George O. Frink: A Pioneer in Queer Cartooning
If you are interested in the fascinating history of George O. Frink, head over to the blog “The Middle Space” to learn more. Part One Part Two
Sebastian Heiduschke
New book: The LGBTQ+ Comics Studies Reader. Critical Openings, Future Directions
The LGBTQ+ Comics Studies Reader explores the exemplary trove of LGBTQ+ comics that coalesced in the underground and alternative comix scenes of the mid-1960s and in the decades after. Through…
Open Access article: Comics, emceeing and graffiti: A graphic narrative about the relationship between hip-hop culture and comics culture (Darnel Degand)
Click here to read the entire article for free. Below is the abstract the author posted on the journal website Hip-hop culture will officially turn 50 years old on 11…
Zoom lecture (November 18, 2022): Graphical narratives: the Italian tradition before and after Töpffer
When and Where Friday, November 18, 2022 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Online via Zoom – see event description for further information Speakers Fabio Gadducci Description The official birth of…
New book: The US Graphic Novel by Paul Williams (September 2022)
Provides a history of US graphic novels from the 1910s to the present This book analyses the way that changes in the comics industry, book trade and webcomics distribution have…
Film screening: 22ND ANNUAL ANIMATION SHOW OF SHOWS (Wednesday, November 16)
For those of you in or near Corvallis, join us for a 7 pm show of the 22nd Annual Animation Show of Shows at the Darkside Cinema, Wednesday, November 16.…
New book: Burning Down the House.Latin American Comics in the 21st Century
Burning Down the House explores the political, economic and cultural landscape of 21st Century Latin America through comics. It examines works from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Perú, Colombia, México and…
Free video lectures on the avant-garde histories of comics
Bill Kartalopoulos is a New York-based comics critic, educator, curator and editor. He teaches courses about comics and graphic novels at Parsons School of Design and in the MFA Visual…
Free Webinar (Oct. 26): Researching Women and Gender at the Library: Introducing the Nina Allender Political Cartoon Collection
Register here for a presentation related to researching women’s history and gender studies using Library of Congress collections and resources. Bold cartoons by Nina E. Allender, for covers of The…
Open Access Research: Perpetrators in Comics (JPR Vol. 4, Issue 2)
For those of you interested in reading academic research about a growing corpus of comics that deal with genocide and mass violence, many of which include increasingly nuanced and complex…