By combining sequential art and visual thinking, comics can turn abstract ideas into stories you can see and feel. Through making them, I’ve discovered how they help us understand everything from philosophy to scientific concepts. In this interview, I share my approach to visual storytelling and making complex ideas accessible. And in this blog, I explore these themes further through: techniques and tips for creating meaningful comics (CRAFT), explorations of big ideas through a visual lens (IDEAS), reviews of comics that make you think (READS), behind-the-scenes with philosophy comics creators (STUDIO). To start, jump into my guide to the best philosophy comics and graphic novels.
Get my 15-page comic exploring philosophy’s ultimate question — plus my visual guide to Wally Wood’s 22 Panels That Always Work, redrawn and explained.
