece: jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/graphic-me...

A memorable talk with Joe Sacco at the Frontline Club. This photo captures our brief exchange at the signing — after he spoke about his new India book and comics journalism. Full write-up here: jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/an-evening...

So sad to hear of Rachel Cooke’s death. She wrote the Guardian Graphic Novel of the Month for over a decade, and The Times noted she wrote about graphic novels “more purposefully than anyone else in mainstream media.” www.thetimes.com/article/42a5...

Discovered Cheah Sinann’s The Bicycle at the Asian Comics exhibition last year. My wife was in Singapore for the launch of Only Connect and even met Sinann — came home with signed copies. More here: jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/singapores...

Drafted by Rick Parker is one of the best graphic memoirs I’ve read this year. Honoured to interview him and to own some of his original art. Read on ⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/jsandler... #RickParker #Drafted #GraphicMemoir #VietnamWar

I recently spoke with Tel Aviv–based graphic novelist Danielle Peleg about her moving contribution to The Day Everything Changed | Ten Stories from October 7th.Read our full conversation here 👉 jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/interview-...

I recently spoke with Tel Aviv–based graphic novelist Danielle Peleg about her moving contribution to The Day Everything Changed | Ten Stories from October 7th.Read our full conversation here 👉 jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/interview-...

Paco Roca’s Twists of Fate — the story of Spanish exiles who helped liberate Paris. One of the finest WWII graphic novels I’ve read. @fantagraphics.bsky.social 👉 jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/wwii-graph... #GraphicNovels #WWII #Comics

Paco Roca’s Twists of Fate — the story of Spanish exiles who helped liberate Paris. One of the finest WWII graphic novels I’ve read. 👉 jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/wwii-graph... #GraphicNovels #WWII #Comics

Met Eric Orner in London last month — creator of Smahtguy, the brilliant comics biography of Democrat & LGBTQ icon Barney Frank. We talked politics, Boston, and bringing humanity to history — through comics. 👉 jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/eric-orner...

Met Eric Orner in London last month — creator of Smahtguy, the brilliant comics biography of Democrat & LGBTQ icon Barney Frank. We talked politics, Boston, and bringing humanity to history — through comics. 👉 jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/eric-orner...

I talked with Miriam Libicki about But I Live and Two Roses. Her collaboration with Barbara Yelin, Gilad Seliktar, and Charlotte Schallié gives voice to Holocaust survivors through comics. Read ➡️ jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

I talked with Miriam Libicki about But I Live and Two Roses. Her collaboration with Barbara Yelin, Gilad Seliktar, and Charlotte Schallié gives voice to Holocaust survivors through comics. Read ➡️ jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

An Evening with Craig Thompson & Paul Gravett in London ✨ A rare and inspiring Comica conversation on art, faith, class, and the fragile beauty of comics. 🖋️ Read the full post: jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/an-evening...

Review: Blood of the Virgin — A Great American Graphic Novel Sammy Harkham’s magnum opus explores Jewish displacement, Hollywood dreams, and the fragile ties that bind families. Read more: jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/review-blo...

Books + comics + anthropology = A Tale of Two Surrogates. I spoke w/ Elly Teman about why graphic storytelling matters. Read here → jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/graphic-et... #GraphicEthnography”

📚 Sneak peek: I’ve got four remarkable graphic novels lined up for upcoming posts— ✨ Twists of Fate by Paco Roca ✨ Fatherland by Nina Bunjevac ✨ Smahtguy by Eric Orner ✨ Blood of the Virgin by Sammy Harkham

Books + comics + anthropology = A Tale of Two Surrogates. I spoke w/ Elly Teman about why graphic storytelling matters. Read here → jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/graphic-et... #GraphicEthnography”

Met L.A. cartoonist Graham Chaffee at the Skirball during the Jack Kirby exhibition. His new book Light It, Shoot It - a noir steeped in 1970s LA a time capsule of grit, crime, & Hollywood atmosphere. Blog here: 👉 jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/graphic-no... #comics #graphicnovel #noir

📖 @hayleygullen.com graphic memoir This Might Surprise You launched last night 🟠 🎤 Honest + funny talk 💔 Tribute to her late father 🏛️ Held at Barts Pathology Museum (4,000+ specimens!) 👉 jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/graphic-me...

📢 CRAIG THOMPSON in London! Join Paul Gravett in conversation with the acclaimed creator of Blankets, Habibi & Ginseng Roots. 📅 Sept 30, 7pm | Century Club, Soho 🎟️ Tickets: centuryclub.co.uk/illustrated-...

📢 CRAIG THOMPSON in London! Join Paul Gravett in conversation with the acclaimed creator of Blankets, Habibi & Ginseng Roots. 📅 Sept 30, 7pm | Century Club, Soho 🎟️ Tickets: centuryclub.co.uk/illustrated-...

Posted a new review: Jesse Mechanic’s The Last Time We Spoke is a moving illustrated memoir about losing his mother at 49. @streetnoisebooks.bsky.social @jessemechanic.bsky.social Full review here: jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/the-last-t...

🚨 British graphic novelist Tim Bird has been nominated for an Ignatz Award! @averyhill.bsky.social @tim-bird.bsky.social I reviewed his Adrift on a Painted Sea and his zines — reflections on memory, family & everyday beauty. Read more 👉 jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/british-gr...

Delighted to meet and interview Anna Olswanger on creating the graphic novel A Visit to Moscow and its Eisner nomination. 👉 jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/interview-...

The Harvey Awards are next weekend 🎭📚 Jason Lutes’s Berlin is nominated for Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel. @dandq.bsky.social My new post looks at how graphic novels have found a life on stage: 👉 jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/from-berli...

