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Today’s read: Searching for Feminist Superheroes: Gender, Sexuality and Race in Marvel Comics (2024) by Sam Langsdale #ComicStudies #AcademicSky
December 6, 2024 at 1:26 PM
bikomars.bsky.social
Today’s Read: Black Women in Sequence: Re-inking Comics, Graphic Novels and Anime by Deborah Elizabeth Whaley @dewhaley.bsky.social
#comicstudies #booksky #blacksky #academiasky
December 16, 2024 at 2:17 PM
bikomars.bsky.social
Today’s read: Supersex: Sexuality, Fantasy, and the Superhero edited by @annapeppard.bsky.social I’m also wondering if there’s a #ComicStudies Starter pack? #marvel #dccomics #academicsky
November 24, 2024 at 2:52 PM
lenawinkel.bsky.social
😮‍💨 VEGAN * FRISCH AUS DEM DRUCK * ERSCHEINT MORGEN
www.jajaverlag.com/tiere-richti... #animalstudies #comicstudies #hegel #haraway #furry #artisticresearch #derrida #rolipoli
ein foto von meinem buch TIERE RICHTIG ZEICHNEN hihi!!! mit einem rolipoli oWo
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
bikomars.bsky.social
Today: I got my purple pens! Currently reading—Jackie Ormes: The First African American Woman Cartoonist by Nancy Goldstein #booksky #comicstudies #academicsky
December 11, 2024 at 1:34 PM
bikomars.bsky.social
Had a blast at the Comic Studies Society Conference on last week! Received some helpful feedback and encouragement on my own thinking and writing and I’m feeling inspired and eager to keep writing! #css #comicstudies
July 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
nerdbove.bsky.social
The final four pages of my dissertation. I can't believe it's been almost 3 months since I defended!

#comics #comicstudies #phd
June 4, 2026 at 10:15 PM
inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social
How Do Your Students Feel About That? A Reflection on the Use of Graphic Narratives in History Surveys in the State of Texas

Gabrielle Lyle argues for teaching history holistically through comics.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic...

@projectmuse.bsky.social #history #education #ComicStudies #TexasHistory
Photo: Strip of storefronts. One has a large sign saying “Texas,” and above it is a plaque in Texas’s shape.
October 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
sharikabenny.bsky.social
Hi everyone!

This is my first post on Bluesky 😄 I want to use this platform to discuss my interest in Comics Studies with others. I recently started a blog. Do check it out if you are interested in the study of comics as well!

#comics #comicstudies #art #studying

unwrappingcomics.blogspot.com
Comics Studies with Sharika
unwrappingcomics.blogspot.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
keeganlannon.bsky.social
Attn: Comic Scholars

I’m chairing the Permanent Section in Comics and Graphic Novels for the MMLA. The theme for this year’s conference is In the Archives.

Here is the full CFP. If you have questions, let me know. #AcademicSky #comics #comicstudies
The CFP List
An academic call for papers database.
www.cfplist.com
April 7, 2026 at 1:51 PM
keeganlannon.bsky.social
Even though I am teaching two new preps this year (one in each semester), I decided to redo my Intro to Comics reading list. I loved all the books I had included, but I was growing listless teaching the same books every semester. So, here is the new list:

#ComicStudies #AcademicSky
August 21, 2026 at 7:36 PM
libraryaac.bsky.social
Interesting crossover between #ComicStudies / #ComicsStudies & #MedievalManuscripts #Medievalism
The link leads you to their zoom link.
February 17, 2025 at 9:13 AM
inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social
It's 2025

Patrick S. Lawrence discusses the resurgence in comic and book censorship.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic...

@projectmuse.bsky.social #politics #ComicStudies #comics #censorship #history #activism #solidarity #UniversityPress #2025 #freedom #ComicBooks #BannedBooks #CensorshipSucks
Cave drawing: Below a peace symbol, 4 human silhouettes face each other while carrying spears or long branches. One prepares to throw his spear.
October 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
libraryaac.bsky.social
Check these slides if you are interested in comic collections & #ComicsStudies / #ComicStudies

Also hooray for #Fachinformationsdienste cooperations! We enjoyed our collab with our colleagues @fidromanistik.bsky.social 🫶

