A. David Lewis (he/him)

Prelude to "The Heart of Tensions" On February 10, 2026, I gave at talk at Butler University on "Spiritual and Sexual Identity in Comics." Here's what I plan to do with it.

If you missed my Butler University talk…
#comics #religion #sex
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Staring Back: ‘Othered’ Bodies and Graphic Medicine

On 2/17, MCPHS Visiting Scholar Rachel M. Thomas discusses her book SHRINK: STORY OF A FAT GIRL and her scholarship with "Staring Back: 'Othered' Bodies and Graphic Medicine." Register free to join us in person or online!
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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays podcast guest interest form for trans creatives Hi! I'm Tilly Bridges, a trans woman author, screenwriter, television writer, director, comic writer, animation writer, game writer... you get the drift. I've been writing weekly essays on trans life ...

HEY trans and nonbinary creatives!

do you have a project you'd like to promote? would you like to be on the Tilly's Trans Tuesdays podcast to do just that? and get to talk with me (i have it on good authority i'm super fun and cool)?

then this form is for you! 🌟

Cover of Take the Fall. Tess is eating a hamburger, with various iterations of Tess hanging of burger ingredients

Tess through the ages

Beautifully created images

Tess and green dialogue balloons

@tessfowler.bsky.social graphic memoir "Take the Fall" is truly amazingly beautifully created; a Poignant and disturbing story of taking away innocence; and resilience through medical and emotional trauma.

I hope many will support Tess and Chris. Their story is inspiring.

YouTube video by PublicTheaterNY The People's Filibuster | The Public Theater

Watching now (Saturday 12/31 @ 11am) www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcBP...

Young in Iran A collection of 32 personal and emotional memoir comics by Gen Z comic creators in Iran.

I just backed Young in Iran on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/saw...

If you’re also on Instagram, we have an informal Group Chat where we post instances of Graphic Medicine that we notice and promote. Come join in if you like (and be nice): ig.me/j/AbakB-S4Bh...

* READ it ASAP. This is my advice to all of you. I have no personal interest in nor gain any benefit from the purchase of this work.

Digital- Take the Fall -Graphic Novel Take the Fall is an autobiographical watercolor adventure deep into the psyche of anxious career comic book artist Tess Fowler Gutierrez after she...

I am reading @tessfowler.bsky.social's graphic memoir TAKE THE FALL -- and it is extraordinary. Keep in mind, I am a #GraphicMedicine scholar and researcher on cancer narratives in #comics...and this is so much more than solely that.

Reading it ASAP. tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com/product/digi...

Outstanding Comics Award

okay i have the go ahead to say that ahhh i'm so excited Hello Sunshine won first inaugural Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table (GNCRT) Outstanding Comics Award from the American Library Association!! I FEEL SO HONORED THAT LIBRARIANS LIKE MY BOOK ❤️‍🔥

What great news! And much deserve.

I wish I had just filmed this: Sally was so excited to go romping in the snow, then — she had a moment. Her doggy brain recalculated as her head poked out of the snow bank. “Nope, nope, nope!” her eyes seemed to say as she darted back for the door, a gas-like trail of flakes tailing behind her!

Abolish ICE, prosecute and imprison its leaders, impeach and remove the President from office. This is the only sane reaction to a group of armed men kidnapping and gunning down our neighbors in the street.

The Minnesota Moment from Boston & the Global Frequency Everywhere A visit to my local Unitarian Universalist parish crystallizes this inflection point in the United States.

I felt nervous to write this. Maybe that means it’s worthwhile.
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Thread of videos and pics from the peaceful protest in Boston tonight! #boston #abolishIce

A. David Lewis Joins GMIC Board

 | Graphic Medicine GMIC is proud to announce A. David Lewis, a longtime supporter of Graphic Medicine, has joined the GMIC Board as its Treasurer.

"Graphic Medicine International Collective is pleased to announce Dr. A. David Lewis, PhD, (@adlewis.bsky.social) as the newest member of the board. Dr. Lewis will serve as treasurer, taking over the role from Matthew Noe, who will continue ... on the board."

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I hope we can still be friends. 😊

The final editing, proofreading, and indexing for my forthcoming book BODY, SOUL, AND COMICS is now complete.

See you in May.

#GraphicMedicine #comics #religion #healthhumanities

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As I drive around my local communities, I am seeing US flags both at half- and full-mast. This is at both official or governmental locations as well as not. I don’t know how to interpret all this. Is it a quiet sign of our political divide locally? Or am I overreading something at a tense moment?

In purple text on a black background: SUBMISSIONS OPEN! Submissions are now open for the Minicomic Awards. You have until January 31st 2026 to submit your comics. Awards categories: General Fiction, General Nonfiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, and Humor. Presented by the Cartoonist Cooperative. Part of the annual Nib & Ink Festival. Deadline to submit 01/31/26 11:59 Eastern Time. In Addition to the logos for the Minicomic Awards and the Cartoonist Cooperative, there is also a graphic of the Coop's mascots sitting on a submissions box drawn by Quill Ardonne.

Submissions for the 2026 Minicomic Awards are NOW OPEN through 1/31/26! 🎉
To submit your comic(s), register an account at mca.cartoonist.coop. Be sure to check out the full guidelines and FAQ before submitting.

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With a bit of wariness, I want to ask those with opinions and insights their views on the death of #ScottAdams.

Without inviting outright conflict or aggression, can I ask how people feel about his passing?

Shut this down.

“My own morality. My own mind. Is the only thing that stop me” is something a b-list villain in a marvel movie would say just seconds before professor X invaded their mind.

Separately, arguing not only that #Greenland was always regarded in policy as beneficial for the U.S. to acquired but also that it’s both a wise and patriotic position…is very #sinisterious. Stupidly, alarmingly villainous.

Putin does not qualify as #sinisterious because, while apparently menacing, he also appears to be and is regarded as competent.

I’m coining a new word: sinisterious. It’s a combination of sinister and ridiculous. It has two related meanings. 1. When one is sinister intentionally and to an unbelievable degree. 2. When one is both sinister and ridiculous, as in falsely intelligent or buffoonish.

#sinisterious

Stop the Military Escalation with Venezuela (UPDATED 1/3) ⭑ 5 Calls Updates January 3, 2025: The Trump administration ordered military strikes on Venezuela and captured President Maduro and his wife to charge them in …

Right goddamn now:
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