The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship
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Peer-reviewed, Researcher-led Diamond open-access Journal of Comics Scholarship since 2010. Published by @openlibhums.org. Reposts, ❤s are not endorsements. DMs are not monitored. https://linktr.ee/comicsgrid
“I figured out a long time ago that, whatever I think I know, I don’t know anything. Once I realized that, I really started learning. That’s a great strength: I know that I don’t know” - Marjane Satrapi, 2006 www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
An Interview with Marjane Satrapi - Believer Magazine
Toward the end of Persepolis II, the second installment of Marjane Satrapi’s ongoing project of autobiographical graphic novels, the author/narrator spends seven months designing a huge theme park bas...
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Sad news: Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis,' dies at 56 www.lemonde.fr/en/obituarie...
Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis,' dies at 56
The French-Iranian artist and film director 'died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life,' people close to her said.
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I was looking at this book re comics & AI. But the announcement _really_ reads like AI! "Drawn to Extinction isn't just a book about comics. It's about people, craft, and the quiet, relentless labour that turns blank pages into worlds you carry with you for life." comicvault.cc/p/drawn26?co...
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Happy Friday. Day 2 of The Lower Decks 2.0, A Symposium on @janewayolh.bsky.social and #OpenAccess Publishing today! thelowerdecks.janeway.systems/index.html #JanewayOA26
The Lower Decks 2.0: A Symposium on Janeway and Open Access Publishing
A two-day symposium on Janeway and Open Access Publishing at Dublin City University, May 21–22 2026.
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Starts today! The Lower Decks 2.0 A Symposium on @janewayolh.bsky.social and #OpenAccess Publishing. thelowerdecks.janeway.systems/index.html
The Lower Decks 2.0: A Symposium on Janeway and Open Access Publishing
A two-day symposium on Janeway and Open Access Publishing at Dublin City University, May 21–22 2026.
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I’m super excited to share I'll be taking part in the workshop “What We Talk About When We Talk About Comics: Towards a Metadiscourse for Comics Studies,” to be hosted at Malmö University, Sweden on May 3–5, 2026. ernestopriego.com/2026/04/30/p... #ComicsStudies
Participating in ‘What We Talk About When We Talk About Comics’ at Malmö University
A workshop on comics studies will be held at Malmö University in 2026, fostering dialogue among international scholars on methodologies and definitions.
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Congratulations to Ernesto Priego, editor of @comicsgrid.com, on winning the SST Dean’s Award 2026 for Research Excellence 🥳
Ernesto Priego@ernestopriego.com · 4mo agoGrateful to Receive the SST Dean’s Award 2026 for Research Excellence Grateful to be named a winner at the SST Dean's Award 2026 in Research Excellence at City St George’s, University of London, reflecting on the support and collaboration behind the work.
The Making of OLH's AI Policy, by Dr Simon Everett [13 April 2026] www.openlibhums.org/news/934/ via @openlibhums.org
The Making of OLH's AI Policy
In January 2026, the Open Library of Humanities (OLH) published the first iteration of our Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy in response to the growing need for guidance on the use …
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Recording of the Comics Grid / @comicsgrid.com webinar: Do I have to draw a picture? Reframing comics scholarship, with @labarren.cpesr.fr, @ernestopriego.com & @wilkinsp.bsky.social. Chaired by @paulaclemente.bsky.social. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oHv...
The Comics Grid Webinar: Do I have to draw a picture? Reframing comics scholarship
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Ernesto Priego@ernestopriego.com · 5mo agoWe had lots of fun at the @comicsgrid.com @openlibhums.org webinar on graphic scholarship earlier today. Thanks once again to everyone who attended. Great questions and comments. Recording will be made available asap. Have now shared the slides: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f... Meanwhile, happy Easter! 🐇🌼
The Modern Language Association's Statement on AI and Assessment, approved February 2026: www.mla.org/Resources/Ad... #ComicsStudies
Statement on AI and Assessment
The following statement of endorsement was drafted by the MLA Task Force on AI in Research and Teaching. The Executive Council approved it as an MLA statement in February 2026.The purpose of assessmen...
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The Modern Language Association's Student Guide to AI Literacy style.mla.org/student-guid...
Student Guide to AI Literacy | MLA Style Center
While GenAI (generative artificial intelligence) tools appear to work instantaneously, almost like magic, they rely on immense amounts of data and computing functions. GenAI is the product of humans’ ...
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Paula Clemente Vega@paulaclemente.bsky.social · 5mo agoI wrote the blog post behind our new Robin Hood @openlibhums.org poster! In it, I reflect on why divesting scholarly publishing from commercial interests and redirecting library budgets into #diamondOA is so urgent. Read it (and grab the poster!) here: www.openlibhums.org/news/932/ #UKSG2026
This Wednesday! Join us for a @comicsgrid.com webinar on Graphic Scholarship, a conversation about comics as a form of thinking, researching, and communicating knowledge. 📅 Wednesday 01 April 2026 (5-6:30pm GMT) More info and registration here: www.openlibhums.org/news/928/ #ComicsStudies
The Comics Grid Webinar: Do I have to draw a picture? Reframing comics scholarship
Date: Wednesday 01 April 2026 Time: 5-6:30 pm BST. Check your timezone here Registration: Free. Please register here Figure: Fragment from Farinella, M., (2018) “Of Microscopes and Metaphors: Visual A...
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This Wednesday 1st of April 2026. (Yes, we know).
