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INKS Comics Journal
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The Journal of the Comics Studies Society, since 2017
https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/701
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Class and National Imaginaries in CALL ME IGGY: Searching for a Place in US Culture

Héctor Fernández L'Hoeste examines immigrant experience and identity in a graphic novel about a Colombian American teen in Ohio.
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #comics #identity #immigrants
Comic: A teenager sits on a grassy hill beside a translucent person. A bunch of translucent figures dressed in historical clothing stand watching.
January 16, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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Crossing Borders, Shifting Narratives: Speculative Agency in Julio Anta's Migration Graphic Novels

Mauricio Espinoza discusses precarious migrant agency in Julio Anta’s HOME and FRONTERA.
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #comics #ComicStudies #migration #SpeculativeFiction
4-panel comic: A boy and a jaguar eye each other. The panels between them show the boy's family reflected in the jaguar's eye and the jaguar's family reflected in the boy's eye.
January 9, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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Latinx Identity Uprooted: Tracing Destierro in the Comic Biography WHO IS ANA MENDIETA?

Jennifer Caroccio Maldonado comments on a comic commemoration of Cuban American artist Ana Mendieta.
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #comics #ComicStudies #AnaMendieta #LatinArt #destierro
Black-and-white comic: Two children with braided hair and big eyes appear worried. An upside-down crown is in a thought bubble above them.
January 7, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Latinx Comics: Past, Present, and Future

Frederick Luis Aldama and Miguel Ángel Hernández share a unique, word-drawn essay on the persistence of Latinx creators.
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #comics #ComicStudies #representation #stereotypes #decolonization #LatinxCreators
Comic: Dozens of people of different ages, skin colors, and styles walk in a curved line toward a table of comics. Most already hold comics. A speech bubble comes from the person behind the table.
January 2, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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Drawn from Clay: Mexican Cerámica, Material Culture, and Bilingual Visual Modernism in Gus Arriola's GORDO

Nhora Lucía Serrano examines a comic strip through the lens of Mexican cerámica.
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #cerámica #ceramics #comics #MexicanAmerican #narrative
Black-and-white photo: Someone’s hands shape clay on a pottery wheel.
December 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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As fall comes to an end, check out this 2023 fall article, "Monstrous Beauty: The Alternative Aesthetic of Difference in Emil Ferris' My Favorite Thing Is Monsters."
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #ComicStudies #comics #MonsterTheory #formalism #LiteraryStudies #Chicago
Comic sketch: Indistinct face with speech bubble, "Resist them little artist! Fight!!" Sketched on lined filler paper.
December 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Comics are Subversive medium! Check out this article by Margaret Galavan @projectmuse.bsky.social @ohiostatepress.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Since DC's wedding anniversary between the Flash and Iris West was on Monday, check out Sean Guynes’s article on the DC multiverse, which originated in a Flash arc.
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@projectmuse.bsky.social @guynes.bsky.social #DetectiveComics #comics #CrisisOnInfiniteEarths #DCComics
Comic: A gray-haired person's mouth is open in fear. An indistinct text bubble is beside them.
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Good afternoon! Check out this article: “Are Superhero Comics Copaganda?” By Shea Hennum

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November 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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For University Press Week, check out this article that connects academic writing and comic publishing to our personal lives.

“The 1976 Project: On Comics and Grief, or How Our Lives Intersect with What We Study”
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@projectmuse.bsky.social @tigerpride.bsky.social #TeamUp
Photo: 5 people stand with their arms around each other and their backs to the camera, looking at the fall forest scenery.
November 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Book Review!

Charlotte J. Fabricius comments on nuances in J. Andrew Deman’s The Claremont Run: Subverting Gender in the X-Men.
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #XMen #GenderStudies #UncannyXMen #comics #ComicStudies #BookReview #Research #superhero #FeministStudies #comic
Book Cover: Gold ring with two lines crossing through it that mimic the symbols for male and female. One line has an arrow at one end, and the other line has a plus at one end and “x” on the other end.
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Book Review!

Siobhán Jolley analyzes the unique details of Christianity and Comics: Stories We Tell About Heaven and Hell by Blair Davis
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #ChristianStudies #ComicStudies #comics #BibleStudies #storytelling #scholar #ScholarlyPublishing
Book cover: The title in front of a cloud background. Below are thin colorful lines that resemble comic art.
November 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Book review!

