Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Ian Gordon put his dissertation Envisioning Consumer Culture online for the first time

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An oldie but hopefully still useful by Ian Gordon TLDR: I have uploaded my  1992 PhD complete with 219 images he...

IJOCA on hiatus

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I just spoke with one of John Lent's executors and son and they would like to complete the final issue at least if it's possible, ...
Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Research Prompt: What about Harvey Pekar's music and book criticism?

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I usually swim a mile a day for exercise, and think deep (hah!) thoughts about comics during that time. I would usually ...
Monday, June 1, 2026

Remembering John Lent, part 12: An Argentine Eulogy for John Lent

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 ENGLISH VERSION We were fortunate enough to meet John Lent in 2014, in Buenos Aires. It was during the third “Viñetas Serias” International...
Friday, May 29, 2026

Remembering John Lent, part 11: Mechademia and ICAF

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Left is Wendy Goldberg, right is Frenchy Lunning. They first met John in 1994 at PCA, and John gave them their first chance to w...
Thursday, May 28, 2026

Remembering John Lent, part 10: Chinese caricatures and RING's Latin American scholars tribute

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  A professor emeritus at Temple, John was a pioneer of comics scholarship and a prolific scholar (since the 1970s) particularly of Asian ...
Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Remembering John Lent, part 9: Michelle A. Amazeen and his academic biography

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Two pieces discussing John's professional life and history are posted today. "Remembering comics scholar John A. Lent, 1936-2026...