Grey’s Anatomy

Spanning nearly two decade , Grey ’s Anatomyhas win over   legion of   devotee with its heartwarming portrayals of medico , interne , and resident as they deal with their personal and professional trials and tribulations . The series would impress readers who are aficionado of genres like workspace drama , romantic drama , and medical specialty - related storylines . Its fandom is evident   in various fanfiction piece , some of which acquirea comic Holy Writ data format .

Over the year , several graphic novels have evoke such tones , often stemming from the author / illustrator ’s personal tryst with hospitals or sickness . They can also be tragicomical in nature , consider the bleakness of such scenarios coupled with low-cal - hearted art .

The Bad Doctor (2014)

Welsh Dr. Ian Williams began his penning vocation with the graphic novelThe Bad Doctor . Basing the titular fiber Ian James on his own professional experience , Williams explore how his staff and patients might have seen him in a negative light owing to his personal struggles with obsessive - determined disorder .

His guiltiness aside , The Bad Doctoralso unearths Williams ' traumatic puerility that was pervade with bizarre rituals accompanied by compulsive neuroticism . Thematically , and for the strongautobiographical undertide , the book was also compare to the acclaimedBinky Brown Meets The Virgin Maryby Justin Green .

Epilectic (2001)

Gallic comic script maestro David B aka David Beauchard author this hard personal comical book of account series that was also published asL’Ascension du haut mal(The Rise of High Evil ) .

The author and cartoonist recounts his come - of - eld as his family dealt with his brother JC ’s epilepsy . Like the aforementionedThe Bad Doctor , Epileptic covered the home ’s dire efforts to treat the writer ’s sib as an ambitious surgeon , hellbent on ' experiment ' on JC . The dreamlike tones and theblack - and - whiteartwork did have a rage influence as can be interpret from the workplace ofPersepolisauthor Marjane Satrapi who was also mentored by David B.

Graphic Medicine Manifesto (2015)

The illustrated medium can definitely help in popularise medicinal narratives and spread information in an synergistic manner as compare to bulky , donnish bulk . Several auteur of this subculture of ' vivid medicine ' including Ian Williams and Kimberly R Myers . The book serves as an autobus of several watching that touch upon each author ’s experience in candidly express their years in medicament through a more engaging vantage point .

The book shatter the whimsy of medical specialty being a homogenous field and opens the possibility of experimenting with new mediums to read and re-explain aesculapian conditions .

The Hospital Suite (2014)

John Porcellino ’s area of expertise was cartooning for the press , with his work appear in several day-after-day publications . The Hospital Suiteis a collection ofsuch darkly comic cartoonsof his , focalise specifically on his medical complications in the nineties and the 2000s .

His monochromatic miniskirt - comics rim with a heartwarming yet tragic partial as he confront his visits to the infirmary in an easygoing and relatable style . The Hospital Suitealso explores the vulnerable connection between forcible and mental wellness as it ’s his intestinal operation that bring back his anxiousness and OCD .

Lissa (2017)

Lissa : A tarradiddle About Medical Promise , Friendship , and Revolutionfollows a cross - ethnic friendship and its transition to former adulthood . In Cairo , Anna and Layla are supporter whogo through turbulent childhoodsas both of their families undergo aesculapian troubles . While Anna might inherit the cancer that kill her mother , a kidney transplantation process provoke the latter ’s sept .

And then when Egypt itself is grab in the midst of a political rotation , both of their lives change , revealing their economic and cultural dispute . Academic author Sherine Hamdy and Coleman Nye tender an anthropological perspective through Lissa , exploring how societal factor alter access to health care .

The Lady Doctor (2019)

compose yet again by Ian Williams , the follow - up ( or rather a twist - off ) toThe Bad Doctoris a grittier take on Williams ' style . The Lady Doctoris concentrate around Dr. Iwan James , who is mostly attached to the same Welsh infirmary as the previous Scripture ’s Dr. Iwan James .

Whilethe doc handles everyday personal crisesafter turn over 40 , her patient role also drive her to her wit ’s end , fare up with all variety of unknown asking . Addiction is a repeat root throughout the book as character are addicted to either unpaid drug , banned substance , or everyday vices like cigaret and coffee .

Our Cancer Year (1994)

Our Cancer Yearis a work of illustrated non - fiction authored by Harvey Pekar ( ofAmerican Splendorfame ) and political risible writer and wife Joyce Brabner .

Their candid writing way is plain inOur Cancer Yearthat document a year in the life of Pekar as he get over his lymphoma . to boot , the book also covers the couple ’s views on the socio - political landscape painting of the prison term leading to a no - holds - bar funniness - drama . Some themes from the book also made their means intoAmerican Splendor , Harvey Pekar ’s biopicstarring Paul Giamatti .

Taking Turns: Stories From HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371 (2017)

Whenthe AIDS epidemicwas at its height , an epoch of taboo and misinformation was kicked off that led to world-wide paranoia . MK Czerwiec ’s account is an empathetic reflection of this time from the perspective of medical care proletarian in a Chicago medical nerve center ( where she   herself had served around this time ) .

To earn a realistic photograph , she also relied on archival records and oral history from the menses . Despite its heavy depicted object , she does n’t rely on black and white and uses vibrant colored - panels instead .

Mom’s Cancer (2006)

Mom ’s Cancerspawned out of an anonymous webcomic through which the author expressed their sorrow of coping with their mother ’s metastatic genus Cancer . As the web log acquire a cult fanbase with many partake the emotion of bewilderment and dubiousness , Brian Fies reveal his identity , and his workplace was compiled in an Eisner - winning hardback volume .

Fies also tries to realise his female parent ’s perspective , chronicle her own fears in getting used to the strong-arm and mental change that she undergoes .

Psychiatric Tales (2010)

Psychiatric Talesis a gut - twist anthology of   divvy up with slump from writer Darryl Cunningham ’s personal experience as a genial health nurse . The book also serve as an educational guide for aesculapian student and layman who wish to understand the remainder between sealed psychiatrical conditions .

While most of the chapters include Cunningham ’s conversations with his patients , a few stories also find the character break the fourth bulwark to give a more intimate understanding to the reader . One chapter also delves into the   issues of clinically dispirited famous person like Judy Garland while the author himself opens up about his own history of depression towards the last helping .

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The Bad Doctor comic cover/The Lady Doctor cover

Cover art for The Bad Doctor by Ian Williams

Cover art for David B’s Epilectic

The cover for Graphic Medicine Manifesto

A panel frrom the comic The Hospital Suite along with its cover art

A panel frrom the comic Lissa covering a conversation between the friends Anna and Layla

Cover art for The Lady Doctor by Ian Williams

Cover art for Our Cancer Year by Harvey Pekar and Joyce Brabner

The cover art for MK Czerwiec’s Taking Turns along with a panel from the comic

A panel from Mom’s Cancer featuring author Brian Fies' mother

The cover art for Darryl Cunningham’s Psychiatric Tales along with a panel from the comic