Comics/Sequential Art

Ben Katchor and What's Left Behind

by Kathleen Dunley

Published on The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship (ISSN 2048-0792)

Kathleen Dunley continues her exploration of Ben Katchor’s work, this time looking at an example from the Cheap... more Kathleen Dunley continues her exploration of Ben Katchor’s work, this time looking at an example from the Cheap Novelties collection. Dunley zooms in to show how Katchor’s work can offer complex notions of memory and narrative.

Comiczeichnen als komplexe Praxis [Vortragsmanuskript]

by Lino Wirag

München, April 2012

Zu einer Produktionspoetik des Comics

by Lino Wirag

Der Essay skizziert Comiczeichnen als zu entdeckendes kulturwissenschaftliches Arbeitsfeld. Die Begriffe... more Der Essay skizziert Comiczeichnen als zu entdeckendes kulturwissenschaftliches Arbeitsfeld. Die Begriffe ,Produktionspoetik’ und ,Poetik‘ werden diskretisiert, anschließend Quellen der Zeichnungsforschung vorgestellt, mögliche Fragestellungen eingeführt und erste Thesen, beispielsweise zu den poetologischen Implikationen von Zeichenratgebern,
angerissen.

A Visual Lexicon

by Neil Cohn

One of the most recognizable graphic components of the visual language of “comics” is the “panel,” a demarcated frame... more One of the most recognizable graphic components of the visual language of “comics” is the “panel,” a demarcated frame of image content put into discrete sequences, thereby seeming to be the primary unit of expression. However, meaningful visual elements do exist that are both smaller and larger than this encapsulation of image and text. Spoken languages also have vari- ation in sizes of lexical items above and below their primary sequential unit of the “word.” This paper will address these varying levels of representation in visual language in comparison to the structural make-up of verbal language, to aim toward at what it means to have “visual lexical items.”

Review: The System of Comics by Thierry Groensteen

by Neil Cohn

Errance dans les ruelles graphitiques de Matsumoto Taiyo

by Cyril Lepot

Penser la bande dessinée au travers de l'oeuvre de Matsumoto Taiyo - Partie 1.

Thinking the comic book through Matsumoto Taiyo's art - Part 1.

Cet article fait appel au problème de la représentation de l’espace public dans la bande dessinée japonaise et du... more Cet article fait appel au problème de la représentation de l’espace public dans la bande dessinée japonaise et du rapport entretenu avec celui-ci qui s’illustre dans ces mêmes images, majoritairement abordées au cœur de l’espace public de par leur support et leur format portatif. On retrouve ainsi enchevêtrés la rue dans les images et les images dans la rue. Il s’agit ici de montrer combien la bande dessinée est partie intégrante de l’univers urbain, se révélant ainsi comme une forme de la vie urbaine et comme élément issu de ce milieu et de ses objets. En fin de compte, l’auteur réalise de l’intérieur, au sein de la culture populaire de masse et non comme projet politique entrepris hors de la sphère sociale et quotidienne de la production et de la consommation d’image, le tour de force de renvoyer la bande dessinée à sa propre condition pour mieux en produire une double critique, celle de son objet à la fois comme art et comme extension d’un milieu.



This article deals with the problem of the representation of the public space in Japanese comic-books, and the relationship to it that these same images illustrate, mostly used in the public space for their portative format. Hence are intertwined the street in images and images in the street. The matter at hand is to show how comic-books are a constitutive part of the urban universe, revealing themselves as a form of urban life as well as an element originating from this world and its objects. The author manages, from inside the popular culture – instead of a political project coming from outside the daily sphere of image production and consummation –, to throw comic-books back to their own condition, in order to produce a double critic: that of his object altogether as art and extension of space.

“Dude! You mean you’ve never eaten a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?!?” Nut allergy as stigma in comic books

by Simon Weaver

with Sarah McNicol, Health Communication, Online 10th May 2012

This article examines the representation of nut allergy in comics aimed at children and young people. It maps the... more This article examines the representation of nut allergy in comics aimed at children and young people. It maps the signification and stigma of nut allergy in comics, and includes an outline of the imagery, stereotypes, and connotations that are created on this condition. Three texts are examined: first, Allergic, a semi-autobiographical story by Adrian Tomine aimed at young adults; second, What's Up With Paulina? from the Medikidz series of comic books that aim to help a pre-teenage audience learn about medical conditions; and third, Peanut, a forthcoming comic book by Ayun Halliday aimed at those in their early to mid teenage years. Using textual analysis, we focus on three principal areas of the texts. First, we consider the way in which the allergic character is represented in relation to examples of felt stigma, typified by feelings of shame and rejection, and compare this representation to common stereotypes of disability. Second, we look at the representation of other characters, drawing attention to the way in which stigma is enacted, highlighting acts of overt discrimination. Last, we examine the way in which the event of an allergic reaction is portrayed, considering how this might be used to help children and young people better understand nut allergy and combat the stigma attached to it. Throughout the article we compare the representation of stigma in comics with that depicted in empirical research on children living with nut allergies.

