APPLIED COMICS, ETC
Applied Comics, Etc. make awesome comics that communicate specific information. “Gertrude Bell: Archaeologist, Writer, Explorer” uses comics to tell the story of a remarkable life and provide an entry point to Newcastle University’s Gertrude Bell archive. “How to Train Your Robot” was created in collaboration with John Hedley for Asteroid Belter: The Newcastle Science Comic.
Gertrude Bell:
Architect, Writer, Explorer
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Architect, Writer, Explorer

How to Train
Your Robot
Your Robot









John Miers is a cartoonist, illustrator, academic and teacher. He is lecturer in illustration at Kingston School of Art, a member of the Comics Research Hub at University of the Arts London, and co-organiser of Transitions.