A substantially updated version of this popular guide was recently published by Bloomsbury Academic
Comics Education News
Sequential art in the spotlight in new online event series from Lakes International Comic Art Festival and Oxford Comics Network
Explore some mysteries of sequential art through four free online events with top international academics
Latest Journey Planet ‘zine dives deep into The American War in Vietnam
The latest issue of the long-running, Hugo Award-nominated fanzine, Journey Planet is available now
Call For Chapters: Battle Lines Drawn: War Comics since 1914
Articles wanted for new war comics study
Origin Stories: Call for Papers for Comics Up Close event in February 2024
The next Comics Up Close conference takes place in February 2024, the deadline for proposals fast approaching
Call For Papers: Comics and Life: Illustration, Intersections, and Insights
A Call for Papers, and related short strips, from India
Lakes International Comic Art Festival launches “Comic Potential – Comics in the Classroom” Videos for Teachers
Check out these “Comic Potential” videos for teachers
The Bookseller highlights comics in latest issue as the Comics Cultural Impact Collective puts comics in the funding spotlight
Comics are in the spotlight in this week’s “The Bookseller” thanks to campaigning work by a new group
“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
“Make Mine Manga” exhibition set to tour the North West
Coming soon, a free, touring exhibition for anyone curious about manga
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
Secret History: Pat Mills begins his guide to the making of “Charley’s War”
Your chance to go behind the making of Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun’s iconic anti-war comic strip
Free online event tonight explores connections between archaeology and comics
A chance to explore the connections between the ancient past and modern comics
Italy’s Fumettomania Factory Association launches crowdfounder to enhance The Luigi Bernardi Comics Archive
Can you help support the work creating and organising a new Italian comic archive?