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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…

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…

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…

New book: On Comics and Grief

Fragmented and hybrid in style, On Comics and Grief examines a year in comic book publishing and the author’s grief surrounding his mother’s death. This book connects grief,…

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)…

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…

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…

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…

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 five…

Coming soon: The Setting Sun, Osamu Dazai’s classic novel, in English

A classic of Japanese literature, brought to life in manga for the first time! This is the first manga edition in English of The Setting Sun, Osamu Dazai’s…