Koomiks kui totaalne tekst

by Mari Laaniste

M. Laaniste, Koomiks kui totaalne tekst / Comics as a Total Form of Text – Kunstiteaduslikke Uurimusi / Studies in Art and Architecture 2004, vol. 13 (no. 1), p. 128-151, English summary p. 148-151.

Sins of the Fathers: Oedipal Characteristics in Jimmy Corrigan

by DJ Dycus

Quand New York sera devenu taliban. New Byzance. Tome I—Ruines de Corbeyran-Chabbert. Glénat,«Grafica», 54 p. New Byzance. Tome I—Ruines de Corbeyran- …

by Yan Hamel

Eudes le Volumeur au Musée du Louvre. Les sous-sols du Révolu. Extraits du journal d'un expert, de Marc-Antoine Mathieu. Futuropolis/Musée du Louvre éditions, 60 …

by Yan Hamel

Counterculture, Craftsmanship, and Cyberspace Connectivity: Considerations of Contemporary Feminist Zines in/as/of Art Education.

by Courtney Weida

In Collingwood, S; Quintana, A; & Smith, C (Eds.). Feminist Cyberspaces: Pedagogy in Transition. (pp. 33-50).

This chapter examines the cyberspace presences and digital interplays of contemporary feminist zines in the contexts... more This chapter examines the cyberspace presences and digital interplays of contemporary feminist zines in the contexts of art and art education. Although the peak of zine creations as works on paper may be traced to the 1990s, this form of feminist counterculture has evolved into cyberspace forums and expressions. Zines often include not only email addresses alongside “snail mail” addresses, but also links to pdfs and related web resources. Connecting the handmade craftsmanship and hand-drawn and written techniques of zines with the grassroots connectivity enabled by the web, blogs and other online forums relating to zines or containing zines constitute interesting liminal spaces. At other times, zines may be a sort of feminist protest to male-dominated cyberspace forums. This paper explores potential and problems of zines as extensions of hypertext, the dimensionality of the screen and the page, and various expressions of personal identities via individual craftsmanship. The educational contexts of zines considered in this paper include college classrooms, K-12 teaching, as well as library collections. Recent zines addressing gender, sexuality, and motherhood will be emphasized.

Fearful Symmetry: John Carter and the Struggle of the Individual

by Julian Chambliss

Published at PopMatters.com an international magazine of cultural criticism. PopMatters' scope is broadly cast on all things pop culture, and our content is updated daily, Monday through Friday.  We provide intelligent reviews, engaging interviews, and in-depth essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, sports, theatre, the visual arts, travel, and the Internet.

An commentary on the intersection of history and culture represented by the release of the new film based on Edgar... more An commentary on the intersection of history and culture represented by the release of the new film based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars.

From Novel Into Comic: A Case of Semiotic Translation

by Alvanov Mansoor

Published in Transcon Proceedings in 2011.

Semiotic translation is a translation done in similar language but in different media (Munday, 2001). This is a study... more Semiotic translation is a translation done in similar language but in different media (Munday, 2001). This is a study of inter-textuality problem solving in Stéphane Heuet’s work in recreating Un amour de Swann written by Marcel Proust in the end of the 19th century, into comic albums between 2000 and 2006, analyzed at the level of discourse equivalence and pragmatic equivalence (Nord 1991; Baker 2009). The paper describes the process of visual and verbal translation, interpretation and
adaptation that Heuet’s did towards Proust’s Novel from visual storytelling study.

Key words: Semiotic translation, inter-textuality, comic, novel, visual storytelling

The Joy of Plex: Erotic Arthrology, Tromplographic Intercourse, and" Interspecies Romances" in Howard Chaykin's American Flagg!

by Dan Yezbick

"Moving Between Worlds: Shaun Tan's 'The Arrival'"

by Christophe Dony

Published on 'The Comics Grid' Website.' 23 Janurary 2012.

A Dark Commentary on Our Times?: The Dark Knight Rises, Comics, and the American Mind

by Julian Chambliss

The Eternal Detective

by Julian Chambliss

Commentary on Dick Tracy's 80th anniversary.

Hysterische Blicke. Fetische, Freaks und Verschwörungen bei Daniel Clowes.

by Christian Bachmann

In: BRINK das magazin zwischen kunst und wissenschaft 1 (2011), S. 10–13.

»V for Victory!« – »V for Vegetable!« Über Superman, Donald Duck und andere Gärtner des Zweiten Weltkrieges.

by Christian Bachmann

In: Kurt Röttgers/Monika Schmitz-Emans (Hg.): Gärten. Essen: Blaue Eule 2011, S. 143–155.