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The International Comic Arts Forum

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We're an academic conference dedicated to promoting ​the scholarly study and appreciation of comic art, including comic strips, comic books, comics albums and graphic novels, magazine and newspaper cartooning, caricature, and comics in electronic media.

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Poster of four people carrying the letters i c a f. With the a stitch bubble that says cfp for the 2027 icaf conference coming soon.

Poster of four people carrying the letters i c a f. With the a stitch bubble that says cfp for the 2027 icaf conference coming soon.

Stay tuned for our call for papers for the 2027 ICAF Conference!!!

#comics
#AcademicSky
#ComicsStudies
#conferences

11.02.2026 20:34 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Less than a week to apply!

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#ComicsStudies
#ComicsScholars

26.08.2025 14:51 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Call for New Ex com Members Posted August 8 2025

You can find the full call for members here:
www.internationalcomicartsforum.org/call-for-new...

08.08.2025 14:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Image of our call for committee members.

Image of our call for committee members.

The International Comic Arts Forum (ICAF) is now accepting applications for three positions on our Executive Committee. We are looking for a Fundraising Coordinator and two Members-at-Large.

Deadline for applications is September 1, 2025. Send a CV/resume and cover letter to icafcomic@gmail.com

08.08.2025 14:31 — 👍 0    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 2
The ICAF logo with the texts that says congrats Andy and photo of Andy Kunka.

The ICAF logo with the texts that says congrats Andy and photo of Andy Kunka.

We have new leadership! This summer Andy Kunka will be starting his term as Chair of the ICAF executive committee. Congrats Andy!

18.06.2025 17:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A floating comic panel. A split image of Breena's face with a skeleton on the other side. The thought bubble says WE ARE
DESCENDENTS
OF AFRICAN,
INDIGENOUS,AND
SPANISH COLON-
IZERS... AND
WE HOUD ALL
STORIES OF
CON FUCTY
SLAVERY.

Then the caption read:

( TuNK ABOUT THE WAY ROQUE DALTON SAID THAT
WE ARE A PEOPLE WHO ARE 'HALF DEAD' ITHINK HE
WAS TALKIN6 ABOUT HoW OUR BODIES CARRY THE
HISTORIES OF CONSTANT WARFARt BETWEEN DIFFERENT
RACES. WE AUSO HAVE EXPERIENED VISOAL AND
COLTURAL ERASURE TO THE PDINT WHERE
DON'T KNOW) ENOUGH ABOUT OUR AFRICAN AND
INDIGENOUS ANCESTORS

A floating comic panel. A split image of Breena's face with a skeleton on the other side. The thought bubble says WE ARE DESCENDENTS OF AFRICAN, INDIGENOUS,AND SPANISH COLON- IZERS... AND WE HOUD ALL STORIES OF CON FUCTY SLAVERY. Then the caption read: ( TuNK ABOUT THE WAY ROQUE DALTON SAID THAT WE ARE A PEOPLE WHO ARE 'HALF DEAD' ITHINK HE WAS TALKIN6 ABOUT HoW OUR BODIES CARRY THE HISTORIES OF CONSTANT WARFARt BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACES. WE AUSO HAVE EXPERIENED VISOAL AND COLTURAL ERASURE TO THE PDINT WHERE DON'T KNOW) ENOUGH ABOUT OUR AFRICAN AND INDIGENOUS ANCESTORS

A person standing at a lectern giving a talk.

A person standing at a lectern giving a talk.

Two people sitting at a desk in front of an audience. They are having a discussion.

Two people sitting at a desk in front of an audience. They are having a discussion.

A floating comic panel of an illustration of central America. Before Breena in a little boat. The speech bubble saysONE OF THe FEW THINGS I KNOW ABOUT AFROSALVADORANS
FROM OTHER SALVADORANS IS THAT THEY DONT EXIST
I WASN'T CONVINCED THAT EL SALVADOR IS EXCLUSIVELY THE
ONLY NON-BLACK COUNTRY WHEN FACTS TELL US THAT THERE
ARE BLACK FOLKS IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND MEXICO.

A floating comic panel of an illustration of central America. Before Breena in a little boat. The speech bubble saysONE OF THe FEW THINGS I KNOW ABOUT AFROSALVADORANS FROM OTHER SALVADORANS IS THAT THEY DONT EXIST I WASN'T CONVINCED THAT EL SALVADOR IS EXCLUSIVELY THE ONLY NON-BLACK COUNTRY WHEN FACTS TELL US THAT THERE ARE BLACK FOLKS IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND MEXICO.

Day 3 of ICAF 💭Comics International conference💬 ends with the super talented and brilliant comic artist @breenache.bsky.social! They gave a delightful, and insightful artist talk, which I had the pleasure of moderating.

#ICAF2025
#comics
#AftoLatinxComics

13.04.2025 17:28 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

This poster was one of the most fun things I got to do this year, and I hope it captures the spirit of being a student who’s also a working cartoonist at SDSU.

