By now, most of you have heard that Portland icon Walt Curtis passed away. Walt was well connected with the Oregon Cartoon Institute (now OCP), and a good…
Superhero meaning making is a site of struggle. Superheroes (are thought to) trouble borders and normative ways of seeing and being in the world. Superhero narratives (are thought…
Some comics fans view the industry’s Golden Age (1930s-1950s) as a challenging time when it comes to representations of race, an era when the few Black characters appeared…
Comics and human mobility have a long history of connections. This volume explores these entanglements with a focus on both how comics represent migration and what applied uses…
Goya’s Caprichos and Emblems María de los Dolores Cabrero Rodríguez-Jalón (Complutense University, Madrid) Thursday, 5 October 2023, 5 p.m., Glasgow University Library Special Collections Seminar Room and online C.L.R. James’s…
This book by Hélène Tison provides an introduction to women cartoonists in the US, reading their work from a feminist, literary and stylistic perspective, which shines a light…
Guest edited by Sophie Fuggle and James Walker, Nottingham Trent University This special issue of European Comic Art explores the growing use of comics and graphic novels as visual ethnographies. Comics have long been used…
The first graphic novel biography of the legendary Stan Lee, co-creator of many of Marvel’s beloved superheroes, from Eisner-nominated comics creator Tom Scioli. Everyone knows Stan Lee: His…
This book takes an interdisciplinary and diverse critical look at the work of comic artist Ilan Manouach, situating it within the avant-garde movement more broadly. An international team…
The Nib is wrapping up ten years of publishing and closing down at the end of August. But before they go, they are making all 15 issues of…