Jordan Mechner’s graphic memoir Replay spans WWI and WWII — an intergenerational family story from Austria to the US and back to Montpellier. jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/jordan-mec...

Interview with @katrionachapman.bsky.social From Breakwater to The Pass, we discuss her move from memoir into fiction, her cinematic storytelling, and the journey from @averyhill.bsky.social to @fantagraphics.bsky.social Read: jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/katriona-c...

Interview with @katrionachapman.bsky.social From Breakwater to The Pass, we discuss her move from memoir into fiction, her cinematic storytelling, and the journey from @averyhill.bsky.social to @fantagraphics.bsky.social Read: jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/katriona-c...

I had a fascinating conversation with Barbara Yelin about her landmark WWII graphic novel Irmina and her graphic memoir on Holocaust survivor Emmie Arbel, Emmie Arbel: The Colour of Memory, now in English. @selfmadehero.bsky.social Interview here: jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/barbara-ye...

Barcelona, Paco Roca, and Spanish comics — from museum exhibitions to local comics shops. Original art, graphic memoir, and discoveries along the way. jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/barcelona-...

Andrew Squire’s All Things Connect is a moving Scottish graphic memoir about love, care, and his wife Ise’s battle with MND. I spoke with him about grief, drawing, and publishing with Mensch: jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/a-scottish...

Delighted to catch up with Astrid Goldsmith about her debut graphic memoir The Crystal Vase (Jonathan Cape), inspired by her Jewish grandmother’s WWII refugee story. Named Guardian Graphic Novel of the Month. jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/graphic-me...

Finally read Barefoot Gen, prompted by the manga exhibition at the Guimet in Paris. A devastating and essential WWII graphic novel that spends far more time on life before Hiroshima than on the bomb itself. First post of 2026 here: jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/paris-hiro...

Great meeting Ian Marsden — and hearing his incredible story about getting handwritten feedback from Robert Crumb. Read more: jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/sending-yo...

Episode 667 of The Virtual Memories Show is out 🎙️ I finally met Gil Roth in person last month and had a great conversation about comics, graphic novels, and more. Give it a listen: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

A quick Oslo trip, a visit to the Munch Museum, and Steffen Kverneland’s Munch made it all come alive. Full post: jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/munch-comi...

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...