13.04.2025 05:21 — 👍 12    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
A screen withba conic page of several boxes with a cartoon person doing a bunch of ridiculous things.

A screen withba conic page of several boxes with a cartoon person doing a bunch of ridiculous things.

A person at a lectern giving a paper.

A person at a lectern giving a paper.

A person introducing another person who is sitting down.

A person introducing another person who is sitting down.

Day 2 of ICAF Comics Intersections!!! Opening with Lent Scholarship in Comics Studies Award Lecture from Dr. Mathieu Li-Goyette, of Université de Montréal, presenting the the paper "From Chalk Talking to Seriality: On Sidney Smith’s Early Comic Strips.”
#ICAF2025
#comics
#ComicsStudies

11.04.2025 20:59 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Two people sit at a table giving a talk in front of an audience.

Two people sit at a table giving a talk in front of an audience.

And that's a wrap on day 1 of ICAF Comics Intersections conference! Ending with artist talk Mary Fleener on "Autobio Comics and the Unflinching Gaze."

#ICAF2025
#ComicsStudies
#conferences
#conference

10.04.2025 23:57 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Large tv projector with two images. The first image is of a loud geometric artwork of 2 figures. The second image is a cover that says rayzone presents hoo doo. A psychedelic image of a Black woman from the shoulders up.  Her eyes look up and her hands out with palms facing the heaven.

Large tv projector with two images. The first image is of a loud geometric artwork of 2 figures. The second image is a cover that says rayzone presents hoo doo. A psychedelic image of a Black woman from the shoulders up. Her eyes look up and her hands out with palms facing the heaven.

Mary Fleener talks about adapting the work of Zora Neal Hurston into comic form at the ICAF Comics Intersections Conference.

#ICAF2025

11.04.2025 00:00 — 👍 12    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Accessibility Guidelines Please use this guide to make your presentation as accessible as possible to fellow conference goers.

We have a handy accessibility guide for presenters!

#ICAF2025
#conferences
#ComicsStudies

www.internationalcomicartsforum.org/accessibilit...

10.04.2025 18:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A sign for the ICAF on front of a digital humanities lab.

A sign for the ICAF on front of a digital humanities lab.

A person speaking in front of an audience.

A person speaking in front of an audience.

Two people speaking in front of an audience.

Two people speaking in front of an audience.

A person speaking at a podium in front of an audience.

A person speaking at a podium in front of an audience.

Day one of ICAF Comics Intersections conference! ICAF Chair Brittany Tullis offering welcome remarks. Our ah-mazing site coordinators Beth and Pam introducing us to SDSU library Jorge Santos, Jr giving the first keynote.

#ICAF2025
#ComicsStudies

10.04.2025 18:05 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Poster of the THE INTERNATIONAL COMIC ARTS FORUM
30th ANNIVERSARY April
10-12 2025. An illustration of a Black comic artist starring on a drawing board with art work coming off the paper, in front of the SDSU.


 SPECIAL GUESTS
Jorge Santos, Mary Fleener, Trino and  Breena Nuñez. REGISTER
OIR HERE!
tinyurl.com/ICAF2025registration

San Diego State University
California, USA.

Poster of the THE INTERNATIONAL COMIC ARTS FORUM 30th ANNIVERSARY April 10-12 2025. An illustration of a Black comic artist starring on a drawing board with art work coming off the paper, in front of the SDSU. SPECIAL GUESTS Jorge Santos, Mary Fleener, Trino and Breena Nuñez. REGISTER OIR HERE! tinyurl.com/ICAF2025registration San Diego State University California, USA.

Presenting our fabulous poster for the 30th ICAF conference! Happening April 10-12, 2025 in San Diego, CA, United States! Designed by the knew and only @breenache.bsky.social!
💬💭💫

#ICAF2025
#ICAF
#comics
#conferences
#SanDiego
#SDSU

09.04.2025 14:45 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 2
Graphic that says ICAF COMICS INTERSECTIONS Schedule and Activities Are Available! April 10-12, 2025. There are four people, each holding a letter that spells ICAF.

Graphic that says ICAF COMICS INTERSECTIONS Schedule and Activities Are Available! April 10-12, 2025. There are four people, each holding a letter that spells ICAF.

The ICAF schedule is live! San Diego, April 10-12, 2025.
www.internationalcomicartsforum.org/2025-schedul...

28.03.2025 12:25 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Flier for conference. International Comic Arts Forum presents comics intersections April 10-12 2025, SDSU  San Diego State University.

Flier for conference. International Comic Arts Forum presents comics intersections April 10-12 2025, SDSU San Diego State University.

International Comic Arts Forum presents Comics Intersections conference April 10-12 2025, at San Diego State University.
#ICAF2025
#comics
#ComicsStudies

19.03.2025 20:06 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0