#comics #graphicnovels #LibSky #LibrarianSky #Librarians #FIDAAC
fidromanistik.bsky.social FID Romanistik @fidromanistik.bsky.social · Nov 21
Mit dem @libraryaac.bsky.social haben wir in einer FID-Coffee-Lecture " #Comicsammlungen in FIDs" vorgestellt. Für die Romanistik: Forschungsinteresse & Publikationen, FID-Sammelprofil, Erwerbungswege, Erschließungspraxis & Recherche, Öff.-Arbeit & Vernetzung wikis.sub.uni-hamburg.de/webis/index....
Gliederung Comicsammlungen in FIDs Comicsammlungen in FIDs: Recherche Romanistik Comicsammlungen in FIDs: Comic-Literatur in der Romanistik
November 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM
bikomars.bsky.social
Today’s read:
Super Bodies: Comic Book Illustration and Narrative Impact by Jeffrey A. Brown ☕️🍁 #comicstudies #academicsky #comics
November 27, 2024 at 2:09 PM
inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social
@projectmuse.bsky.social #EisnerAward #SDCC25 #comics #ComicStudies #sdcc #UniversityPress #humanities #AcademicPublishing
Illustration: three superheroes stand by a 'congrats' for Eisner Award winners and the message, "Inks was honored to be among the nominees." One superhero has wings, and another has a limb difference.
July 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
bikomars.bsky.social
Any #comicstudies folks going to ASA this year?
January 14, 2025 at 1:10 AM
karlpjohnson.bsky.social
The Routledge Companion to #SuperheroStudies 🦸, edited by Lorna Piatti-Farnell & Carl Wilson, now has a cover & is due out at the end of October!
www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
Includes a chapter by me on depiction of Marvel's #Loki as queer antihero. Really keen to get into more #ComicStudies
Front cover of forthcoming book The Routledge Companion to Superhero Studies. The top and bottom of the cover are red and there are a selection of generic superhero masks on a white framing background.
July 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social
Latinx Comics: Past, Present, and Future

Frederick Luis Aldama and Miguel Ángel Hernández share a unique, word-drawn essay on the persistence of Latinx creators.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic...

@projectmuse.bsky.social #comics #ComicStudies #representation #stereotypes #decolonization #LatinxCreators
Comic: Dozens of people of different ages, skin colors, and styles walk in a curved line toward a table of comics. Most already hold comics. A speech bubble comes from the person behind the table.
January 2, 2026 at 3:59 PM
valeriefrankel.bsky.social
Turning Darkness to Light: She-Ra: The Classic, the Reboot, and the Heroine’s Journey is free on KU! #free on #kindleunlimited
#KU #freebooks #booksky #freebooksky #comics #shera #she-ra #netflix #cartoons #comicstudies #superheroes www.amazon.com/Turning-Dark...
Turning Darkness to Light: She-Ra: The Classic, the Reboot, and the Heroine’s Journey
Turning Darkness to Light: She-Ra: The Classic, the Reboot, and the Heroine’s Journey - Kindle edition by Frankel, Valerie Estelle. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Turning Darkness to Light: She-Ra: The Classic, the Reboot, and the Heroine’s Journey.
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November 27, 2024 at 8:48 PM
inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social
Notable Latinx/e Comics Collections in the United States

Jenny E. Robb and John Edward Martin curate a list of notable Latinx/e comics collections in the U.S.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic...

@projectmuse.bsky.social #comics #ComicStudies #libraries #FindingAids #research #ComicCollection #Latinx #fyp
Photo: 8 comic covers with Spanish text, including “Kaliman” and DC’s “Los 4 Fantásticos.”
January 23, 2026 at 3:33 PM
valeriefrankel.bsky.social
The Avengers Face Their Dark Sides: Mastering the Myth-Making behind the Marvel Superheroes is free on KU! www.amazon.com/Avengers-Fac... #free on #kindleunlimited #KU
#freebooks #booksky #freebooksky #avengers #marvel #mcu #comics #comicstudies
The Avengers Face Their Dark Sides: Mastering the Myth-Making behind the Marvel Superheroes
The Avengers Face Their Dark Sides: Mastering the Myth-Making behind the Marvel Superheroes - Kindle edition by Frankel, Valerie Estelle. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Avengers Face Their Dark Sides: Mastering the Myth-Making behind the Marvel Superheroes.
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November 26, 2024 at 11:22 PM
inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social
Comics Are a Subversive Medium

Margaret Galvan pulls from historical and current events to connect the LGBTQ+ identity to comics.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic...

@projectmuse.bsky.social #LGBTQ+ #queer #WomensRights #ComicStudies #politics #LGBTQRights #subversion #comics #history #research #comic
8-panel comic: Each panel has a speech bubble with a different shape, color, and background. Some look like storm clouds.
September 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social
Crossing Borders, Shifting Narratives: Speculative Agency in Julio Anta's Migration Graphic Novels

Mauricio Espinoza discusses precarious migrant agency in Julio Anta’s HOME and FRONTERA.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic...

@projectmuse.bsky.social #comics #ComicStudies #migration #SpeculativeFiction
4-panel comic: A boy and a jaguar eye each other. The panels between them show the boy's family reflected in the jaguar's eye and the jaguar's family reflected in the boy's eye.
January 9, 2026 at 8:50 PM