🦸‍♂️🎨🇺🇸 Jack Kirby Exhibition in LA! From Captain America to shaping 🌌👑 modern mythology at Marvel & DC — the Skirball’s exhibition shows the soldier ➡️ superhero visionary like never before. 📍 Los Angeles | 🖼️ Skirball Cultural Center 👉 jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/jack-kirby...

Just published: my interview with Professor Tom Levy on his new book The Boomer Archaeologist: Graphic Memoir of Tribes, Identity and the Holy Land. We talked archaeology, diplomacy, and why he turned his life into a graphic memoir. 👉 jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/the-boomer...

Jonathan Baylis' So Buttons is a 15-year journey through his life, illustrated by 70+ indie artists. Dive into the full profile and behind-the-scenes stories 👉 🔗 jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/jonathan-b...

New blog post! ✨ I visited the Kumeyaay Visual Storytelling Project at La Jolla Historical Society — an exhibition blending comics, oral histories & archives to share Kumeyaay stories. Reflections on community comics here: jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/comics-exh...

New blog post! ✨ I visited the Kumeyaay Visual Storytelling Project at La Jolla Historical Society — an exhibition blending comics, oral histories & archives to share Kumeyaay stories. Reflections on community comics here: jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/comics-exh...

📖 New on Substack: My interview with Omri Rose about Echoes of October — a graphic novel on the Middle East conflict told through the eyes of four children. A story that reframes October 7th through empathy, not politics. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Looking forward to visiting the Jack Kirby exhibition today at the Skirball in LA — excited to see one of the year’s best comics exhibitions in person!

Makee’s Call Me Emma is a sharp, funny graphic memoir of moving from China to NYC as a teen. Observational humour, family, art, identity — a fresh new voice in comics. 👉 jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/from-china...

Just back from visiting the Hoover Dam—an awe-inspiring mix of engineering and Art Deco beauty. It feels like a story that deserves its own graphic novel, capturing both the human struggle and vision behind it. Aimee de Jongh’s Days of Sand shows exactly how powerful that could be

As I launch my Substack, I’m reposting an article that means a lot to me: 182 quotes from 67 guests on Gil Roth’s Virtual Memories Show — including Adrian Tomine, Roz Chast, Daniel Clowes, Chris Ware, and many more. It’s the best comics podcast that isn’t a comics podcast.

✨ Exhibition visit! ✨ Stopped by The Kumeyaay Visual Storytelling Project at the La Jolla Historical Society while in San Diego. Comics, culture, and community all in one space. Blog coming soon… 📚🎨✍️ #ComicsExhibition #Kumeyaay #SanDiego #VisualStorytelling

Last month, I attended an exhibition in Wiesbaden featuring WWII-themed graphic novels by German artists. I was especially intrigued by @hannahbrinkmann.bsky.social moving work. @avant-verlag.bsky.social Read my interview: jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/wwii-and-p...

Couldn’t resist — finally got my hands on the Chris Ware commemorative stamps for 250 years of the USPS. Leave it to Ware to make even postal history feel like a graphic novel panel. 📬📮 #ChrisWare #USPS250 #ComicsArt #GraphicNovels #StampCollecting

Drawn & Quarterly’s stunning new yellow edition of Moomin is pure joy on the bookshelf. 🌼 Celebrating 80 years of Tove Jansson’s beloved creation. 📖 Full post here: jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/celebratin...

Just posted my review of Drafted by Rick Parker — a rare, personal graphic memoir with some great humor about Vietnam-era army life. Honest, sharp, and a must-read for comic fans! 👉 jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/review-dra...

Last week, I attended the 80 Years of Moomin superfan panel, chaired by Lisa Allardice, with Paul Gravett, Akiya Henry, Cariad Lloyd & Philip Ardagh. As a comics fan new to the Moomins, I was captivated! 🐻✨ Read more: jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/celebratin...

Just posted my review of Drafted by Rick Parker — a rare, personal graphic memoir with some great humor about Vietnam-era army life. Honest, sharp, and a must-read for comic fans! 👉 jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/review-dra...

Fascinating talk last night at Japan House London with Japanese manga artist MORIIZUMI Takehito. His poetic, unconventional style and bond with filmmaker OBAYASHI Nobuhiko inspired me deeply. Full report here: open.substack.com/pub/jsandler... #Manga #JapanHouse #GraphicNovels

Maria Sweeney’s Brittle Joints is luminous, sharp & deeply honest. Now nominated for the 2025 Eisner for Best Graphic Memoir—alongside Ferris, Burns & Roca. My review: 🔗 graphicmemoir.co.uk/f/brittle-joints-by-maria-sweeney-review #GraphicMemoir #Disability #BrittleJoints #GraphicMedicine

Maria Sweeney’s Brittle Joints is luminous, sharp & deeply honest. Now nominated for the 2025 Eisner for Best Graphic Memoir—alongside Ferris, Burns & Roca. My review: 🔗 graphicmemoir.co.uk/f/brittle-joints-by-maria-sweeney-review #GraphicMemoir #Disability #BrittleJoints #GraphicMedicine

Just received the brilliant new Royal Mail stamps celebrating 75 years of Peanuts! 🥜 Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the gang appear in 8 colourful designs — with some charming British touches too. Perfect for comic fans and collectors alike! #Peanuts75 #RoyalMailStamps #CharlieBrown

Tom Hart’s powerful graphic memoir about the sudden death of his young daughter. graphicmemoir.co.uk/f/graphic-me...

Not a cat person — but loved Cats in Cartoons at the @Cartoonmuseum. Krazy Kat, Garfield, Simon Bond, Louis Wain & more. 📝 Read: graphicmemoir.co.uk/f/cats-in-ca... #CatsInCartoons #CartoonMuseum #ComicArt