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Exhibition Review: Beautiful Monsters: The Art of Emil Ferris
reviewed by Carli SpinaKim Munson. Beautiful Monsters: The Art of Emil Ferris. New York: Society of Illustrators’ Museum of Illustration. August 3-October 19, 2024....
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Exhibition Review: Hell, Ink & Water: The Art of Mike Mignola
reviewed by Carli Spina Hell, Ink & Water: The Art of Mike Mignola. New York: Philippe Labaune Gallery. September 19 - October 26, 2024....
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Book Review: Batman and the Shadows of Modernity
reviewed by Felipe Rodolfo Hendriksen, Profesor y Licenciando en Letras, Pontificia Universidad Católica ArgentinaRafael Carrión-Arias. Batman and the Shadows of Modernity:A Critical Genealogy on...
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Comics Review: Ground Zero Comics: Move Beyond Nuclear Weapons
art by Pat Moriartyreviewed by James WillettsLeonard Rifas, et.al. Ground Zero Comics: Move Beyond Nuclear Weapons. Seattle: Fantagraphics, 2024....
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Graphic Novel Review: Madame Choi and the Monsters: A True Story
reviewed by Cord A. Scott, UMGC-OkinawaPatrick Spät and Sherce Domingo; translated by Michael Waaler. Madame Choi and the Monsters: A True Story. London: Self-Made Hero Publications, 2024. ISBN...
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Graphic Novel Review: Kenji Miyazawa’s The Restaurant of Many Orders and...
reviewed by Jon Holt, Portland State UniversityKenji Miyazawa. Adapted by Yasuko Sakuno and translated by Moss Quanci. Kenji Miyazawa’s The Restaurant of Many Orders and Other Stories. North...
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International Journal of Comic Art Vol. 26, No. 1 Spring/Summer 2024 TOC
[the print edition has been mailed to subscribers; the electronic edition will be available tomorrow] International Journal of Comic Art Vol. 26, No. 1 Spring/Summer 2024Editor's NotesJohn A. Lent1The...
View ArticleResearch Prompts from IJOCA 26:1 - #1 What comics never leave home?
Some Ideas for Articles, written by Mike Rhode, and excerpted from the print edition.What comics never leave home?How many comics in a mass medium, such as comic books, comic strips, editorial...
View ArticleResearch Prompts from IJOCA 26:1 - #2 Who have been the richest cartoonists?
Who are the wealthiest? Who are the best paid? Who inherited enough money to be a cartoonist? In America? Franco-Belgian? Europe? In Japan? In the world?This would need to be adjusted for inflation,...
View ArticleResearch Prompts from IJOCA 26:1 - #3 What about black superhero cartoonists...
Some Ideas for Articles, written by Mike Rhode, and excerpted from the print edition.There are significant black/African-American cartoonists, besides thosewho have been part of the Milestone...
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Research Prompts from IJOCA 26:1 - #4 Why did some comic book companies start...
Some Ideas for Articles, written by Mike Rhode, and excerpted from the print edition.Why did some comic book companies start making fun of themselves? And why don’t they do it anymore? (updated and...
View ArticleResearch Prompts from IJOCA 26:1 - #5 Why do so many cartoonists turn to...
Some Ideas for Articles, written by Mike Rhode, and excerpted from the print edition.Why do so many cartoonists turn to other art forms later in their career? Especially sculpture?A quick list...
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Book Review: From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich: The Materiality of Cheap Comics
reviewed by Brian Flota, Humanities Librarian and Associate Professor, James Madison University LibrariesNeale Barnholden. From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich: The Materiality of Cheap Comics. University...
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IJOCA Sighting: Stockholm, Sweden
On a recent business trip to Stockholm, I had the pleasure of being guided to the library at the Kulturhuset where an impressive collection of comics and manga was waiting to flabbergast me. A cursory...
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Exhibit Review: Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing (2024) at American...
by Mike Rhodefig. 1 self-portraitRalph Steadman: And Another Thing. Sadie Williams (Ralph Steadman Art Collection director) and Andrea Lee Harris (exhibition coordinator). Washington, DC: American...
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Exhibition in Photos: The Inaugural Collective Exhibition of Martel BXL
Exposition Collective Inaugurale. Brussels, Belgium: Martel BXL. November 16 - December 7, 2024.If Brussels considers itself as the capital of comics, then a new player has set up shop in town to...
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CARTOONISTS RIGHTS - support them on Giving Tuesday
SUPPORT CARTOONISTS RIGHTS, MARKING TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION by Terry AndersonAlmost a decade ago, cartoonists everywhere were alerted to an unfolding event in the city...
View ArticleGIVING TUESDAY - IJOCA NEEDS YOU (to subscribe)
....although we'll take donations as well. Paypal him at john.lent@temple.eduA Cry for Financial HelpJohn A. Lent Rarely, if ever, have I cried "poor mouth" on behalf of IJOCA. However, at this moment,...
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Event Recording: Charles Burns in conversation with Seth
Charles Burns was in Toronto on Thursday October 24, 2024 to help promote the debut of FINAL CUT, his newest book published in the Pantheon Graphic Library series. Released on September 26, the book is...
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Comics Sans Frontières • March 20-23, 2025 at Rice University
Comic Art Teaching & Study Workshop (CATS)Art, Comics and Books at Rice UniversityComics Sans FrontièresAbout CATSComics Sans Frontières • March 20-23, 2025http://cats.rice.edu/Comics Sans...
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