The team from American University provided a tangible piece of entertainment to each forum attendee, that they could have in their hands and consume on their own, as a narrative introduction to the research and conclusions that the forum would then fill in with their presentation

creating characters is a unique narrative writing skill where a writer must understand the world they are building and how people experience unique conflict in that world

Black creators have been instrumental in developing the comics art form from the very beginning.

The work we do at SP Comics is hard and challenging, but highly enjoyable. It is labor freedom.

Like a good research project, a good story starts with a problem. Identifying the problem and working toward the solution is both a scientific method and a narrative story arc.

It is inspiring to see how the medium of comics was used not only to teach a method of nonviolent resistance and call people to action but to tell a meaningful story about the evil and violence people face, and how as the characters learn to fight back in new ways, they themselves experience change in their personal struggles.

In this first entry for our new Team Feature blog series, we learn a little more about Emily’s love for comics and her fierce passion for her research, as well as how those two things work together!

We show how SP Comics provide grant reviewers succinct summaries of your ideas in easily relatable artwork when Shana Gadarian gave us an opportunity to connect with National Science Foundation representatives

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.

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…

New Comic, New Talents: The Cookout

Here are some hot takes on how storytelling transfers knowledge, motivation, and connection to scientific findings

Seek You, by Kristen Radtke, is a gorgeous meditation on loneliness, a longing for human connection that one does not have. Radtke delicately and devastatingly explores this longing and desperation for connection through technology that hides the emptiness behind the promise of community.

RUN chronicles John Lewis’s life story from the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to the beginning for the Black Power movement, and looks at the struggle for Lewis to commit to the nonviolent rhetoric of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

SPC scriptwriter Travis B. Hill details how we collaborated with Dr. Joe Young to create banner images for his personal website

A beautiful collection of stories that convey the history of indigenous people and their interactions with an abusive national government and the dominant population.

A behind-the-scenes look at creating comic strips for an academic journal!

A graphic novel that argues that the unending quest for knowledge requires the continued merger of ways of knowing, and that comics are in the unique position to fulfill the objectives of such a quest

A detailed look at our collaboration with the Turner Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to create scientific illustrations for their research on Chronic Wasting Disease

Whether your an academic, a comic book fan, or just an avid reader, here are some comic books suggestions for your reading list!