I am interested in how comics can encourage activism and make real political change.
While political cartoons are a familiar feature in our newspapers, I do not believe that research has ever been conducted into what tangible effects comics that seek to change political views have in the real world.
Comics making political change
Draw the Line
A project bringing together more than 100 comic artists from around the world, each depicting one action you can take when you don’t like the current political landscape.
The Noisy Valley
From the Aldermaston marches to a one-girl school strike, this collection depicts true stories of protest, as told to me by residents of the Rhondda Valley in South Wales.
Sorry for the Inconvenience
Infuriated by the UK’s government’s crackdown on the right to protest in the Police, Crimes and Sentencing Bill, I put together this book on the positive sides of protest.
PROTEST
In 2021, infuriated by the UK’s government’s crackdown on the right to protest in the
Police, Crimes and Sentencing Bill, I spent the month of October drawing a different protest placard every day. Read more.
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REPORTAGE, SKETCH DIARIES AND SELF-PUBLISHED COMICS
Comic-making doesn’t bring fame and fortune — but it can bring opportunities for travel and fellowship, ample rewards in themselves. Read more.
SOCIAL MEMOIR
I am drawing a social memoir of two periods in my life: my teen years as an Eighties goth in rural Devon, and my middle age in which I come to terms with the events of that time. Read more.
Myfanwy Tristram 