I've launched a Patreon to share progress + exclusive insight into the creation of our graphic novel. It's about Fanny Angelina Hesse & the introduction of agar to the laboratory. Please support us! You can also sign up for free (w/o bonus content) 👇.

I just published a Book Review 📖🍄 Fungipedia by Lawrence Millman on #medium. It's a delightful little book. Highly recommended. #fungi #fungalbook #fungiinliterature #nonfiction #folklore #fungallore.

See the journey from script to page to create a graphic novel about "The Dessert that Changed the World" - agar to groe microbes. See thumbnails, colouring, lettering to a polished page. Can be unlocked wit only 1 buck! Your support would mean a lot 🙏.

See a fully illustrated page! Only for patrons but can be unlocked (together with 20+ posts) for only 1 USD!. #FannyAngelinaHesse #GraphicNovel #Agar .

We've been at #FEMS2025! . Huge thanks to Michael Sauer to represent it & share it broadly. This is about the forgotten woman woman who helped us grow #microbes with #agar. We are telling the story with a graphic novel and you, too, can get involved 🧫

Patreon page is here 👉🏼

Excited and grateful that my poster about Fanny Angelina Hesse's discovery of agar to grow microbes is presented at #FEMS2025 by Michael Sauer 🧫🧡 . If interested you can support this story by joining Patreon with 70% off w/ the code FANNY-HESSE-AT-FEMS-2025-MILAN. @FEMSmicro

Read three pages of the script and see how it's transformed into a comic by the incredible artist, shog. "The Dessert that Changed the World" - a graphic novel about Fanny Angelina Hesse and the introduction of #agar into the lab. Paid post on #Patreon.

Is *this* an underdog story?. Free post on #Patreon - you just need to register, which would be *much* appreciated!. #FannyAngelinaHesse #GraphicNovel #Agar #AgarAgar #PatreonSciComm #SciComm #Microbiology #Microbio #Microbes.

This talk seems like it's been a blast! Thanks so much @GermJuggler and #ASMicrobe! Can't wait ti watch it on YouTube 🎥🤩.

RT @GermJuggler: Happy 175th birthday to #FannyAngelinaHesse. If you're at #ASMicrobe check out my talk on her story at 1:30 today in the #….

Thank you so much for sharing @MicrobioSoc! We are telling the forgotten story of Fanny Angelina Hesse with a graphic novel and needs lot of support! 🧫🦠🧪🔬🌿Please sign up on Patreon 🙏👉🏼

See the teaser of a graphic novel on Fanny Angelina Hesse and the introduction of #agar in the lab 🧫🦠🔬. Wonderful sountrack by Carlos Bricio. 📺👉 #FannyAngelinaHesse #FannyHesse #AgarAgar #Microbes

A teaser to get you into the style of our story. #FannyAngelinaHesse #FannyHesse #Agar #AgarAgar #LineDrawing #Sketches #GraphicNovel #ScienceComic.

Join our Patreon to see this and more exclusive content. Paidwalled but early bird only 1 USD/month. Or just sign up for updates! 👉

A time lapse by the amazing artist "shog" bringing Koch's lab to life. See more previews on our Patreon! . #FannyAngelinaHesse #Agar #GraphicNovel #ScienceComic #FannyHesse.

Take a look at our concept art before deciding if you want to join as a member 👇. Sign up on #Patreon for free or make the jump & join a membership for premium content. We are committed to tell the most exciting story we can!. #FannyAngelinaHesse #Agar

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Truly grateful to the many people who helped tremendously in getting till here! @matteofarinella @eliza_coli @GermJuggler @JoVerran @jens2go @MostlyMicrobes @Prokaryota and many more!.

We are drawing a bunch of white men. Because we have to. That's the setting of our story. But there's also an unsung heroine. Would you support us telling it?. It's about the forgotten woman who made modern vaccines & antibiotics possible.