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The Funky Winkerbean

58 min • 16 april 2018

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Gerard speaks with Tom Batiuk, the creator of The Funky Winkerbean, who was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist for “Lisa’s Story: The Other Shoe,” a full-color comic collection of a breast cancer battle. A cancer survivor himself, Batiuk describes his experience of receiving his own cancer diagnosis, “he began to fully appreciate the fundamental void that separates empathy and personal experience.” Lisa’s Story is his way of giving voice to that experience. Lisa’s Story is a treasured collection for all comic enthusiasts, but those whose lives are touched by cancer, whether as patient or provider, will find laughs and tears in this meaningful volume