Skip to main content
Georgia Public Broadcasting Logo
  • Watch

    Featured Specials and Programs

    • All Creatures Great and Small
    • Antiques Roadshow
    • PBS News Hour
    • Miss Scarlet & The Duke
    • Finding Your Roots
    • Doc Martin
    All Programs

    GPB Originals

    • Georgia Legends
    • Lawmakers
    • A Fork in the Road
    • View Finders
    • Georgia Outdoors
    • Your Fantastic Mind
    GPB Originals

    Browse by Genre

    • Arts & Music
    • Culture
    • Drama
    • Food
    • History
    • News & Public Affairs
    • TV Schedule
    • GPB Programs
    • PBS Passport
    • TV Highlights this Week
    • PBS KIDS
    • Ways to Watch
    • Newsletters
    • Contact GPB
  • Listen

    Featured Programs

    • The Daily
    • Morning Edition
    • All Things Considered
    • Serendipity
    • John Lemley's City Cafe
    • Fresh Air
    • Here and Now
    • Code Switch/Life Kit
    • Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
    All Programs

    Podcasts

    • GA Today
    • Salvation South
    • Battleground: Ballot Box
    • Football Fridays in Georgia
    • Narrative Edge
    • Peach Jam Podcast
    • A Fork in the Road
    • Radio Schedule
    • GPB Classical
    • Radio Programs
    • Podcasts
    • GPB News
    • Find Your Station
    • Ways to Listen
    • Contact GPB
    • Newsletters
  • Learn

    Featured

    • Chemistry Matters
    • Classroom Conversations Podcast
    • GASHA Go! World
    • Georgia Farmcraft®
    • Georgia Classroom
    • Georgia Studies Collection
    • Econ Express
    • Let’s Go Enviro
    • Let's Learn GA!
    • Lights, Camera, Budget!
    • Live Explorations
    • Physics in Motion
    • School Stories
    • Virtual Field Trips
    • VR in the Classroom
    • Writers Contest

    For Kids & Teachers

    • GPB Games
    • PBS KIDS
    • PBS LearningMedia

    • on Twitter
    • on Facebook
    • on Email
  • News

    Featured Programs & Series

    • Lawmakers
    • Lawmakers: Beyond the Dome
    • 1A
    • Battleground: Ballot Box
    • GA Today Podcast
    • Storycorps
    • Narrative Edge

    More GPB News

    • Politics
    • Georgia News
    • Justice
    • Arts & Life
    • Health
    All GPB News
    • Radio Schedule
    • Radio Stations
    • GPB Apps
    • Podcasts
    • Contact GPB News
    • Follow Us on Apple News
    • Newsletters
  • Sports

    GHSA Sports

    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Cheerleading
    • On Demand
    • GPB Sports Blog
    All Sports

    High School Football

    • Scores & Schedule
    • On Demand
    • Teams
    • Rankings
    • Brackets
    • Heads Up Georgia
    Football Home
    • GPB Sports App
    • GPB Sports Blog
    • GPB Sports OnDemand
  • Events

    Browse by Type

    • Community
    • Donor
    • Kids & Family
    • Screenings
    All Events

    Browse by Category

    • Education
    • News
    • Sports
    • Television

    Sign up to receive GPB Event announcements via Email.

    Sign up

    • on Twitter
    • on Facebook
    • on Instagram
  • Kids & Families

    For Kids

    • Video
    • Games

    For Parents & Caregivers

    • Kids & Families Blog
    • Kids & Families Events
    • GPB KIDS - Ways to Watch
  • Support Us

    Support GPB

    • Ways to Give
    • Planned Giving
    • Sustainers
    • GPB Passport
    • Leadership Giving
    • Corporate Sponsorship
    • Vehicle Donations
    • GPB Next
    • Matching Gifts
  • Search
GPB Passport icon GPB Passport icon Passport
GPB donate icon GPB donate icon Donate
Listen Live Listen Live Watch Live Watch Live

GPB Newsletter CTA

Sign Up For Our Newsletter

News Topics

  • Georgia
  • National
  • Politics
  • Lawmakers
  • Elections

Don't Miss

Don't Miss:

  • Federal Funding Update
  • Caregiving program & Resources
  • Explore GPB Passport

News Articles: comics

Tagged as: 

  • Investigations

COMIC: The roadside marker unlocking a forgotten civil rights murder

In 1963, William Lewis Moore was murdered in Alabama while on a civil rights protest walk. Silence around the murder bothered one man for years, until he campaigned to put up a marker about it.

April 24, 2024
|
By:
  • Connie Hanzhang Jin and
  • Laura Sullivan
A man walks near a mural of Handala in the village of al-Fara, in the occupied West Bank, following an Israeli raid on Dec. 8.

Tagged as: 

  • Middle East

Who is Handala, the barefoot, spiky-haired boy who symbolizes Palestinian resistance?

Created by cartoonist Naji al-Ali in 1969, Handala is a 10-year-old Palestinian refugee with his back to the world. The war in Gaza has renewed interest in this representation of Palestinian struggle.