Harriet E. H. Earle comments on the significance of violence in “BOOM! SPLAT! Comics and Violence” ed. by Jim Coby and Joanna Davis-McElligatt

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@projectmuse.bsky.social #comics #ComicStudies #censorship #PoliticalViolence #Politics #censor #scholarship
Book cover: Indistinct fist punches with brass knuckles. A different-looking hand holds up something gray. The title is written in comic lettering between the two hands.
October 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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How Do Your Students Feel About That? A Reflection on the Use of Graphic Narratives in History Surveys in the State of Texas

Gabrielle Lyle argues for teaching history holistically through comics.
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #history #education #ComicStudies #TexasHistory
Photo: Strip of storefronts. One has a large sign saying “Texas,” and above it is a plaque in Texas’s shape.
October 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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It's 2025

Patrick S. Lawrence discusses the resurgence in comic and book censorship.
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #politics #ComicStudies #comics #censorship #history #activism #solidarity #UniversityPress #2025 #freedom #ComicBooks #BannedBooks #CensorshipSucks
Cave drawing: Below a peace symbol, 4 human silhouettes face each other while carrying spears or long branches. One prepares to throw his spear.
October 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Comics Studies Conferences in a Time of Crisis

Andrew J. Kunka considers the fallout of the presidential administration’s recent actions.
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #politics #AmericanPolitics #ComicStudies #comics #DEI #activism #comic #students #education #presidents
Illustration: 7 people in business casual sit on a couch and chairs or stand nearby. 3 text boxes suggest conversation among them. One person shrugs with a question mark above their head.
October 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Good morning! Our latest issue 9.2 is live. Ft. articles like “Are Superhero Comics Copaganda?” By Shea Hennum

muse.jhu.edu/issue/55554
September 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Comics Are a Subversive Medium

Margaret Galvan pulls from historical and current events to connect the LGBTQ+ identity to comics.
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #LGBTQ+ #queer #WomensRights #ComicStudies #politics #LGBTQRights #subversion #comics #history #research #comic
8-panel comic: Each panel has a speech bubble with a different shape, color, and background. Some look like storm clouds.
September 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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True North

Bart Beaty comments on the misrepresentation of Canadians in an American comic series.
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #politics #Canada #CanadianPolitics #ComicStudies #comic #academia #students #InternationalRelations #media #representation #commentary #future
Illustration: Orange compass rose over teal background. Compass is labeled with the letters for north, south, east, and west.
September 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Thing Beats Hulk

Peter Nagy examines normative and subversive masculinity in The Hulk versus The Thing saga.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic...

@projectmuse.bsky.social #Marvel #superhero #SuperheroComics #comic #ComicStudies #MarvelComics #Hulk #TheThing #FantasticFour #Avengers #comics #GenderStudies
Cover of Marvel comic: The Hulk’s green fist punches The Thing’s rock jaw so hard that teeth and rocks fly out. The title is “Hulk & Thing: Hard Knocks.”
September 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Are Superhero Comics Copaganda?

Shea Hennum questions the relationship between superhero comics and pro-police hegemony.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic...

@projectmuse.bsky.social #UniversityPress #comics #ComicStudies #politics #discourse #superheroes #GreenLantern #DC #DetectiveComics #JusticeLeague
Comic: Two tall strips with Green Lantern flying through the sky. Thought bubbles show him conflicted because he can’t think of a legal solution to his problem.
September 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Remapping the Imperial Valley–Mexicali Borderlands in Jose Pimienta's Comics

David Barrera considers the significance of Latin American identity (latinidad) in Pimienta’s comics.
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #comics #ComicStudies #UniversityPress #Latinidad #LatinxComics
Single comics panel: Two silhouetted birds fly above a hotel and a street with cars and pedestrians. A text box in the sky says, “Mexicali, Mexico.”
September 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Check out the exciting new issue of Inks on Project Muse at the link in our bio!

@projectmuse.bsky.social #UniversityPress #ComicStudies #comic #censorship #superhero #HumanRights #equality #literature #GraphicNovel #academic #ComicArt #ideology #LatinxComics #QueerStudies #feminism #politics
Illustration: Girl with headphones reads a book at a desk. Open laptop, paper, writing utensils, and mug also sit on the desk.
September 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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In honor of National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day coming up, learn more about Extraño!
“Amidst fervent antiqueer sentiment due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Extraño/Gregorio de la Vega was one of the only queer-coded superheroes in mainstream superhero comics.”
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#comics
Comic: Extraño superhero wearing high-heeled boots, tights, jewelry, and a big cloak.
September 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Looking forward to seeing Inks authors and readers at Cartoon Crossroads Columbus! The free festival runs from September 18-21!
cartooncrossroadscolumbus.org

#CXC #comics #animation #cartoon #ComicArt #artists #con #storytelling #ComicBooks #festival #free #Columbus #CBUS #UniversityPress
Illustration: A banner reading "Cartoon Crossroads Columbus" below a street sign reading "CXC." Festival booths are in the background.
September 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM