The latest edition of the International Journal of Comic Art is out now, the premier academic journal devoted to all aspects of cartooning and comics. Edited by John Lent, the whopping 675 page tome features Visual Language: Neil Cohn… Read More ›
Comics Education News
Hiroshima anniversary prompts new comic study, London art exhibition “Paintings from Hiroshima”
Next month sees the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, one of the final, horrific closing acts of World War Two that has, of course, proven a rich vein of story inspiration for comic creators down the… Read More ›
New Digital Comics study Journal released
Co-edited by Daniel Merlin Godbrey, a leading light in the field of digital comics, the Digital Comics edition of the MeCCsa Networking Knowledge Journal is now online. The Journal is hopefully of use for anyone studying the area of digital comics… Read More ›
Call For Papers: Transtions 6
The TRANSITIONS 6 – New Directions in Comics Studies 2015 Symposium will take place on 31st October 2015 at Birkbeck, University of London and a Call For Papers has just gone out. The Respondent will be Professor Roger Sabin (of Central… Read More ›
The Comic Electric: A Digital Comics Symposium – Call For Participation
Led by renowned comic writers Leah and Alan Moore, The Electricomics project launched in May 2014 with funding from The Digital R&D Fund for the Arts. Now, as the project nears the conclusion of its initial research and development… Read More ›
Metaphrog Leaps Into The Edinburgh International Book Festival
The Edinburgh International Book Festival have released details of their Baillie Gifford sponsored Schools Programme and Glasgow based writer John Chalmers and artist Sandra Marrs, collectively known as Metaphrog, are featured in the schools-only Gala Day that wraps up the… Read More ›
Putting Dan Dare in Context: Post-World War Two anxiety and optimism examined
I recently came across a fascinating two-part study of the first Dan Dare story by Colin Smith on Sequart, which includes some observations of modern takes on the character such as the Virgin Comics reboot by Garth Ennis and Gary Erskine…. Read More ›
Call For Papers: The Superhero Project: First Global Meeting
The 1st Global Conference on Superheroes will take place between Monday 7th September and Wednesday 9th September 2015 at Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom – and has just issued the following Call For Papers. ________________________________________ “Superman! Champion of the oppressed, the physical… Read More ›
Anthology Five to be launched at Dee-Con
Anthology Five, the fifth collection of work from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design (DJCAD) and the University of Dundee comics masters students, is set to be launched at Dee-Con, Scotland’s highest attended free anime and comics convention. The… Read More ›
Is Print Still King in a Digital World?
Across the globe, millions of us now read comics, newspapers, catch up on the latest bestselling novels, or research work or school assignments on digital devices. Reading onscreen has many virtues. It can be convenient, save money, and enable… Read More ›
Comics, So What? at Dundee University: A Good Day Had By All!
For most of us, the idea of a day chatting and hearing about comics has to be as close to a perfect way to spend an afternoon as we could get. In this event, Dundee University got it exactly… Read More ›
Comics UnConference 2015: A Report by Applied Comics Etc founder Lydia Wysocki
Comics creator Lydia Wysocki recently blogged about the Comics Unconference in Glasgow on 28th February 2015, what reads like a fascinating day devoted to Comic Studies, including developements in digital comics, and has kindly permitted us to repost her report here. It… Read More ›
Call For Papers for “The Future in Comics” conference at Stockholm University
The research group on comics at the English Department at Stockholm University has announced a Call For Papers on the topic “The Future in Comics“, to be presented at an academic conference in Stockholm in September – and the bleak world… Read More ›
Dundee University asks “Comics, So What?” in March
On Saturday 7th March 2015 from 1pm onwards the University of Dundee is hosting an event celebrating comics and graphic novels entitled “Comics, So What?” It features workshops and talks by comics creators, and invites members of the public of all… Read More ›
Cardiff University offers ESRC PhD Studentship, comics scholars welcomed
The Centre for Language and Communication Research at Cardiff University will be offering an ESRC PhD studentship at Cardiff University, starting 1 October 2015. Although the list of areas covered doesn’t specifically mention comics and graphic novels, we’ve been informed… Read More ›
New issue of European Comic Art released
The latest issue of European Comic Art has recently been published by Berghahn Journals, the first English-language scholarly publication devoted to the study of European-language graphic novels, comic strips, comic books and caricature. Published in association with the American Bande Dessinée… Read More ›
Call For Papers: The Comics Grid
The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship is inviting all authors to submit contributions to the journal. The Comics Grid publishes one issue per year, with rapid publication as soon as articles are ready. Its purpose is to make original, media-specific contributions to… Read More ›
Call For Papers: Sixth International Graphic Novel and Comics Conference
The Sixth International Graphic Novel and Comics Conference / Ninth International Bande Dessinée Society Conference, which takes place in Paris in June next year has put out a last Cal For Papers – with a deadline of the end of… Read More ›
Scottish Comics Unconference Meet-up announced for February 2015, participants wanted
The Scottish Comics Unconference Meet-up – open to any and all with an interest in engaging seriously with the medium – will take place on Saturday 28th February 2015 in Glasgow, Scotland and a call has just gone out for participants. An unconference is… Read More ›
In Review: This Was The Wizard
Colin Noble’s review of a cracking DC Thomson reference work