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Sequential Potential® Digest
5 Ways Comics Help Your Research Make a Bigger Impact
5 Ways Comics Help Your Research Make a Bigger Impact
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There Is Always a First
There Is Always a First
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Labor, Art, and Research: An Introduction
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Labor, Art, and Research: An Introduction
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The work we do at SP Comics is hard and challenging, but highly enjoyable. It is labor freedom.

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Our Passion for Service
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Our Passion for Service
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We have found our values arise out of the unique experiences of our individuality. Within us there’s fire-spings incredibly unending in blood, oxygen and faith to do anything to achieve our dreams.

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Mobilize knowledge with comics
Informational Support
Mobilize knowledge with comics
Informational Support

Do you have a plan? Internal and external grantors are very often persuaded by research projects that include a plan. Read on for tips, options and opportunities…

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Informational Support

Testimonials

  • "Sequential Potential was fantastic to work with. The illustrations are amazing and the team has been an absolute pleasure!"

    Isabel Muttreja
    International Affairs Journal

  • "We operate in an academic universe, so we have to write in a certain way. That can make it challenging for our work to inform the world. But the comic really helps to convey the information to a much broader audience in a very compelling way. "

    Jessica Trounstine
    Vanderbilt University

  • "I was particularly impressed with how SPC helped us translate our vague notions into the medium of comic art so that it worked in that format and told our story better than we’ve been able to for quite a while."

    Katy Stigers
    Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises (FAHE)

  • "Working with SPC has helped me think about what is most important in the research and how to communicate it efficiently."

    Jeffrey Harden
    University of Notre Dame

  • "The comic immediately got my book a lot more attention than it otherwise would have."

    Jessica Trounstine
    Vanderbilt University

  • "Many people have come up to me and said how much they like the cover. Students in particular seem to really like it."

    Jonathan Markowitz
    University of Southern California

  • "I was tremendously impressed by how well they were able to convey the book's key ideas in just a single page, and I was delighted with how the comic illustrations and text turned out."

    Jordan Tama
    American University

  • "Amazing team to work with. Creative, responsive, and took our vision for a grant application and brought it to life. Would strongly recommend."

    Shana Gadarian

    Syracuse University

  • "This was super fun. It felt a little bit like pitching a movie...It's not all that different."

    Joe Young
    American University

You have a study

Your research and experience should have public impact, but it is rarely cited or even read!

We illuminate the story

Our unique team of academics, non-profit organizers, editors, artists, and writers distill your knowledge and call to action in an invigorating story that connects with readers’ lived experience.

You impact
the world

Research is hard to approach; comics are hard to resist.

We communicate strategies and findings with a universal language that effortlessly conveys important information, drives understanding, and motivates people to act.

  • Broaden your reach through the visual storytelling power of comics.

    Your custom comics showcase your research, programming, and message as an engaging, entertaining, and easily navigated story. Guide readers through an informative and emotional experience, inviting them to understand and care about your message, when you reach out and tell us your story.

Our Services

  • Comic illustrating the dual nature of human behavior with Janus head statue, prehistoric scenes, and quotes from philosophers.

    Comic Abstracts

    Summarize your research in a single, colorful page to convey your ideas in an eye-catching format

  • Comic titled "What's Soil Got to Do with Climate Change?" by Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, presented by UC Merced Center for the Humanities. Panels illustrate effects of climate change, such as melting ice sheets, rising sea levels, and heat waves. Emphasizes soil's role in carbon sequestration and combating climate change. Features a person discussing the importance of soil.

    Multipage Comics

    Preface your scholarly book with a narrative comic, highlighting its broader impacts

  • Book cover titled 'Perils of Plenty' by Jonathan N. Markowitz, depicting Arctic resource competition with red and blue planes, ships, and oil barrels around a globe.

    Book Covers & Posters

    Commission original art to precisely represent the contribution of your book

  • A comic-style collage featuring historical and modern themes in international relations. Panels include people in discussions, a woman and children climbing a ship ladder, discussions on human rights, and references to Susan Strange and international political economy. Text and illustrations highlight the evolution and impact of international affairs and academia.

    Comic Strips

    Quickly convey the highlights of an article, strategy, or op-ed piece in a newspaper-style comic strip

  • Illustration depicting a human rights treaty scenario with pathways. A strong leader and weak court leads to "constraint" and conflict, while strong leader and court results in negligible effect. Protesters hold strike and protest signs.

    Impactful Illustrations

    Illustrate a process, a relationship, or a key idea for a program, article, or strategic plan

  • Graphic Novel or Non-Fiction

    Create a graphic book to share the histories, ethnographies, and processes of your research in a peer-reviewed or trade press book

Initiate!