The next Comics Up Close conference takes place in February 2024, the deadline for proposals fast approaching
Comics Studies
Items on comic studies from around the world – course information and more
Call For Papers: Comics and Life: Illustration, Intersections, and Insights
A Call for Papers, and related short strips, from India
“Comic Book Women”, offers revisionist history of women’s pivotal roles as creators
Check out this revisionist history of women’s pivotal roles as creators of and characters in American comic books
“Cambridge Studies in Graphic Narratives” series launches
Two new comic studies launch a new series from Cambridge University Press
Comics Cultural Impact Collective launches survey on UK arts funding for comics
Ever applied for arts funding for a comics project? This survey is for you
Cambridge University hosts major academic Comic Conference, “Better Living Through Comics”, next month
A major academic conference poses the question “Do comics have a role to play in wellbeing?” next month
Call For Papers – Graphic Brighton 2023: Graphic Architecture
A call for papers on the inter-disciplinary topic of Comics and Architecture for this year’s “Graphic Brighton”
Creating Comics: Online The Guardian Masterclass with Kieron Gillen takes place next month
Your chance to learn some comic writing tips from a top professional in the business
Adelaide Comic Book Exhibition, “Language in Context”, explores global comics culture
If you’re an Australian reader of downthetubes, this upcoming exhibition should be of interest
Organise your own comic art summer camp!
Fancy running your own art summer camp? Comic Art Europe shares some tips