James Burns
Athens, Georgia-based graphic designer and autobiographical cartoonist whose graphic novels "The Death of Me?" and "Half-Life" document his stage 4 prostate cancer journey.
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Sep 16, 2026
Leah ShermanHOST
I want to quickly rewind because these aren't your first medical graphic novels.
James BurnsGUEST
And I suddenly had something go wrong with my eyes, and it turns out that it was a detached retina.
James BurnsGUEST
And I had to have both of my eyes operated on at the same time, which is terrifying as a graphic designer.
James BurnsGUEST
It was kind of like, you know, what's going to happen while I see again? So all that fear...
James BurnsGUEST
at least it gave me a story where I knew the beginning and the middle and the end of it.
13 MINS LATER
Leah ShermanHOST
And I just thought that was so, it was beautiful that you expressed that in the comic because that is such a big concern.