A. David Lewis (he/him)
@adlewis.bsky.social
Graphic novelist and Associate Prof. of English & Health Humanities. Co-editor of GRAPHIC MEDICINE REVIEW.
“Neque excors nec timidus!”
🏳️🌈
“Neque excors nec timidus!”
🏳️🌈
I’ve got a nagging question that feels like a time-travel paradox:
Why was Netflix originally called “Netflix?” I mean, it makes sense NOW, when we stream movies over the internet. But, why was it called this back when it delivered DVDs by mail…? Why’d that make sense to us?
Why was Netflix originally called “Netflix?” I mean, it makes sense NOW, when we stream movies over the internet. But, why was it called this back when it delivered DVDs by mail…? Why’d that make sense to us?
November 17, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I’ve got a nagging question that feels like a time-travel paradox:
Why was Netflix originally called “Netflix?” I mean, it makes sense NOW, when we stream movies over the internet. But, why was it called this back when it delivered DVDs by mail…? Why’d that make sense to us?
Why was Netflix originally called “Netflix?” I mean, it makes sense NOW, when we stream movies over the internet. But, why was it called this back when it delivered DVDs by mail…? Why’d that make sense to us?
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A real effective demonstration.
Not only the persistent manipulation but also why I am bothered by the proportions and outline of much post production photography.
Not only the persistent manipulation but also why I am bothered by the proportions and outline of much post production photography.
November 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A real effective demonstration.
Not only the persistent manipulation but also why I am bothered by the proportions and outline of much post production photography.
Not only the persistent manipulation but also why I am bothered by the proportions and outline of much post production photography.
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I'd like to think this will finally be the thing to make his supporters turn on him. But I don't know - who he is has been obvious from the start. Yes - he's a monstrous person, but the problem is everyone who sees that, and says I'm ok with that actually...
spinweaveandcut.com/draw-the-line/
spinweaveandcut.com/draw-the-line/
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I'd like to think this will finally be the thing to make his supporters turn on him. But I don't know - who he is has been obvious from the start. Yes - he's a monstrous person, but the problem is everyone who sees that, and says I'm ok with that actually...
spinweaveandcut.com/draw-the-line/
spinweaveandcut.com/draw-the-line/
How is the parking near @portersqbooks.bsky.social Boston Edition? Any recommendations for the Friday evening event?
November 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
How is the parking near @portersqbooks.bsky.social Boston Edition? Any recommendations for the Friday evening event?
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harvard medical school got bombed yesterday and it barely made news
A device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard’s Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University affiliates.
Matan H. Josephy and Laurel M. Shugart report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Matan H. Josephy and Laurel M. Shugart report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Authorities Investigating Explosion on Harvard’s Medical Campus, Believed To Be Intentional | News | The Harvard Crimson
A device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard’s Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University…
www.thecrimson.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
harvard medical school got bombed yesterday and it barely made news
This is your gentle reminder that not only is the Graphic Medicine Review looking for additional submissions of papers, reviews, interviews, and comics by the end of the year, but also we're interested in recruiting new Editorial Team members!
publishing.escholarship.umassmed.edu/gmr/news/31/
publishing.escholarship.umassmed.edu/gmr/news/31/
Graphic Medicine Review (GMR) Editorial Team Membership
As GMR moves into 2026 and its 5th-year anniversary, co-editors A. David Lewis and Mary Piorun want to provide new avenues by which the identified Editorial Team can contribute to …
publishing.escholarship.umassmed.edu
November 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This is your gentle reminder that not only is the Graphic Medicine Review looking for additional submissions of papers, reviews, interviews, and comics by the end of the year, but also we're interested in recruiting new Editorial Team members!
publishing.escholarship.umassmed.edu/gmr/news/31/
publishing.escholarship.umassmed.edu/gmr/news/31/
Kinda proud of my 2 proposals for Health Humanities Consortium conference:
"The Ethical and Environmental Costs of AI for Graphic Medicine" and "Kurt Vonnegut Is Nauseated by AI Slop for Public Health Content"
See a theme?
