Category Archives: comics research

The Daily Cartoonist Appreciates the 100th Anniversary Issue of The New Yorker and Seth’s Comic About Rea Irvin

D. D. Degg of The Daily Cartoonist spotlights Seth’s comic appreciating Rea Irvin, the first art director of the New Yorker who created the magazine’s iconic look and its first cover, in its 100th Anniversary issue. Irwin’s font, design, and style defined the magazine in a way that is essential to its identity and enduresContinueContinue reading “The Daily Cartoonist Appreciates the 100th Anniversary Issue of The New Yorker and Seth’s Comic About Rea Irvin”

Glenn Fleishman, February 4, 2025 at 7pm EST

The 412th meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 7 pm EST. ONLINE PRESENTATION VIA ZOOM. Please email comicssymposium@gmail.com to register for this event. Free and open to the public.  Glenn Fleishman on Newspaper Comics Production in the Era of Mechanical Perfection Glenn Fleishman has spent years researching the intricacies ofContinueContinue reading “Glenn Fleishman, February 4, 2025 at 7pm EST”

Mita Mahato, Jan. 28, 2025 at 7pm EST

The 411th meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Tuesday,January 28, 2025 at 7 pm EST. ONLINE PRESENTATION VIA ZOOM. Please email comicssymposium@gmail.com to register for this event. Free and open to the public.  Mita Mahato: Comics as Assemblage Mita Mahato discusses her new book Arctic Play and the hybrid aesthetics that inform her comics. ContinueContinue reading “Mita Mahato, Jan. 28, 2025 at 7pm EST”

Nick Stember, Jan. 21, 2025 at 3 pm ET

The 410th meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 at 3 pm EDT. ONLINE PRESENTATION VIA ZOOM. Please email comicssymposium@gmail.com to register for this event. Free and open to the public. Please note that this event begins at 3 pm EDT. Nick Stember presents The Fast and the Scurrilous: On comics and cartoonsContinueContinue reading “Nick Stember, Jan. 21, 2025 at 3 pm ET”

Grace Edquist writes on Moomin Creator Tove Jansson for Vogue

Thank you, Chris Burscough! From the Vouge website: Tove Jansson, Beloved Creator of the Moomins, Painted the World as She Wanted to See It In 1942, newly moved out of her family’s Helsinki apartment and living on her own, the Finnish artist Tove Jansson painted a self-portrait. She gave herself a cool confidence: steely gaze,ContinueContinue reading “Grace Edquist writes on Moomin Creator Tove Jansson for Vogue”

Matt Burbridge Interviews Jeff Smith for Publishers Weekly

Link via The Comics Beat From Publishers Weekly: Throw Thorn a Bone: PW Talks with Jeff Smith For a time, Jeff Smith’s comics masterpiece Bone was only available in a hefty collected edition numbering a staggering 1,360 pages, and when I started college 17 years ago, every friend, colleague, and professor in my major—not to mentionContinueContinue reading “Matt Burbridge Interviews Jeff Smith for Publishers Weekly”

David Harper Inteviews Ryan North on Off Panel

Thank you David Harper! From Off Panel Podcast #471: Off Panel #471: Choose Your Own Adventure with Ryan North Show Notes Writer Ryan North joins the show to talk about his career and relationship with comics, as well as his work on Fantastic Four and the upcoming The Rise of Emperor Doom. North discusses his busy travelContinueContinue reading “David Harper Inteviews Ryan North on Off Panel”

Mattea Roach interviews Sarah Leavitt on CBC Books

Thank you Chris Burscough! From the CBC Books website: Sarah Leavitt illustrates the tender and complex grief of her partner’s assisted death Vancouver comics creator Sarah Leavitt is no stranger to exploring personal stories through her art.  Her first book, Tangles, tells the story of how Alzheimer’s transformed her quick-witted and outspoken mother into aContinueContinue reading “Mattea Roach interviews Sarah Leavitt on CBC Books”