Erik Thurman
Comics Journalist
~Comics
Umbrella Blackout
-The Nib-
Hong Kong’s protest movement lives on, hounded by government suppression and censorship.
Hong Kong
February 2014
Myanmar's Rohingya
Refugees
-The Nib-
Why a national hero is ignoring an international crisis.
Burma
August 2016
There is no "F" in Korean
-The Korea Observer-
Institutionalized sexism, misogyny, and the feminism movement changing South Korea.
South Korea
November 2016
Seven Hours to Kill
-5x5-
What happens when you let loose a cartoonist with a pen, a sketchbook, and a seven hour layover in Taipei?
Taiwan
July 2011
Seoul Grind
-The Cartoon Picayune-
With over 50 million people, Korea is becoming a huge market for everyone's favorite liquid encouragement.
South Korea
2012
The 2022 tournament in Qatar has placed a spotlight on the brutal working conditions of migrant laborers.
A Debt-To-Slave Pipeline is Building You a World Cup Stadium
-The Nib-
Qatar
July 2014
The Barriers to Higher Education
-Reed Magazine-
A open letter to the California State University system over rising tuition and questionable construction projects.
USA
2011
What Haunts Us
-Uncanny Adventures-
The Japanese attack on Nanjing devastated the Middle Kingdom for generations.
China
2011
Cat and Mouse
A short storytelling exercise pulled from the renowned Scott McCloud's "Making Comics."
Fiction
2011