{"id":651,"date":"2021-10-05T11:19:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T15:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/?p=651"},"modified":"2021-10-25T17:58:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T21:58:58","slug":"panels-pixels-a-virtual-comics-exhibition-nov-9-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/2021\/10\/05\/panels-pixels-a-virtual-comics-exhibition-nov-9-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Panels &#038; Pixels: A Virtual Comics Exhibition, Nov. 9, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Please join the UNT Libraries for a Digital Scholarship &amp; Comics Studies Event:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panels &amp; Pixels: A Virtual Comics Exhibition<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Are you a comics fan, collector, or artist?\u00a0 We\u2019d love to see some of your art or your collection and hear about why comics are an important part of your work, your classes, your hobbies, or just your general interests!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This event aims to highlight both the popularity and relevance of comics and comic art in an academic setting, as well as envisioning the university and its campus as a creative space for artists, writers, and readers of comics.\u00a0 We also want to show how digital tools and technologies can be used to create communities of shared interest and study both inside and outside of the university.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>We\u2019re offering two ways to participate!<\/strong><br \/>First is the live Zoom event on\u00a0<strong>Tuesday, November 9 from 11 AM \u2013 2 PM<\/strong>. The second is a virtual exhibit component that will be available beginning the same day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do I need to register?<\/strong><br \/>Yes! Whether you\u2019re submitting items or just planning to attend, you will need to register for free\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unt.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZ0pd-GprjsuGND73iuvFndTQUhoJTxBUFhv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/unt.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZ0pd-GprjsuGND73iuvFndTQUhoJTxBUFhv\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I submit my work\/an item from my collection?<br \/><\/strong>There are two submission options.<\/p>\n<p>1. If you create\u00a0<em>original<\/em>\u00a0art and feel comfortable sharing it, you can submit your work using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/TFrV45nNbgx8CB8k6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this form<\/a>. You can also view submission guidelines through the link.<br \/><br \/>2. If you\u2019re a collector or are interested in sharing a comic-themed item, you can submit your item using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/tBQkGZDk7tRmjAno7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this form<\/a>. You can also view submission guidelines through the link.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When is the submission deadline?<br \/><\/strong>Friday, October 29, 2021<br \/><br \/><strong>I have questions.<br \/><\/strong>Contact<a href=\"mailto:john.martin@unt.edu\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:john.martin@unt.edu\">\u00a0john.martin@unt.edu<\/a>\u00a0and he\u2019ll be happy to help!<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by the UNT Libraries Digital Scholarship Committee and Comics Studies at UNT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Please join the UNT Libraries for a Digital Scholarship &amp; Comics Studies Event: Panels &amp; Pixels: A Virtual Comics Exhibition Are you a comics fan, collector, or artist?\u00a0 We\u2019d love to see some of your art or your collection and hear about why comics are an important part of your work, your classes, your hobbies,&#8230;  <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/2021\/10\/05\/panels-pixels-a-virtual-comics-exhibition-nov-9-2021\/\" class=\"more-link\" title=\"Read Panels &#038; Pixels: A Virtual Comics Exhibition, Nov. 9, 2021\">Read more &raquo;<\/a>","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[50,9],"tags":[66,64,65],"class_list":["post-651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comics-events","category-libraries","tag-collecting-comics","tag-comic-art","tag-comics-exhibits"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2021\/10\/DIGI-Panels-Pixels_F21_Digital-Materials_Web-Banner.jpg?fit=1201%2C676&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9noXX-av","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":827,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/2024\/08\/15\/whats-happening-with-comics-studies-at-unt\/","url_meta":{"origin":651,"position":0},"title":"What&#8217;s happening with Comics Studies at UNT?","author":"John","date":"August 15, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Welcome back, everyone, to the Fall 2024 semester and a new year of school, work, and Comics Studies at UNT! We've got lots of updates on our Comics Studies initiative and other comics-related events and activities happening at UNT. 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For those who aren't familiar with it, the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Scholarship&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Scholarship","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/category\/scholarship\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/04\/pca-1.jpg?fit=700%2C525&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/04\/pca-1.jpg?fit=700%2C525&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/04\/pca-1.jpg?fit=700%2C525&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/04\/pca-1.jpg?fit=700%2C525&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":860,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/2025\/05\/22\/johns-spring-comics-studiesrecap\/","url_meta":{"origin":651,"position":3},"title":"John&#8217;s Spring Comics Studies Recap","author":"John","date":"May 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Well, the Spring of 2025 has been a hectic semester of library work, scholarship, writing, service, travel, political happenings, life events, and general work-life imbalance, but I did manage to squeeze in some comics-related activities and events, both here at UNT and elsewhere in our comics community. 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