Comics and the Origins of Manga
Nominated for the 2022 Eisner Award – Best Academic/Scholarly Work Japanese comics, commonly known as manga, are a global sensation. Critics, scholars, and everyday readers have often viewed this artform…
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Bryan Talbot: Father of the British Graphic Novel
An illustrated biographical novel about the legendary British comic book creator Bryan Talbot, a member of the 1980s-1990s “Brit Pack,” a group of influential British comics creators that included Alan…
‘ClayDream’: A Lively Look at Stop-Motion Maestro Will Vinton for Vintage Toon Geeks
The following review by Peter Debruge of a documentary about Will Vinton (Laika Studios) appeared in Variety on August 4, 2022. We are reposting below. The Book of Genesis contains…
OCP Summer 2022: Comics in the Park with Sarah Mirk and Anis Mojgani (August 10)
OCP artist-in-residence Sarah Mirk and Oregon Poet Laureate Anis Mojgani along with 20+ people gathered on August 10th in Laurelhurst Park for the next event as part of the OCP…
Using Comics to teach
Suzanne Giacotto shows how reading and creating comics taps into how our brains learn more effectively. From Language Magazin, August 3, 2022. Over the past two centuries, as the world…
Indigenous Comics and Graphic Novels: An Annotated Database
The Indigenous Comics Annotated Bibliography open access resource at the journal Jeunesse has been updated to include recent & forthcoming comics by Indigenous comics creators. This is a living document…
Raw, Weirdo & Beyond: American Alternative Comics
An extensively illustrated catalog for an exhibition of alternative comics, featuring essays that offer interdisciplinary perspectives. This catalog accompanies an exhibition of alternative comics from the 1980s and 1990s with…
Underground USA
UNDERGROUND USA was a one day public history/arts education event which focused on one chapter of Oregon print cartooning history. It took place on October 15, 2016 at the White…
Oregon Cartoon Institute “Historic Firsts”
The Oregon Cartoon Project (then operating as Oregon Cartoon Institute) is responsible for a few “Historic Firsts” in the history of Oregon cartooning and animation. First OHS exhibit about print…
John Reed’s Portland
Oregon Cartoon Institute created the original map in honor of Paramount Pictures’ decision to digitize/make accessible all “The Witnesses” interviews shot for REDS by Warren Beatty. Oregon Cartoon Institute created…