Comics Research Network

Reading Group

The Ages of Superman

In collaboration with the Comic Book Society

14 June 2024
15-16:30

FAB 1.38

We're excited to announce our next event, where we'll be reading a selection of Superman comics from different eras. Remote attendance is possible at this Teams link.

The comics we've selected to read are as follows:

Action Comics #1 (1938), “Superman” - https://archive.org/details/action-comics-001/page/n1/mode/2upLink opens in a new window
Action Comics #252 (1959), “The Supergirl From Krypton” - https://archive.org/details/ActionComics252/page/n21/mode/2upLink opens in a new window
Superman Annual #11 ( 1985), “For the Man Who Has Everything” - https://archive.org/details/superman-v-1-annual-11-1985/mode/2upLink opens in a new window
Action Comics #900 (2011), "The Incident" (please email us for access to this comic)

For some background scholarship that outlines some of Superman's history and key areas of interest, we will also read the introduction of Ian Gordon's Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon. Please feel free to delve further into Gordon's book if you want!

We hope you’ll join us for this event! If you would like access to any of the material please email us at comicsresearchnetwork@warwick.ac.uk.

Bridging Translation and Comics

Workshop with 'Heartstopper' Translator Anna Martino

In conversation with Dr. Anna Lanfranchi (Translation Studies)

26 April 2024
17-18:30

FAB 4.76 (TRC)

The first part of the session will see in conversation Heartstopper translator Anna Martino and Dr. Anna Lanfranchi from Translation Studies, who will be discussing the intersection of Comics and Translation. In the second part of the session, we will actively translate some passages from the fifth volume of the Heartstopper series from English into various languages. Refreshments will be provided!

To register for this workshop, please complete this form: Bridging Translation and ComicsLink opens in a new window.

We hope you’ll join us for this event! If you have any questions, please email us at comicsresearchnetwork@warwick.ac.uk.

Reading group

Underground women's comix anthology 'It Ain't Me Babe!' (1970)

1st of March
17-18:30

FAB 1.38

We're excited to announce our next event, which is our first reading group of the year! We'll be meeting at 5pm on March 1st to discuss It Ain't Me Babe, the first comic book to be produced entirely by women. We'll also be reading the introduction of Hillary Chute's book Graphic Women: Life Narrative and Contemporary Comics as supporting scholarship.

We'll be meeting in FAB1.38 but if you want to join via Teams then let us know through comicsresearchnetwork@warwick.ac.uk and that can be arranged.

Links to the readings as follows:

It Ain't Me Babe: https://archive.org/details/it-aint-me-babe-1970/mode/2up

Graphic Women: https://go.exlibris.link/RVBGTtJD

'Who's making the rules?'

Emerging trans voices in comics

7th of February
17-18:30

Oculus OC1.02

This event is set up as a reading group led by Dr Ash Kayte StokoeLink opens in a new window from the University of Birmingham. We will be exploring trans representations in contemporary comics, questioning their role in sustaining or disrupting the idea of the good trans object, one that 'fold[s] transness into the visual economy of existing normative media', 'minimizing the threat that transgender embodiment poses to the dominant models of gender and sex upon which realist, mediated worlds rely' (Cáel M. Keegan, 2022). We will be looking at specific comics examples. Links to extracts to these will be circulated in the next few weeks. For that reason, we kindly ask you to please send us an email to express your interest in participating to comicsresearchnetwork@warwick.ac.uk

The event is open to students, PGRs and staff of all levels. No prior knowledge of comic books or trans studies is required, just curiosity and enthusiasm!

This event aims to be an inclusive space and no transphobic, homophobic, misogynistic, ableist, racist or xenophobic discussions will be tolerated.

London gothic ‘made in Italy’

Transnational, translational, and transmedial readings of Dylan Dog

The Comics Research Network will be taking part in the Festival of the Gothic in collaboration with the Italian Studies department and the Study Café with the workshop London gothic ‘made in Italy’: Transnational, translational, and transmedial readings of Dylan Dog. The workshop will take place on the Mezzanine floor FAB M0.02 from 14-17, and it will be divided into three sections focusing on the Transcultural (14-15), Translational (15-16), and Transmedial (16-17) elements of Italian comic book series Dylan Dog. You can attend each thematic section separately.

We hope we can see many of you there!

N.B Participants don't be spooked! No previous knowledge of Italian is required to attend the workshop

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