Graphic Refuge: Panel Discussion on Comics and Migration

I'm participating in the Graphic Refuge book panel event with Dr Dominic Davies and Dr Candida Rifkind on 19th of November, at 5pm [UK time], at City St. George's University of London.

Comics Against Capitalism at Historical Materialism 2025

On the morning of Saturday 8 November 2025, I took part in the Comics Against Capitalism panel within the 22nd Annual Historical Materialism Conference in London. The session brought together myself, Dominic Davies and Reed Puc (who has just submitted his PhD dissertation under our supervision). It proved to be one of those conference moments … Continue reading Comics Against Capitalism at Historical Materialism 2025

Comics & AI: Critical Prompts- Open Access Outputs

Where belatedly I list the open access outputs from the Comics & AI: Critical Prompts conference (4 September 2025).

1er Congreso Internacional de Estudios de Cómic 2025

Daré la conferencia inaugural del 1er Congreso Internacional de Estudios de Cómic: Memoria, Archivo y Cuerpo (6-9 Mayo 2025).

Celebrating Linda Berube’s Success in Digital Comics PhD Viva

On Friday the 13th of December 2024 our PhD student Linda Berube had her viva voce examination and was awarded a PhD with minor corrections in Human-Computer Interaction Design!

New Publication! “Moving with the story”: the haptics of reader experience and response to digital comics

New publication from Linda Berube's Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (City HCID/British Library) in New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia.

Resisting Logocentrism: Exploring Comics Technologies Beyond Reading – IGNCC 2024

I am looking forward to returning, many years later, to my beloved UEA Norwich to attend this year's International Graphic Novels and Comics Conference, with the theme of 'Comics & Technologies'.

Monstrous Women in Comics, UK Feminist Cartoons, Comics and Modernism | New Book Reviews by Franco, Raina, Connerty

Sharing three new book reviews published in The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship today.

A Comics Grid 2023 Submissions Update and Season’s Greetings

I repeat and update on the journal's news section and Comics Grid's end-of-year newsletter and wish this blog's readers happy holidays.

Call for Submissions. Graphic Biographical Fiction (Deadline: 31 August 2024). The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship Special Collection

Deadline for full submissions: 31 August 2024.

UK Covid Inquiry: EOHO, Hate to Say We Told You So

Eat Out to Help Out reversed social distancing guidance and contributed to a second Covid wave. Hate to say we told you so.