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Plan Hatched to celebrate 50 years of British Comic Zines – with an all-new fanzine, of course!
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Phil Clarke and Steve Moore‘s KA-POW #1 – the first British comic fanzine (Although in Ireland Tony Roche got there first of course, with his Merry Marvel Fanzine). Now, a… Read More ›
Comics Forum web site seeks editors
The Comics Forum is seeking to appoint three or more individuals to the roles of Articles Editors, News Editors, and Reviews Editors on the Comics Forum website. Comics Forum was established in 2009 as part of Leeds’ annual sequential art festival Thought Bubble, which takes… Read More ›
Comics Forum begins Manga Studies column
The academic web site bring together information on British comic studies, Comics Forum, has just launched its new monthly column on Manga Studies over at http://comicsforum.org. The first instalment is an introduction by Jaqueline Berndt that provides a fascinating overview of manga studies… Read More ›
Violence: A Conference on Comics – Call for Papers
Whether they are depicting the never-ending battles of superheroes, dealing sensitively but shockingly with issues such as domestic violence, or presenting an overview of historical conflicts, the themes of conflict and violence are common in comics, and will be the… Read More ›
Comics Forum to talk courses at Thought Bubble
In addition to the Comics Forum conference which forms part of this weekend’s Thought Bubble in Leeds this week, the academically-focused organisation also be running a table at the Thought Bubble convention this coming weekend where team members will be talking… Read More ›
Comics Forum 2013 Registration Open
Registration is now open for Comics Forum 2013: Small Press and Undergrounds, which will be running at Leeds Central Library on the 21st and 22nd of November. This year features a fantastic lineup of speakers and papers, including a talk… Read More ›
Comics Forum issues Call for Papers: Comics and Cultural Work
“All artistic work, like all human activity, involves the joint activity of a number, often a large number, of people. Through their cooperation, the art work we eventually see or hear comes to be and continues to be. The work… Read More ›
Comic Forum 2013 Call for Papers: Small Press and Undergrounds
This year’s Comics Forum in Leeds this November (21-22nd – tying in with Thought Bubble) is titled Small Press and Undergrounds: A Conference on Comics, and a Call for Papers has just gone out. Although comics tend to be understood… Read More ›
Comics Forum announces ‘Death and the Superhero’ event
Comics Forum has announced the second event in its ‘Comics Forum presents…’ series. José Alaniz, author of Komiks: Comic Art in Russia, guest author for the Comics Forum website and the current chair of the executive committee of the International… Read More ›
Rummaging Around in Alan Moore’s Shorts!
The Comics Forum has published the first in a series of articles about the short works of Alan Moore over on its blog. This series, cheekily entitled ‘Rummaging Around in Alan Moore’s Shorts’ has been guest edited by Maggie Gray,… Read More ›
Leeds to host Comics and Philosophy Talk
Later this month Comics Forum and the organisers of the Thought Bubble convention will be running an evening event in Leeds to discuss the philosophical questions posed by comics. The speakers at ‘Comics and Philosophy: From Maus to She-Hulk’ wil… Read More ›
Comics Forum launches "scholar directory"
Today sees the launch of a new resource on the Comics Forum website. The scholar directory provides information on the biographies, research interests, conference papers and publications of scholars researching comics from around the world. The site runners tells us… Read More ›
Comics Forum for comic studies gets overhaul, adds digital texts
(with thanks to Norman Boyd): The Comics Forum website (http://comicsforum.org) has recently had something of a makeover and now includes the addition of a new ‘Scholarly Resources‘ section for anyone interested in the study of comics (accessible from the top… Read More ›
Sculpture and Comic Art feature for Comics Forum
The second edition of Sculpture and Comic Art by Kirstie Gregory is now available on the Comics Forum blog. Entitled ‘Chris Ware: Cabinets, Cardboard and Joseph Cornell’, the piece will be of interest to anyone who’s thinking about submitting a… Read More ›