Comics journalism
Comics journalism, or Graphic journalism, is a form of journalism that covers news or non-fiction events using the framework of comics – a combination of words and drawn images. Although visual narrative storytelling has existed for thousands of years, the use of the comics medium to cover real-life events for news organizations, publications or publishers (in graphic novel format) is currently at an all-time peak. Historically, pictorial representation (typically engravings) of news events were commonly used before the proliferation of photography in publications such as The Illustrated London News and Harper's Magazine.
More recent writers/journalists and illustrators have attempted to increase validity of the genre by bringing journalism to the field in more direct ways. This includes coverage of foreign and local affairs where word balloons are actual quotes and sources are actual people featured in each story. Many of these works are featured online[1][2] and in collaboration with established publications as well as small press.[3]
Joe Sacco is widely considered to be one of the pioneers of the form,[4][5] along with some groups of authors that produced the first known magazines focused specifically on Comics Journalism. Among these publications is Mamma!, a magazine of comics journalism printed in Italy since 2009 and produced by a group of authors; and Symbolia, a digital magazine of comics journalism for tablet computers.
Since 2014, Jen Sorensen has been editing the Graphic Culture section of Fusion, while Matt Bors has edited online comics collection The Nib,[6] both of which publish comics journalism pieces.
Comics journalists
- Dan Archer
- Matt Bors
- Susie Cagle
- Claudio Calia
- Patrick Chappatte
- Gianluca Costantini
- Emi Gennis
- Sarah Glidden
- Eleri Harris
- Darryl Holliday and Erik Rodriguez (The Illustrated Press)
- Josh Neufeld
- Ted Rall
- Joe Sacco
- Jen Sorensen
- Erik Thurman
- Sam Wallman
- Andy Warner
- Sophie Yanow
Magazines of Comics Journalism
- Mamma! the first Italian magazine of comics journalism, founded in 2009
- Symbolia, a digital magazine published from 2012-2014
- La Revue Dessinée, French magazine devoted to comics journalism, founded in 2013
- The Nib, American online non-fiction comics publisher edited by Matt Bors and Eleri Harris. 2013-2015 under Medium.com and 2016–present under First Look Media (set for relaunch in April 2016)[7]
Animated Comics Journalism
- Death in the Field, an animated documentary about cluster munitions in South Lebanon
See also
- Non-fiction comics
- Visual journalism
- Journalism
- Autobiographical comics
- Komikazen — nonfiction comics festival, held annually in Ravenna, Italy
References
- ↑ Holliday, Darryl and Rodriguez, Erik: The Illustrated Press
- ↑ Macnaughton, Wendy. "Meanwhile, The San Francisco Public Library," TheRumpus.net (May 13, 2011).
- ↑ Kramer, Josh "The Cartoon Picayune".
- ↑ Nalvic. "A Quick Guide to Comic Journalism". Nalvic's Reviews (June 12, 2012).
- ↑ Crumm, David (June 29, 2012). "Joe Sacco nails down comic credentials in Journalism: Sacco contributes to new global language". Read the Spirit.
- ↑ "The Nib (Long form pieces)".
- ↑ "First Look Media". Retrieved February 15, 2016.
External links
- Medium's "The Nib" — collection featuring comics journalism, non-fiction comics, political cartoons, and humor
- Graphic Journalism — the stories of cartoon reporter Patrick Chappatte, in French and English
- Cartoon Movement—Comics
- Graphic Journos — blogsite of the comics journalists Dan Archer, Matt Bors, Susie Cagle, Sarah Glidden, Wendy MacNaughton, and Jen Sorensen
- Comics Journalism — site devoted to comics journalism from South Asia
- Dan Archer's "An introduction to comics journalism, in the form of comics journalism," Poynter
- Political Comics. Graphic Journalism and social activism by Gianluca Costantini