Cancer Graphic Narratives

This is a working bibliography of graphic narratives about cancer. We are always looking for more sources. Email us.

our cancer yearPekar, Harvey and Joyce Brabner. Art by Frank Stack. 1994. Our Cancer Year. Philadelphia: Running Press Miriam EngelbergEngelberg, Miriam. 2006. Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person: A Memoir in Comics. New
York: Harper Collins Publishers.
brian fies
Fies, Brian. 2006. Mom’s Cancer. New York: Image
isabel franc Franc, Isabel and Susanna Martín. 2010. Alicia en un Mundo Real. matt freedmanFreedman, Matt. 2014. Relatively Indolent but Relentless: A Cancer Treatment Journal. New York: Seven Stories Press. tucky fussellFussell, Tucky. 2005. Mammoir: A pictorial Odyssey of the Adventures of a Fourth Grade Teacher with Breast Cancer. Indiana: AuthorHouse.
alec kaliaKalla, Alec. 2001. 57 Good Things about Chemotherapy. Indiana: Knackk Press. janet&meMack, Stan. 2004. Janet & Me: An Illustrated Story of Love and Loss. New York: Simon and Schuster Paperback. ross mackintoshMackintosh, Ross 2011. SEEDS. London: Com-x Ltd.
cancer vixenMarchetto, Marisa Acocella. 2006. Cancer Vixen: A True Story. New York: Pantheon Books. my diaryMatsumoto, Mio. 2008. My Diary. London: Jonathan Cape, Random House Ltd. Hannah EatonEaton, Hannah. 2013. Naming Monsters. Brighton: Myrad Editions
alesia shuteShute, Alesia Ellen. 2009. Everything’s Okay. Mundelein, IL: Escalation Press. david smallSmall, David. 2009. Stitches. New York: W.W. Norton & Company Ltd. judith vanistendaelVanistendael, Judith. 2012. When David Lost His Voice. London: SelfMadeHero

Misc. Websites and DYI:
Jennison, John Curtis. 2009. Crisis of Infinite Cells. http://dogoodercomics.com/
Tristram, Matlida. 2011. Conoclast http://www.mmaattillddaa.com