{"product_id":"making-nonfiction-comics-a-guide-for-graphic-narrative-hardcover","title":"Making Nonfiction Comics: A Guide for Graphic Narrative - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShay Sarah Mirk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEleri Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive guide to writing, drawing, and publishing nonfiction comics from award-winning creators Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris--\"abolsutely essential reading\" (Nate Powell)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaking Nonfiction Comics\u003c\/i\u003e is an accessible guide to nonfiction comics perfect for graphic novel readers, writers, and of course, aspiring comics artists. This new classic is a must-have for readers of Scott McCloud's \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Comics\u003c\/i\u003e and Lynda Barry's \u003ci\u003eMaking Comics\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sarah Shay Mirk and Eleri Mai Harris, award-winning graphic journalists and longtime editors of the critically acclaimed graphic journalism site the \u003ci\u003eNib\u003c\/i\u003e, have compiled the perfect field guide to graphic journalism while showcasing valuable skills and practices for creating nonfiction comics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mixing comics, prose, infographics, illustrations, and interviews with some of the world's most influential nonfiction comics creators, Harris and Mirk introduce readers to nonfiction visual stories while also articulating the standards and ethics around blending traditional journalism with the visual language of comics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring contributions from Derf Backderf, Box Brown, Thi Bui, Nicole Georges, Malaka Gharib, Nate Powell, Kristen Radtke, Victoria Ying, and more.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah \"Shay\" Mirk \u003c\/b\u003e(she\/they) is a graphic journalist, editor, and teacher. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eGuantanamo Voices\u003c\/i\u003e (Abrams ComicArts, 2020), which received a starred \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e review and was named a Best Book of 2020 by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. They were a contributing editor at graphic journalism website the \u003ci\u003eNib\u003c\/i\u003e, where they wrote and edited nonfiction comics, including \u003ci\u003eBe Gay Do Comics\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2020 Ignatz for Best Anthology. They also cowrote the investigative comics series \u003ci\u003eIn\/Vulnerable\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Thi Bui, which won an RFK Human Rights Award for Journalism in 2021. She resides in Portland, Oregon. \u003cb\u003eEleri Harris \u003c\/b\u003e(she\/her) is an Eisner Award-winning cartoonist, journalist and editor working on Ngunnawal and Ngambri country in Canberra, Australia. For a decade she was features editor at \u003ci\u003ethe Nib\u003c\/i\u003e, where her work received an Eisner Award, two Ignatz Awards, a Ringo Award, and two Comic Art Awards of Australia. Eleri is the author of the children's book \u003ci\u003eA Loo of One's Own: The Mostly True Story of Australia's First Female Parliamentarians\u003c\/i\u003e (Allen \u0026amp; Unwin 2025). She loves drawing tiny pictures in her studio at Gorman House Arts Centre, nerding out over fancy drawings and building sweet comics communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.2 x 7.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379752890470,"sku":"9781419769276","price":38.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/fbhKtx5Tel9781419769276.webp?v=1768924721","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/making-nonfiction-comics-a-guide-for-graphic-narrative-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}