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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 1d

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.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 10d

Good morning! Our latest issue 9.2 is live. Ft. articles like “Are Superhero Comics Copaganda?” By Shea Hennum

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 12d

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.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 16d

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.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 19d

Thing Beats Hulk

Peter Nagy examines normative and subversive masculinity in The Hulk versus The Thing saga.
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@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.”

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 23d

Are Superhero Comics Copaganda?

Shea Hennum questions the relationship between superhero comics and pro-police hegemony.
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@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.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 29d

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.”

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · Sep 8

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.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · Sep 5

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.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · Sep 3

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.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · Aug 20

Book Review!
Paul Young comments on Dale Jacobs’s discoveries in On Comics and Grief.
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #ComicsStudies #comics #review #VisualStorytelling #storytelling #grief #ComicArt #ComicBooks #analysis #WordsHavePower #GriefJourney #GriefAwareness

Illustration: Two women stand inside three panels. The middle panel shows the women’s distinct forms, while the other panels sketch the rest of their bodies. Below is the title and author.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · Aug 13

Here’s Fi Stewart-Taylor’s review of how Jeff Karnicky’s The New Nancy: Flexible and Relatable Daily Comics in the Twenty-First Century recontextualizes Olivia Jaimes’ Nancy.
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #ComicsStudies #comics #TheNewNancy #review #Nancy #storytelling

Illustration: A big pink bow on top of black hair. Below the hair is the title, subtitle and author of the book. At the bottom, are pink and black polka dots.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · Aug 13

Here's your updated link!
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Project MUSE - No Substitute for the Experience: A Case for Practice-Based Comics Teaching and Research

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · Aug 13

Book review!
Kerry Soper checks out the contents of Michelle Ann Abate’s uniquely structured Blockheads, Beagles and Sweet Babboos.
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #ComicsStudies #comics #Peanuts #Snoopy #CharlesSchulz #review #storytelling #ComicBooks #VisualStorytelling

Illustration: Snoopy’s red doghouse with comic text bubbles for the book’s title and subtitle. The author’s name is in the grass under the doghouse.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 30

No Substitute for the Experience: A Case for Practice-Based Comics Teaching and Research

Nicholas Wirtz considers a practice-based research strategy that integrates visual thinking.
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #ComicsStudies #comics #pedagogy #research #teaching #essay

Sketch: The unfinished sketch of a hand draws something in a notebook. The sketch is drawn with neat black lines and shaded with a blue colored pencil.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 30

@projectmuse.bsky.social #EisnerAward #SDCC25 #comics #ComicStudies #sdcc #UniversityPress #humanities #AcademicPublishing

Illustration: three superheroes stand by a 'congrats' for Eisner Award winners and the message, "Inks was honored to be among the nominees." One superhero has wings, and another has a limb difference.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 23

If you’re attending San Diego Comic Con this weekend, check out the Comics Under Fire panel co-hosted by Susan Kirtley, editor of Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society. The panel focuses on comic censorship in the classroom and takes place Sat., July 26th at 11 a.m.
#comics #sdcc #sdcc2025

Illustration: Cover of Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society Volume 9 Issue 1 with a sketch of a hand holding a pencil.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 23

Black Comics Studies Now

Participants in a Comic Studies Society roundtable discuss the past, present and future of black comics.
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #ComicStudiesSociety #ComicsStudies #comics #BlackComicStudies #RepresentationMatters #ComicBooks #storytelling

Illustration: Six black people smile around the roundtable’s title, “Black Comics Studies Now.” Each person has a unique style of hair and clothing.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 16

Beyond Icons: Contemporary Perspectives on Breast Cancer in Graphic Pathographies

Christian Lenemark examines how graphic artists depict breast cancer.
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #ComicsStudies #comics #PinkRibbon #BreastCancer #BreastCancerAwareness #medicine #pathology

Illustration: A woman cries while running a race. She is wearing sunglasses and the race number “501” on her chest.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 9

From Bleachman to the PrEP Heroes: Superhero Fantasies and the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

Nicholas Derda unravels the history of the AIDS/HIV superhero symbol.
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #ComicsStudies #comics #superheroes #lgbtq #HIV #AIDS #RepresentationMatters #queer

Poster: BleachMan superhero stands with a giant syringe next to the tagline, “Clean it with bleach.” BleachMan’s head is a bottle of bleach, and he is wearing red, blue and yellow.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 2

One Does Not Simply Overlook New Forms of Sequential Art: Memes as Fixed-Image Comics

Michelle Ann Abate redefines memes as digital comics.
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #ComicsStudies #DigitalComics #memes #storytelling #comics #ComicArt #ComicBooks #VisualStorytelling

2 panel comic with fire surrounding a coffee table. Dog character says, "This is fine."

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · Jun 10

Inks is pleased to be a part of @projectmuse.bsky.social's Subscribe to Open (S2O) pilot. Issue 9(1) now available everywhere. muse.jhu.edu/issue/54898 #ComicsStudies #S2O #GraphicNovels

Comic style image of a spring lakeside landscape with the words, Check Out Inks, New Spring Issue Available on Project MUSE, link in bio.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · Jun 6

Framing, Reframing, and Deframing: Disclosure in Indigenous Comics

Sophie McCall shows how Indigenous #comics creators disrupt or reclaim the conventions of comics.
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@projectmuse.bsky.social #ComicsStudies #EisnerAwards #comics #IndigenousAuthors #RepresentationMatters

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · Jun 5

Featured Article!
Two-Spirit Pedagogy in Surviving the City, Vol. 2: From the Roots Up

Lisa Tatonetti explores the health of young Two-Spirit people as represented in #comics.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic...

@projectmuse.bsky.social #ComicsStudies #EisnerAwards #IndigenousComics#IndigenousStudies

Comic drawing of person in a hall way looking at graffitti that says "still here."

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Project MUSE @projectmuse.bsky.social · Jun 4

Today we spotlight @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social (an Eisner Award finalist) for its participation in our S2O program. INKS brings together scholarly essays, insights & discoveries from leading comics professionals.

Explore a FREE / OA issue: bit.ly/43WGifG

#ReadUP w / @ohiostatepress.bsky.social

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