New York City played a starring role in the golden age of comics. And like Kirby, many of the genre’s most famous artists were Jewish.
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Michael Leunig has died age 79. By turns over his long career, he was a poet, a prophet and a provocateur.
Political cartoonists have found their own ways of coping with a new government
The custodians of one of Hollywood’s most reliable cash machines have been careful to sidestep political minefields that might remind customers of a realm outside the Magic Kingdom.
Cartoon character Dennis the Menace has had more influence on British society than you might think.
Comics about migrant experiences seek to expose personal perspectives about the global crisis of 80 million individuals and families forcibly displaced worldwide.
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Professor of English, Flinders University
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Professor in Modern History, University of New England
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Professor of American Studies, Brandeis University
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Senior Lecturer in Comics and Graphic Novels, Teesside University
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Managing Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, University of Michigan
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Senior Lecturer, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies, University of British Columbia