Writing Professor Tahneer Oksman Reviews Graphic Memoir in NPR
Associate Professor of Writing, Literature, and Language and Communication and Media Arts Tahneer Oksman, Ph.D., has published a review of Jeff Lemire’s new graphic memoir, 10,000 Ink Stains, on NPR!
Jeff Lemire is a cartoonist known for his work with DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and original graphic novels. Regarding his new memoir, Dr. Oksman writes:
In 19 sprawling chapters, Lemire focuses less on his successes than on the processes – and the unexpected interactions—that led him through each project. Some of this work panned out; some did not. But as he shows time and again, every false start, every sketch, every idea dreamed up, either alone or, often, in collaboration with others, led to the next thing. In other words, what might seem at first like failures or digressions on the way to his major successes are in fact part of that core, essential story. Finding one’s way as an artist and storyteller, he shows, is a dramatic, winding path.
Dr. Oksman teaches several classes at MMC, including Women’s Literary Traditions and Reporting on Tech & Social Media. This Fall, she will teach EWL-369- Graphic Storytelling: Exploring Contemporary Comics.
Congratulations, Dr. Oksman!
Published: July 14, 2025
Writing Professor Tahneer Oksman Recommends Books for NPR, Publishers Weekly
Summer is approaching and two news outlets are taking book recommendations from one of our most illustrious professors! Associate Professor of Writing, Literature, and Language and Communication and Media Arts Tahneer Oksman, Ph.D., is quoted in both NPR and Publishers Weekly with book recommendations for two thematic occasions: the summer publishing season and the 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding.
