The cartooning industry is still struggling to adapt to the 21st century media business model.
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Philadelphia produced some of the most popular and longest-running local children’s shows in television history.
The comeback story of ‘the fastest mouse in all of Mexico’ reveals how audiences – not cultural gatekeepers – shape the meaning of representation.
Anthony Comstock’s decades-long censorship campaign ended up turning him into a laughingstock.
The framing of TikTok content could hurt the reputation of the two countries.
Captain Planet, the superhero fighting pollution, corporate greed and environmental destruction, is back.
Jewish American artists were at the heart of the comics industry – and a closer read of beloved characters reflects fears about assimilation and acceptance.
Beyond entertainment, fandom provides meaning, values and essential community to some participants.
Michael Leunig has died age 79. By turns over his long career, he was a poet, a prophet and a provocateur.
Charles Schulz’s TV special survived the skepticism of network executives to become a holiday classic.
Step aside Bandit. With Father’s Day around the corner, it’s time to recognise Daddy Pig for the great father he is.
Within a few years of his debut appearance in 1934, Donald Duck had already achieved a celebrity status comparable to Shirley Temple or Greta Garbo.
Webcomics are functioning as emotional outlets for artists, as well as intentional acts of solidarity and resistance against Israel’s military offensive in Gaza.
This beautifully realised exhibition reveals the wit, warmth and artistic skill that made Raymond Briggs so beloved by children and adults alike.
The seven-minute episodes show characters dealing with difficult emotions like fear and grief through play.
A sociology professor uses the popular ‘Boondocks’ cartoon to explore contemporary issues of race in American society.
Ash Ketchum is retiring from the Pokémon franchise, but this doesn’t spell the end of Pikachu.
Cartoonists throughout the nation’s history have been jailed, beaten, sued and censored. But Scott Adams’ work is being rejected for what he expressed off the page.
These disappearances demonstrate deep flaws in the way Australia maintains our rich cartoon heritage.
In the age of the Black Lives Matter movement, Basquiat’s work is more relevant than ever. It highlights racial inequality and violence against racialized people.
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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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Senior Lecturer: Director MSc Animation and VFX MDes Comics & Graphic Novels, University of Dundee
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Assistant Teaching Professor of Critical Sports Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Director of the Animation Academy, Loughborough University
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Associate Professor of English, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer in the School of Design, RMIT University
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Professor of Mass Communication, Media and Communication Science, Jacobs University Bremen
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Professor of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Lecturer in Comic Studies, University of Dundee
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Professor of Cultural Studies and Research Director of the Department of Media, Music, Communication and Cultural Studies, Macquarie University
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Maître de conférences en sciences de l’information et de la communication, CREM, Université de Lorraine
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Doctoral candidate, University of Technology Sydney