By Holly May Treadwell [Comics] can illustrate action-packed snapshots of popular society, and in these snapshots, one can study a minute and pristine microcosmic universe. …
By Joe Sacco The following is a transcript of Joe Sacco’s presentation at the 2002 Conference on Comics and Graphic Novels at the University of Florida.…
By Charles Hatfield Kim Deitch’s graphic novel The Boulevard of Broken Dreams (2002) has belatedly introduced his work, which derives from underground comix, to the mainstream book trade.…
By Joseph Witek In 1992 the second installment of Art Spiegelman’s account of his parents’ experiences in the Holocaust, Maus II, won a special Pulitzer Prize. This…
By Leonard Rifas introduction This article grew out of my desire to be better prepared to discuss racial stereotypes in underground comix in a college course…
By Andrew Gordon It’s an old joke: A Jewish boy comes home from school and tells his mother he’s been given a role in the school…
By Isaac Cates The following is a transcript of Dr. Cates’ presentation which appeared as part of a panel discussion that took place on February 20,…
By Laurie Taylor Introduction Comics occupy a precarious position in media studies both because they prove difficult to analyze and because of their cultural subordination as…
By Donald Ault The failure of representation produces rather than disrupts identity. That missing part which representation, in failing to inscribe, cuts off is the…
By Eddie Campbell Editor’s Note: The following text is a transcript of Eddie Campbell’s talk at the 2002 UF Comics Conference. Images referred to by Mr. Campbell have…