We’ve probably already got more cartoonists living here per capita than anywhere else and the list is growing!”įellow comic book artist Mike Perkins was also at the launch, offering free signings for fans. The aim is to put Shrewsbury on the map as a comics hub. The first stop-off on the trail, at Shrewsbury Library, is Shrewsbury resident Charlie Adlard, best known for his work on X-Files and The Walking Dead.Ĭharlie said: 'This is the start of it, the first picture on the comics trail - have fun and enjoy the other eight! Hopefully the trail will show that comics aren’t just for kids - they’re for everyone. It's a brilliant idea from Comics Salopia, funded by the Arts Councils - to show off the awesome talent we have in Shrewsbury, whilst also adding value for visitors to the town. Featured on the trail are some of the best-known names in the comics industry, including several artists and writers who live right here in Shrewsbury, making our town the unofficial home of the British comics industry! Nine of the world's best comic book artists have contributed giant artworks for a trail around town, telling the story of Shrewsbury.

There was huge excitement in Shrewsbury at the weekend, as fans waited to meet their comic book idols for the launch of the Shrewsbury Comics Trail. B.Pictured: Charlie Adlard in front of the artwork he created for The Shrewsbury Comics Trail, outside Shrewsbury Library. The Long Road Home: One Step at a Time – G. Tangles: A story about Alzheimer’s, My mother, and Me-Sarah Leavitt Marbles : mania, depression, Michelangelo, & me: a graphic memoir-Ellen Forney Thank you, Peter…Ĭancer made me a shallower person : a memoir in comics-Miriam Engelbergĭiary drawings: mental illness and me-Bobby Baker If you’d like to recommend a title, do that here. If you’d like to comment on this subject you can comment on Ebling’s Facebook page, or comment here.

These titles can be found in the Library Catalog (as part of the Ebling Library Class of ’47 Collection), and you can borrow them or reserve them. It is our hope that you will be able to take a creative break from studying that enhances your learning about illness and medicine.

There will also be a list of the titles we currently have, so that you can put a title on HOLD if it has been checked out. All of the books are now in the Popular Reading area (near the magazines) and a red star will be on those with a medical theme. It’s been over a year since medical Student, Peter Polewski, asked Ebling’s Director, Julie Schneider, if Ebling could obtain some graphic medicine novels for our collection.

The Spiral Cage by Al Davison