"The Ethical and Environmental Costs of AI for Graphic Medicine" and "Kurt Vonnegut Is Nauseated by AI Slop for Public Health Content"
See a theme?
November 1, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Kinda proud of my 2 proposals for Health Humanities Consortium conference:
"The Ethical and Environmental Costs of AI for Graphic Medicine" and "Kurt Vonnegut Is Nauseated by AI Slop for Public Health Content"
See a theme?
"The Ethical and Environmental Costs of AI for Graphic Medicine" and "Kurt Vonnegut Is Nauseated by AI Slop for Public Health Content"
See a theme?
HOW DID THIS LEAK??
#NEGM25
#NEGM25
FROM THE SECRET E-MAILS OF @adlewis.bsky.social:
I am pleased to report that the 2025 New England Graphic Medicine Summit was a success. Despite some workshop leaders taking ill and having to postpone, we had a terrific turnout...
I am pleased to report that the 2025 New England Graphic Medicine Summit was a success. Despite some workshop leaders taking ill and having to postpone, we had a terrific turnout...
October 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
HOW DID THIS LEAK??
#NEGM25
#NEGM25
I keep getting an error message when I try to use the e-mail form to reach @comicsadvocacy.bsky.social -- would anyone else have another method of reaching them?
I am looking some input and potential background info on their own process in creating and awarding mini-grants.
I am looking some input and potential background info on their own process in creating and awarding mini-grants.
October 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I keep getting an error message when I try to use the e-mail form to reach @comicsadvocacy.bsky.social -- would anyone else have another method of reaching them?
I am looking some input and potential background info on their own process in creating and awarding mini-grants.
I am looking some input and potential background info on their own process in creating and awarding mini-grants.
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Just realized Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine is up on Penn State University Press's website! Getting closer...
www.psupress.org/books/titles...
www.psupress.org/books/titles...
Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine Edited by Lisa Diedrich and Briana Martino
This book invites readers to explore the field of graphic medicine through a new concept: “keywords/keyimages.” Coined by the editors to reflect the unique combination of words and images in comics, t...
www.psupress.org
October 26, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Just realized Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine is up on Penn State University Press's website! Getting closer...
www.psupress.org/books/titles...
www.psupress.org/books/titles...
DC KO #1 was very cool.
October 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
DC KO #1 was very cool.
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@adlewis.bsky.social welcoming everyone, especially newcomers, to @negm25.bsky.social!
#GraphicMedicine
#GraphicMedicine
October 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
@adlewis.bsky.social welcoming everyone, especially newcomers, to @negm25.bsky.social!
#GraphicMedicine
#GraphicMedicine
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October 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I keep confusing Ezra Levin with Ezra Klein.
October 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I keep confusing Ezra Levin with Ezra Klein.
I am okay with Dungeons & Dragons to have largely gone mainstream. I know it was once a haven for those who felt outcast or shunned, particularly for their intellect or some question of identity. But I see its shift now as a validation that D&D always had merit and promise for all.
October 21, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I am okay with Dungeons & Dragons to have largely gone mainstream. I know it was once a haven for those who felt outcast or shunned, particularly for their intellect or some question of identity. But I see its shift now as a validation that D&D always had merit and promise for all.
From publishing.escholarship.umassmed.edu/gmr/news/31/
As the journal moves into 2026 and its 5th-year anniversary, GMR welcomes all backgrounds, all levels, and all geographies of #GraphicMedicine supporters to join the Editorial Team.
As the journal moves into 2026 and its 5th-year anniversary, GMR welcomes all backgrounds, all levels, and all geographies of #GraphicMedicine supporters to join the Editorial Team.
