Lower Readers

Disgusting Critters series by Elise Gravel – A comic book series for early readers about critters society considers “disgusting,” such as slugs, rats, worms, and head lice.

Little Habitats series by Jana Curll – Comic books for younger readers that teach about different habitats. Perfect for fans of Narwhal & Jelly. There are currently two books in the series: Barnacle Bay & Fiddlehead Forest.

Magic Tree House Fact Tracker series by Various Authors – Comics on the nonfiction topics related to the Magic Tree House early chapter series books. As of the writing of this blog post, there are three books in the series: Dinosaurs, Space, and Titanic. Note: There's an early chapter nonfiction book series by the same name.

Higher Readers

Science Comics series by Various Authors – Comics on various scientific topics, from biology to architecture, to space, to robotics, and more. There are some 20 books in the series thus far.

Maker Comics series by Various Authors – Nonfiction how-to guides for kids in a comic book format.

Be Smart About series by Rachel Brian – Guides on how to deal with different topics. There are currently four books in the series: Consent, Anxiety, ADHD, and Screen Time.

The Mushroom Fan Club by Elise Gravel – A graphic novel all about mushrooms. She also has similar guides about microbes and bugs.

Older Than Dirt: A Wild but True History of Earth by Don Brown – A book for history fans about our little blue planet, from its humble beginnings to how life started on it, and more.

Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas by Jim Ottaviani – A book about the history of how Jane Goodall and other like-minded scientists pioneered a new way to study wildlife.

Dynamo: The Lightning Men of Betelguese from Science Comics No. 6

It's frustrating how wildly my productivity changes day-to-day. I do have days where the connection between my mind and keyboard are like a coursing river; but there are some days where it's more like a clogged faucet. I can feel my mind struggle to keep focused, every word I write feels like it's in the wrong place, and I just want to sleep.

However, I think the most important thing I've learned through my own inconsistency in motivation/ability to write is just keep trying! Progress is progress (even if it's unfortunately small). The 20 words on a bad day are still worth something. Besides, it all adds up in the end!

With that being said, this month's update is that I feel like I'm about 75% done with the research and writing for my graphic medicine comic! This means that I'm that much closer to drawing (which is exciting since crafting the visuals is possibly my favourite part).

Being a scientist, sadly, involves forgetting to write things down a lot

Vintage Comic - Science Comics #06

Pencils: Joe Simon

Inks: Joe Simon