Loss 28/101: Loss through art and the death of a cartoonist: Carol Tyler

#040. Carol Tyler is an award-winning and self-described ‘cartoonist and comics-book person’ from Cincinnati, who is known for her autobiographical comics and being married to Justin Green.Loss #28 of 101 - Loss through art and the death of a cartoonist.The genre of autobiographical comics is completely new to us. This genre is all about telling personal stories in the form of comic books or comic strips. Carol and her husband Justin Green have been at the forefront of the movement to create these since the 1970s. Claire first connected with Carol when she reached out to say her latest comic book was on a similar 'mission to explore grief' as The Silent Why. Her new, unique, comic project explores the landscape of grief set in a place she has called Griefville. Sadly, between our initial connection and recording our conversation Carol’s husband, Justin, died of cancer; adding another element of grief to our chat in this episode.Justin Green is described as “an American cartoonist who is known as the ‘father of autobiographical comics’," best known for his 1972 comic book: Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary.We feel very privileged to share her story of loss through her own bereavements (eg. losing eight people in four years, including her parents and two sisters), her art (especially Griefville), and more recently losing her husband, which she is processing in public alongside many admirers of his work.Throughout this conversation you’ll hear Carol refer to a number of published works, and we’ll post images on our social media too, such as:The Hannah Story: currently out of printSoldier’s Heart: https://amz.run/5lG7 Fab4Mania: https://amz.run/5lG8 The Job Thing: https://amz.run/5lG9 Late Bloomer: https://amz.run/5lV6 To follow Carol and her Griefville progress, including the trees she mentioned, visit: https://www.facebook.com/carol.tyler.18 More about Carol:https://twitter.com/CarolComix https://womenincomics.fandom.com/wiki/Carol_Tyler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Tyler https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/carol-tyler More information on Justin: https://www.tcj.com/remembering-justin-green/ https://www.tcj.com/justin-green-1945-2022/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/30/arts/justin-green-who-put-himself-into-his-underground-cartoons-dies-at-76.htmlSend us Fan MailSupport the show-----thesilentwhy.com  |  Instagram  |  Facebook  |  Twitter  |  LinkedIn What's a Herman? / Buy a Herman - thehermancompany.comSupport the show: buymeacoffee.com/thesilentwhySign-up to my mailing list (only used for sharing news occasionally!): thesilentwhy.com/newsletterHow to talk to the grieving:  thesilentwhy.com/post/howtotalktothegrievingReview the show: Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  GoodpodsEpisode transcripts: thesilentwhy.buzzsprout.comThank you for listening.