From LOST OREGON, a piece about our co-founder, Dennis Nyback (John Chilson)
An interview with the late, great Dennis Nyback, film collector and film preservationist Back in the 1990s I did a b-movie zine called Schlock and let me tell you Dennis…
Sebastian Heiduschke
Free E-Book: Drawing (in) the Feminine: Bande Dessinée and Women
This book is freely available in an open access edition thanks to The Ohio State University Libraries’ Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum and generous support provided by a grant…
Exhibit: The “Annie”-Versary
A Hundred Years of Little Orphan Annie April 27, 2024-December 23, 2024 CELEBRATING A CULTURAL ICON We are excited to announce the “Annie”-Versary that celebrates the legacy of the beloved…
Exhibit: Depicting Mexico and Modernism: Gordo by Gus Arriola // Representando México y el modernismo: Gordo de Gus Arriola
Dates/Times December 13, 2023 – May 5, 2024 Location Robinson Gallery, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & MuseumSullivant Hall, 1813 N. High St.Columbus OH 43210 As the first retrospective on Gordo…
New book: On Comics and Grief
Fragmented and hybrid in style, On Comics and Grief examines a year in comic book publishing and the authors grief surrounding his mothers death. This book connects grief, memory, nostalgia,…
Crossing Over: Hocus Pocus and the Magic of Comics in Research (Free online event)
A hybrid in-person/online event featuring a dynamic conversation between comics practitioners Rik Worth, Jordan Collver (University of the West of England) and Prof Richard Wiseman (University of Hertfordshire) Book here:https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/comicsatleeds/crossing-over-hocus-pocus-and-the-magic-of-comics-in-research/e-boqlyx…
The Graphic Medicine Award 2024
The Graphic Medicine International Collective (GMIC), a not-for-profit organization with a mission to guide and support the uses of comics in health. The GMIC Annual award is meant to recognize…
Caroline and Erwin Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon – Swann Foundation Fellowships
The Swann Foundation seeks to award one fellowship annually (with a stipend of up to $5,000) to assist the fellow in his/her ongoing scholarly research and writing projects in the…
A word from the OCP
Hello world, you might have noticed that we started reorganizing much of our web presence. Please be patient as some of the resources and references might not be available for…
Call for Papers: Ink and Imagination: Exploring Children’s Comics. University of Florida, April 5-7th, 2024 (Gainesville, FL)
Deadline for submissions: January 8th, 2024 Since the GCO held its conference on comics and childhood in 2006, the field of children’s comics has exploded—artists like Raina Telgemeier (who’s released…