Graphic Medicine Review (GMR) Editorial Team Membership
As GMR moves into 2026 and its 5th-year anniversary, co-editors A. David Lewis and Mary Piorun want to provide new avenues by which the identified Editorial Team can contribute to …
publishing.escholarship.umassmed.edu
October 20, 2025 at 1:44 AM
From publishing.escholarship.umassmed.edu/gmr/news/31/
As the journal moves into 2026 and its 5th-year anniversary, GMR welcomes all backgrounds, all levels, and all geographies of #GraphicMedicine supporters to join the Editorial Team.
As the journal moves into 2026 and its 5th-year anniversary, GMR welcomes all backgrounds, all levels, and all geographies of #GraphicMedicine supporters to join the Editorial Team.
Repost with your favorite Halloween costume.
My attempt at Mario. Briefly, I felt unashamed of my body and, maybe, like my life was mine again.
The feeling passed — but it eventually returned. And I look at this “costume” as an empowering moment.
My attempt at Mario. Briefly, I felt unashamed of my body and, maybe, like my life was mine again.
The feeling passed — but it eventually returned. And I look at this “costume” as an empowering moment.
October 17, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Repost with your favorite Halloween costume.
My attempt at Mario. Briefly, I felt unashamed of my body and, maybe, like my life was mine again.
The feeling passed — but it eventually returned. And I look at this “costume” as an empowering moment.
My attempt at Mario. Briefly, I felt unashamed of my body and, maybe, like my life was mine again.
The feeling passed — but it eventually returned. And I look at this “costume” as an empowering moment.
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Breaking: Text messages of Young Republican groups across the country have just been leaked.
They talk about putting Democrats in “gas chambers,” attacking “Jews,” calling Black people “watermelon people,” calling to “rape” their enemies, and bringing back slavery.
They talk about putting Democrats in “gas chambers,” attacking “Jews,” calling Black people “watermelon people,” calling to “rape” their enemies, and bringing back slavery.
October 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Breaking: Text messages of Young Republican groups across the country have just been leaked.
They talk about putting Democrats in “gas chambers,” attacking “Jews,” calling Black people “watermelon people,” calling to “rape” their enemies, and bringing back slavery.
They talk about putting Democrats in “gas chambers,” attacking “Jews,” calling Black people “watermelon people,” calling to “rape” their enemies, and bringing back slavery.
If it isn’t a fascist government, then one should be safe in loudly calling it a fascist government.
October 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
If it isn’t a fascist government, then one should be safe in loudly calling it a fascist government.
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Thiel's reading: “Nothing lasts forever.”
Actual line: “‘In the end’? Nothing ends, Adrian. Nothing ever ends.”
@tadethompson.bsky.social “Literally THE OPPOSITE of what Dr Manhattan said. Also, Moore didn't see this as an ideal solution. Moore literally negates the plan in the last panel
…”
Actual line: “‘In the end’? Nothing ends, Adrian. Nothing ever ends.”
@tadethompson.bsky.social “Literally THE OPPOSITE of what Dr Manhattan said. Also, Moore didn't see this as an ideal solution. Moore literally negates the plan in the last panel
…”
October 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Thiel's reading: “Nothing lasts forever.”
Actual line: “‘In the end’? Nothing ends, Adrian. Nothing ever ends.”
@tadethompson.bsky.social “Literally THE OPPOSITE of what Dr Manhattan said. Also, Moore didn't see this as an ideal solution. Moore literally negates the plan in the last panel
…”
Actual line: “‘In the end’? Nothing ends, Adrian. Nothing ever ends.”
@tadethompson.bsky.social “Literally THE OPPOSITE of what Dr Manhattan said. Also, Moore didn't see this as an ideal solution. Moore literally negates the plan in the last panel
…”
Half-serious question: How do we distinguish the Portland protest frogs from the Groyper Army ones?
October 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Half-serious question: How do we distinguish the Portland protest frogs from the Groyper Army ones?
Welcome to the Fall — and the fact you can’t tell if I’m talking about the season or society should tell you how bad things are.
October 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Welcome to the Fall — and the fact you can’t tell if I’m talking about the season or society should tell you how bad things are.