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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
daniel-ambord-phd.bsky.social
Had a fantastic time doing scholarship at #SDCC26! Thanks to the organizers of the #ComicArtsConference, particularly Dr. Kathleen McClancy, Dr. Pete Coogan, and @drtravislangley.bsky.social for putting on yet another amazing #comicstudies conference in the beating heart of our shared fandom space.
Daniel Ambord standing in front of a window with an advertisement for “The Rookie” in the background. He is in a black hat that says “Samurai” in gold lettering, and is wearing a ComicCon International print buttoned-down t-shirt and a ComicCon lanyard and entrance pass.
July 27, 2026 at 7:24 PM
daniel-ambord-phd.bsky.social
It’s ComicCon International Week once again! If you are attending and feel like seeing some #comicstudies scholarship, be sure to swing by my #ComicArtsConference panel on Thursday morning!

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Comic-Con 2026: Comics Arts Conference Session #2: How C...
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July 20, 2026 at 8:31 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
keeganlannon.bsky.social
Question for my #ComicStudies friends and followers: I'm revising my Intro to Comics course (200-level, gen ed course). Which superhero text would you include:
1) Civil War (Marvel)
2) Kingdom Come (DC)
3) Mister Miracle (2018)
4) Black Panther (2016)
5) Ms Marvel (2014)

#AcademicSky
May 7, 2026 at 4:53 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
libraryaac.bsky.social
www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/comic...

Congratulations!!

#ComicForschung #ComicsStudies #ComicStudies
Neuer Lehrstuhl an Stuttgarter Hochschule: Barbara Yelin wird Deutschlands erste Comic-Professorin
Die Künstlerin Barbara Yelin ist für ihre Arbeit vielfach ausgezeichnet worden. Ab Sommer übernimmt sie eine Professur für Comics und Comicforschung an der Stuttgarter Merz-Akademie.
www.tagesspiegel.de
March 16, 2026 at 1:51 PM
fsnnorthamerica.bsky.social
🚨CFP Alert!🚨

▫️General Call for Papers
▫️Journal: Studies in Comics

More info: www.intellectbooks.com/studies-in-c...

#FanStudies #ComicStudies
Studies in Comics
Studies in Comics; Studies in Comics aims to describe the nature of comics, to identify the medium as a distinct art form and to address the medium's formal properties. The emerging field of comics studies...
www.intellectbooks.com
February 27, 2026 at 4:03 PM
dranthonyrramirez.bsky.social
Day 22: Quick check-in from the middle of the work ✍🏽

If you’re an academic, student, or comics fan curious about research-in-progress or creative process, let’s talk. What are you working on these days?

#writinginprogress #popculturescholar #latinoprofessor #comicstudies #latinostudies
January 26, 2026 at 7:35 PM
mapleandpage.bsky.social
Spent the morning on the Maple & Page business plan, now switching gears back to Chapter Two of the dissertation. ✍️📚

It’s a juggle, but seeing Maple & Page take shape alongside my research makes the late nights worth it.

#PhDEntrepreneur #ArtHistory #AcademicSky #ComicStudies
January 23, 2026 at 11:35 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
daniel-ambord-phd.bsky.social
Attention X-Fans and #Religion Scholars: I am seeking chapter proposals for an edited volume on the #KrakoanAge of the #X-Men comics. This is an interdisciplinary and interconfessional project and a chance to do some #ComicStudies!

Link to #cfp:

call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/01/...
Melody Guthrie (Aero) newly resurrected, nude, covered in orange slime, seen from behind standing in front of a crowd of costumed mutants, with Apocalypse’s shadowy outline next to her. Nightcrawler (commenting on the scene via speech boxes) says “How do you describe it? Miraculous?” The next panel shows Nightcrawler and Cyclops in the crowd watching the scene. Nightcrawler continues “….glorious? Wrong?” Cyclops responds “”All I know is you’ve convinced me you are right….” Next panel zooms in on the faces of Cyclops and Nightcrawler as Cyclops continues “….you do have questions.” Nightcrawler responds “Yes. And the only thing I’m sure of is this: any answers I find… I do not think they are for me alone…” The next panel shows Guthrie, still seen from behind, nude, covered in orange slime, now facing apocalypse as Nightcrawler (via a speech box) concludes “…they’re for all of us.”
January 20, 2026 at 8:29 PM
mapleandpage.bsky.social
Grateful for the warm welcome to #BookSky! 🫶

Back in PhD mode today as the dissertation is in progress. Here are a few physical books (of the many PDFs!) that I’m working with right now. 📚🇨🇦

#ArtHistory #AcademicSky #ComicStudies #GraphicNovels #CanLit
A small stack of books that are academic books and graphic novels. Behind the book there is monitor with the cover of an issue Triumph Comics visible.
January 16, 2026 at 9:19 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
inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social
Latinx Identity Uprooted: Tracing Destierro in the Comic Biography WHO IS ANA MENDIETA?

Jennifer Caroccio Maldonado comments on a comic commemoration of Cuban American artist Ana Mendieta.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic...

@projectmuse.bsky.social #comics #ComicStudies #AnaMendieta #LatinArt #destierro
Black-and-white comic: Two children with braided hair and big eyes appear worried. An upside-down crown is in a thought bubble above them.
January 7, 2026 at 3:51 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
inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social
As fall comes to an end, check out this 2023 fall article, "Monstrous Beauty: The Alternative Aesthetic of Difference in Emil Ferris' My Favorite Thing Is Monsters."
muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic...

@projectmuse.bsky.social #ComicStudies #comics #MonsterTheory #formalism #LiteraryStudies #Chicago
Comic sketch: Indistinct face with speech bubble, "Resist them little artist! Fight!!" Sketched on lined filler paper.
December 5, 2025 at 4:51 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
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
inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social
Book Review!

Charlotte J. Fabricius comments on nuances in J. Andrew Deman’s The Claremont Run: Subverting Gender in the X-Men.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic...

@projectmuse.bsky.social #XMen #GenderStudies #UncannyXMen #comics #ComicStudies #BookReview #Research #superhero #FeministStudies #comic
Book Cover: Gold ring with two lines crossing through it that mimic the symbols for male and female. One line has an arrow at one end, and the other line has a plus at one end and “x” on the other end.
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 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
inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social
Book Review!

Siobhán Jolley analyzes the unique details of Christianity and Comics: Stories We Tell About Heaven and Hell by Blair Davis
muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic...

@projectmuse.bsky.social #ChristianStudies #ComicStudies #comics #BibleStudies #storytelling #scholar #ScholarlyPublishing
Book cover: The title in front of a cloud background. Below are thin colorful lines that resemble comic art.
November 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social
Book review!

Harriet E. H. Earle comments on the significance of violence in “BOOM! SPLAT! Comics and Violence” ed. by Jim Coby and Joanna Davis-McElligatt

muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic...

@projectmuse.bsky.social #comics #ComicStudies #censorship #PoliticalViolence #Politics #censor #scholarship
Book cover: Indistinct fist punches with brass knuckles. A different-looking hand holds up something gray. The title is written in comic lettering between the two hands.
October 27, 2025 at 5:36 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
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