April 28 is probably most recognized in the world of comics as National Superhero Day, but it also happens to be Workers’ Memorial Day, honoring a special kind of superhero, and World Day for Safety and Health at Work. This post looks at two NIOSH comic books—one real, one fictional; one about safety, one about… Read more »
By Jordan Young At the arrival of the twentieth century, cultural dynamics between “low brow” and high culture began to shift. Movements such as Dada turned artistic conventions on its head, challenging academic hierarchies that influenced how artwork would be culturally valued based on thematic and aesthetic elements. Pop Art would follow in Dada’s footsteps,… Read more »
Please join us for an upcoming Artist’s Talk: Christopher Sperandio, “Teaching Comics Making: The Comic Art Teaching and Study Workshop” Willis Library, 250H, Monday, November 13, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. This talk is free and open to the public.
Please join us on Wednesday, November 8, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., in Willis Library 130, for an “Into the Archieverse” Research Day!
At the end of July 2023, UNT hosted the annual Comics Studies Society Conference at the UNT Gateway Center. The conference included over 150 registered attendees, online and in-person, plus over a dozen artists, publishers, and libraries represented in the Artist’s Alley, which was open to the public. The conference was organized and hosted… Read more »
Registration is now open for the 2023 Comics Studies Society Conference, “Comics on the Margins,” coming to UNT this summer (July 27-29, 2023) at the Gateway Center https://comicsstudies.org/2023-conference/
We’re excited to share the news that the 2023 Comics Studies Society Annual Conference, “Comics on the Margins“, is coming to the University of North Texas, July 27-29, 2023!
Mariko Tamaki and Steve Pugh’s graphic novel Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass (2019) reintroduces the DC comics antiheroine Harley Quinn as a teenage girl who arrives in Gotham after a childhood full of poverty, familial strife, and an already long rap sheet. As she begins to find her place in the world and discover more about… Read more »
Among the many useful electronic databases and digital archival collections at the UNT Libraries are our Adam Matthew databases, some of which were only recently acquired. These databases are accessible online to UNT faculty, staff and students, using your EUID and password, or from a computer station inside the library. They provide access to thousands… Read more »
For those doing research at the UNT Libraries, there are several ways to access all of our Comics Studies materials. Some of these, like our electronic databases, ebooks, and e-journals, are restricted to UNT students, faculty, and staff. Others, like our physical collections, digital libraries, and online guides, can be used by anyone. And… Read more »
