Database: Queer Cartoonists
The Cartoonists of Color, Queer Cartoonists, and Disabled Cartoonists databases were created and are maintained by cartoonist MariNaomi as a way to spotlight marginalized comics creators. The databases are used…
Database: Cartoonists of Color
The Cartoonists of Color, Queer Cartoonists, and Disabled Cartoonists databases were created and are maintained by cartoonist MariNaomi as a way to spotlight marginalized comics creators. The databases are used…
Teaching with Comics: Empirical, Analytical, and Professional Experiences
This edited collection analyses the use of comics in primary and secondary education. The editors and contributors draw together global research to examine how comics can be used for critical…
The Clear Line in Comics and Cinema: A Transmedial Approach
Historical and theoretical analysis of the “clear line” style in comics and cinemaThe “clear line”, a term coined in 1977 by Dutch essayist and artist Joost Swarte, has become shorthand…
Vertigo Comics: British Creators, US Editors, and the Making of a Transformational Imprint
Isabelle Licari-Guillaume‘s book explores the so-called “British Invasion” of DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint, which played an important role in redefining the mainstream comics industry in the US during the early…
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…
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…