February 09, 2024
|
By:
  • Hadeel Al-Shalchi
A child presses play on an audiobook cassette tape player.

Tagged as: 

  • Arts & Life

Comic: How audiobooks enable the shared experience of listening to a good story

Growing up without a television at home, cartoonist Kate Wheeler and her brother shared the joys of listening to audiobooks as children.

February 21, 2023
|
By:
  • Kate Wheeler

Tagged as: 

  • Dance

COMIC: Finding my voice through dance

For Camille A. Brown, choreography unlocked a new way to understand her power as a dancer, and to celebrate her creative identity.

August 19, 2022
|
By:
  • LA Johnson and
  • Breena Nunez

Tagged as: 

  • Science

COMIC: How living on Mars time taught me to slow down

NASA engineer Nagin Cox lives on Earth but works on Mars time, where days are longer and time works differently. Her work with the rovers has entirely changed the way she thinks about time on Earth.

July 22, 2022
|
By:
  • LA Johnson and
  • Anuj Shrestha
Creators Havana Nguyen and Alan and Carrie Tupper raised $30,000 to turn their web comic into an animated short. It won Best Georgia Short at the Georgia Film Festival this month.

Tagged as: 

  • Arts & Life

These Atlanta artists crowdfunded their comic into an animated film. Then, they won big

Independent comic creators Alan Tupper, Carrie Tupper and Havana Nguyen raised $30,000 through crowdfunding to turn their long-running webcomic series into an animated short, which then won Best Georgia Short at the Georgia Film Festival this month.

November 22, 2021
|
By:
  • Sarah Rose

Tagged as: 

  • Book News & Features

Legendary Manga Artist Kentaro Miura, Creator Of 'Berserk,' Has Died

Miura was one of the most influential manga artists in the field; his signature series, Berserk, ran for over 30 years and melded sword fights, supernatural elements and knotty moral dilemmas.

May 28, 2021
|
By:
  • Etelka Lehoczky

Tagged as: 

  • Health

'Why Is A Red Stain A Disaster?' Tips On Fighting Period Stigma (Plus A Zine!)

That's the question that researcher Inga Winkler of Columbia University asks. She shares advice on how to overcome feelings of shame and embarrassment about menstruation.

February 22, 2021
|
By:
  • Malaka Gharib
Voice actor Bob Carter at Georgia Public Broadcasting.

Tagged as: 

  • News

Voice Actor Bob Carter Takes 'The Credits' Behind The Scenes of Atlanta's MomoCon

Calling all anime, gaming, comics and animation fans: This is your weekend. MomoCon 2019 kicks off Thursday in Atlanta. Voice actors, designers, writers...

May 22, 2019
|
By:
  • Sean Powers and
  • Kalena Boller
Allyssa Lewis, an Emmy-winning animator, stopped by GPB.

Allyssa Lewis Talks About Her Animated Life

Fans of anime, gaming and comics: Prepare to geek out at this year’s Momocon in Atlanta. It’s one of the fastest growing all-ages conventions in the...

May 24, 2018
|
By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
Atlanta-based comic book artist Dawud Anyabwile, co-creator of the Brotherman series.

How 'Brotherman' Forever Changed Comics

The first black superhero in mainstream American comic books was the Black Panther, introduced by Marvel in 1966, but there have been other influential...

August 23, 2017
|
By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers

On Second Thought For Monday, July 17, 2017

A report released last month provides a grim picture on the effects of gun violence on children. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and...

July 18, 2017
|
By:
  • Tony Harris ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more

Comics, Politics, And Power In 'Captain America: Civil War'

The latest Marvel movie, “Captain America: Civil War,” is a huge winner at the box office, boasting the fifth biggest box office release in history. The...

May 13, 2016
|
By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Taylor Gantt

Newsletter Signup

Sign Up For Our Newsletters

Connect with GPB

  • Connect with GPB on Facebook
  • Connect with GPB on Instagram
  • Connect with GPB on Twitter
  • Connect with GPB on YouTube
  • Connect with GPB on Apple News

Footer

Footer First Nav (Main Menu)

  • Watch
  • Listen
  • Learn
  • News
  • Sports
  • Events
  • Kids & Families
  • Support Us
  • Search

Footer Second Nav Menu

  • Help Center
  • About GPB
  • Contact Us
  • Closed Captioning
  • Directions
  • Studio Production
  • Program Submissions

Footer Third Nav Menu

  • Support Us
  • Careers
  • Accessibility
  • FCC Public Files
  • Drawing Rules
  • News Media Request
  • Open Records and Document Retention Policy
  • Privacy Policy

Georgia Public Broadcasting

260 14th St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
United States

(404) 685-2400 In Atlanta
(800) 222-4788 Outside Atlanta
ask@gpb.org

Newsletter Signup

Sign Up For Our Newsletters

Connect with GPB

  • Connect with GPB on Facebook
  • Connect with GPB on Instagram
  • Connect with GPB on Twitter
  • Connect with GPB on YouTube
  • Connect with GPB on Apple News
© Copyright 2025, Georgia Public Broadcasting. All Rights Reserved. Georgia Public Radio® GPTV®