Americas

United States

Research

The Mignolaverse: Hellboy and the Comics Art of Mike Mignola, edited by S.G. Hammond, has been published by SEQUART. Link (English, WG)

There is a new book series published through University of Nebraska Press – Panel by Panel: Critical Comics Studies. Link (English, WG)

There is a call for contributions to Sequentials 4 – Materiality: Drawing (on) Technologies. Creative submissions are due by the 1st June. Link (English, WG)

And Justice for All…? “Cripping” the Comic Con 2019, is a conference that takes place on the 13th April at Syracuse University. Link (English, WG)

The Middle Spaces interviews comics scholar Marcus Singer. Link (English, WG)

Europe

Austria

Research

A workshop on “Manga – Comic – visuelle Kultur. Auto|Biographische Narrative” took place in Vienna on the 5th April. Link (11/03/2019, German, MdlI)

Germany

Culture

The 7th Comic- und Mangaconvention Hamburg took place on the 16th March; guests included Kristina Gehrmann. Link (09/03/2019, German, MdlI)

This year’s Animagic convention is going to take place in Mannheim from the 2nd-4th August; guests include Kousuke Kurose. Link (22/03/2019, German, MdlI)

Anke Feuchtenberger was interviewed by Marina Rauchenbacher and Katharina Serles in Münster on the 2nd April. Link (21/03/2019, German, MdlI)

An Al Taliaferro exhibition is shown in Schwarzenbach until the 14th July. Link (22/03/2019, German, MdlI)

A Carl Barks exhibition is shown in Dortmund from the 7th April – 22nd September. Link (28/03/2019, German, MdlI)

A Simon Schwartz exhibition is shown in Berlin until the 31st August. Link (29/03/2019, German, MdlI)

Research

Summer Institute Cologne “[sic!]” on “Comics, Caricatures, and Cartoons in Comparative Perspectives” is going to take place from the 26th August – 6th September. The deadline for applications was the 22nd March. Link (04/03/2019, English, MdlI)

Portugal

Culture

An exhibition of José Pires “A Portuguesa: História de um Hino” (A Portuguesa: The story of a national anthem) is taking place in Moura. The exhibition will include pages of his new comic work. Link (21/03/2019, Portuguese, RR)

In the Bedeteca of Amadora, a new space dedicated to the fanzines, collected by the comics connoisseur Geraldes Lino, has been inaugurated and is titled “Fanzineteca Geraldes Lino”. Link (27/03/2019, Portuguese, RR)

Spain

Culture

Paco Roca’s exhibition El dibujado (The Drawn One) can be visited at the IVAM (Valencia) until the 30th June. The installation has been specifically designed for the walls of the museum. Link (07/03/2019, English, EdRC)

Law

Valencia Football Club has been targeted by DC comics over the use of the club’s logo for its centennial celebrations. Link (23/03/2019, English, EdRC)

Switzerland

Culture

A Joann Sfar exhibition is going to be shown in Basel from the 6th April – 11th August. Link (25/03/2019, German, MdlI)

UK

Education

The British Library is collaborating with university partners to award PhD funding for 2 new doctoral research projects on comics starting in October 2019: “UK Digital Comics information and publishing practices: from creation to consumption”, and “Collecting UK Digital Comics: Society, Culture and Technology”. The application deadline is the 31st May. Link (English, WG)

A Master of Arts program in Comics Studies at the University of East Anglia will commence in September 2020. Link (English, WG)

Research

Visual Metaphor and Embodiment in Graphic Illness Narratives, by Elisabeth El Refaie, has been published by Oxford University Press. Link (English, WG)

There is a new Routledge book series edited by Harriet Earle: Global Perspectives in Comics Studies. Link (English, WG)

There is a CFP for Creating Comics, Creative Comics 2019, which takes place at the University of South Wales across the 31st May and 1st June 2019. Abstracts are due by the 24th April. Link (English, WG)

The symposium, Performing and Picturing Patienthood: Exploring Graphic Illness Narratives, will take place at London College of Communication on the 4th and 5th April. Link (English, WG)

Serial Selves: Identity and Representation in Autobiographical Comics, by Frederik Byrn Køhlert, has been published by Rutgers University Press. Link (English, WG)

Studies in Comics 9.2 has been published. Link (English, WG)

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Correspondents: Enrique de Rey Cabero (EdRC, Spain), William Grady (WG, UK and United States), Martin de la Iglesia (MdlI, Austria, Germany and Switzerland) and Renata Rafaela (RR, Portugal).

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