Nicolas Labarre@labarren.cpesr.fr · 5mo agoOn Wednesday night (5PM BST, 6PM in France), @ernestopriego.com, Peter Wilkins and I will be discussing the state of Comics as Scholarship in a @comicsgrid.com webinar. Come and join us! Free, of course, but with registration: www.comicsgrid.com/news/929/
Join us to discuss past present and future of graphic scholarship! Feat @wilkinsp.bsky.social @labarren.cpesr.fr @ernestopriego.com @paulaclemente.bsky.social #ComicsStudies
Open Library of Humanities@openlibhums.org · 5mo ago🚨Event alert!🚨 Join us for a @comicsgrid.com webinar on Graphic Scholarship, a conversation about comics as a form of thinking, researching, and communicating knowledge. 📅 Wednesday 01 April 2026 (5-6:30pm GMT) More info and registration here: www.openlibhums.org/news/928/ #ComicsStudies
We are HIRING! The Open Library of Humanities is seeking a PhD student to assist with editorial, marketing and technical duties. The position is fully funded and open to funded PhD students at CHASE institutions. Deadline 📅 31/03: www.openlibhums.org/news/883/
CHASE placement opportunity at the Open Library of Humanities
The Open Library of Humanities is seeking a PhD student to assist with editorial, marketing and technical duties as part of our small, hardworking team. The placement is only available …
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Two new articles published in @comicsgrid.com 👇 1) “Distorted Reflections: Identity and the Fact/Fiction Divide in Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club 2 (2015)” by Imane Ghebache: doi.org/10.16995/cg.... #comicsstudies
Distorted Reflections: Identity and the Fact/Fiction Divide in Chuck Palahniuk’s<em> Fight Club 2</em> (2015)
Graphic biographical fiction often blurs the lines between fact and fiction, which renders it a powerful medium for exploring the fluidity of identity. Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club 2 (2015), the graph...
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New in @comicsgrid.com: "Reading for Refugeetude: A Review of Dominic Davies and Candida Rifkind's (@crifkind.bsky.social) Graphic Refuge: Visuality and Mobility in Refugee Comics" by Mihaela Precup: doi.org/10.16995/cg....
Reading for Refugeetude: A Review of <em>Graphic Refuge: Visuality and Mobility in Refugee Comics</em>
This review of Graphic Refuge: Visuality and Mobility in Refugee Comics, co-written by Dominic Davies and Candida Rifkind, with a preface by Vinh Nguyen (2025), places the book in the wider political ...
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Also new today in the journal: Bednarski, A., (2026) “Janusz Christa’s 'Kajko and Kokosz' and ‘the Asterix Controversy’ Through the Lens of Gérard Genette’s Transtextuality ” doi: doi.org/10.16995/cg.... cc @openlibhums.org #OpenAccess #ComicsStudies
Janusz Christa’s 'Kajko and Kokosz' and ‘the Asterix Controversy’ Through the Lens of Gérard Genette’s Transtextuality
This paper revisits the long-standing ‘Asterix controversy’ in Poland surrounding Janusz Christa’s Kajko and Kokosz, often accused of plagiarizing René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo’s Asterix. Using Géra...
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Not one but two really engaging reviews of Graphic Refuge now out in @comicsgrid.com
The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship@comicsgrid.com · 6mo agoNew in the journal! Precup, M., (2026) “Reading for Refugeetude: A Review of Graphic Refuge: Visuality and Mobility in Refugee Comics”, The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship 16(1). doi: doi.org/10.16995/cg.... @openlibhums.org #OpenAccess #ComicsStudies cc @wlupress.bsky.social
Huzzah! First time we've published two reviews of the same book- there's been scholarly interest and the journal has been happy to support that. I strongly believe academic book reviews are an important but often underappreciated and poorly rewarded contribution to scholarship.
The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship@comicsgrid.com · 6mo agoNew in the journal! Precup, M., (2026) “Reading for Refugeetude: A Review of Graphic Refuge: Visuality and Mobility in Refugee Comics”, The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship 16(1). doi: doi.org/10.16995/cg.... @openlibhums.org #OpenAccess #ComicsStudies cc @wlupress.bsky.social
New in the journal! Precup, M., (2026) “Reading for Refugeetude: A Review of Graphic Refuge: Visuality and Mobility in Refugee Comics”, The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship 16(1). doi: doi.org/10.16995/cg.... @openlibhums.org #OpenAccess #ComicsStudies cc @wlupress.bsky.social
Reading for Refugeetude: A Review of <em>Graphic Refuge: Visuality and Mobility in Refugee Comics</em>
This review of Graphic Refuge: Visuality and Mobility in Refugee Comics, co-written by Dominic Davies and Candida Rifkind, with a preface by Vinh Nguyen (2025), places the book in the wider political ...
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Have you clicked on the link? doi.org/10.16995/cg....
<em>Baddawi </em>and the Visual Politics of Memory: A Conversation with Leila Abdelrazaq
This interview with Palestinian American comics artist Leila Abdelrazaq explores her acclaimed graphic novel Baddawi (2015) and her broader creative practice as a visual storyteller of diasporic and i...
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The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship@comicsgrid.com · 6mo agoNew interview @comicsgrid.com! Scott, B. L., (2026) “Baddawi and the Visual Politics of Memory: A Conversation with Leila Abdelrazaq”, The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship 16(1). doi: doi.org/10.16995/cg.... - powered by @openlibhums.org @janewayolh.bsky.social! #ComicsStudies #openaccess
New interview @comicsgrid.com! Scott, B. L., (2026) “Baddawi and the Visual Politics of Memory: A Conversation with Leila Abdelrazaq”, The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship 16(1). doi: doi.org/10.16995/cg.... - powered by @openlibhums.org @janewayolh.bsky.social! #ComicsStudies #openaccess
<em>Baddawi </em>and the Visual Politics of Memory: A Conversation with Leila Abdelrazaq
This interview with Palestinian American comics artist Leila Abdelrazaq explores her acclaimed graphic novel Baddawi (2015) and her broader creative practice as a visual storyteller of diasporic and i...
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