MG: You take a very personal approach to your
comics, much like a blogger, and often use first-person
narratives to open up conversations about scientific
facts, ideas, and controversies. Have drawing and
storytelling always been a big part of your life? How
do you feel taking an educational approach to art
affects what stories you choose to tell?
KM: I’ve always been an avid doodler, and
when I was in middle school, I wanted to
draw comics. And although I wouldn’t say that
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storytelling has been a big part of my life, I can
say that growing up with three siblings, any
story you told had to be pretty damn interesting
to keep the attention of five other people at the
dinner table. So I learned to be engaging, get to
the point, and be quick about it.
MG: What role have you found visual cues to play in
education, and how can art enhance this role? Would
you consider yourself a visual learner?
SciArt in America October 2014