Important research needs the help of autistic comic fans and creators
Comics Studies
Items on comic studies from around the world – course information and more
New book, “Redrawing the Western” explores history of American Western genre comics
A new history of American Western genre comics, available now
Lakes International Comic Art Festival and partners continue work to promote comics as a valuable literacy tool
Research backs comics as a gateway to wider reading
Gareth Brookes to spotlight the challenges AI presents to comic creators at special seminar
A free academic event probing AI’s possible impact on comic creation
Manga: A New History of Japanese Comics by Eike Exner announced for 2025
Coming in August from an award-winning author
New book, “Comics | Histories – Texts, Methods, Resources” includes a potted history of Marvel Comics
The world’s leading “academic expert” on Doctor Doom brings us a fascinating potted history of Marvel
Alan Grant Memorial Scholarship Announced
A fantastic tribute to a much-missed comics writer
New crowdfunding campaign launched for comics museum in Sicily
A dedicated group of comic fans in Sicily hope to open a new Comics Museum
Academics Assemble! The Superhero Project returns to Eastbourne
Superheroes and Technology are at the heart of this year’s academic event in September
British Newspaper Strips – A Contextual History offers informative insights into an often overlooked comic form
A welcome study of the newspaper strip form
Call for Papers: Comics Forum 2024
Details about this Thought Bubble tie-in conference
In Memoriam: Cartoonist and Comic Archivist John Adcock
We’re sorry to report the passing of cartoonist, illustrator, storyteller and comic archivist John Adcock, best known, perhaps, to many downthetubes readers for his fantastic blog, Yesterday’s Papers. He was 74, and had been unwell for some time. Born in… Read More ›
Dundee University scraps Comics Masters design course, claiming numbers had dwindled
Dundee University has closed its Comics Masters Design course
Who Cares for Comics? Online event with Kay Sohini and Jared Gardner will discuss “Graphic Medicine and Comic Art”
The comics form and practice will be discussed in relation to graphic medicine in a special online event
Comics: The Answer to The UK’s Literacy Crisis?
Jaw-dropping data about the power of comics on improving literacy