About the Comics Studies Society

The Comics Studies Society (CSS) is an interdisciplinary society open to all who share the goals of promoting the critical study of comics, improving comics teaching, and engaging in open and ongoing conversations about the comics world.

CSS defines comics studies liberally to include the study and critical analysis of comics strips; comic books, papers, and magazines; albums, graphic novels, and other graphic books; webcomics and other electronic formats; single-panel cartoons, including editorial and gag cartoons; caricature; animation; and other related forms and traditions. All types of sequential art, graphic narrative, and cartooning are relevant to our mission.

CSS is the first professional society of comics scholars in the US to be supported by members’ dues while emphasizing professional development opportunities for students and the exchange of best practices among teachers and practitioners.

CSS celebrates and seeks to foster diversity in comics studies, including diversity in scholarly discipline, career position, job niche, and cultural and personal identity. We are serious about helping this field grow.

President
Samantha Langsdale
 
Treasurer
Vincent Haddad (Central State University)
 
Secretary
Shawn Gilmore (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
 
First Vice President
Julian Chambliss (Michigan State University)
 
Second Vice President
Jeremy Carnes
 
Graduate Caucus President
Marissa A. Zerangue (University of North Texas)
 
Members-at-Large
John Edward Martin (University of North Texas)
Adrienne Resha (College of William & Mary)
Partha Bhattacharjee (SRM University, AP)
 
Social Strategist
Katlin Marisol Sweeney-Romero (UC-Davis)
 
Journal Editor
Susan Kirtley (Portland State University)
 
Ombuds
Andrew Kunka (University of South Carolina, Sumter)
 
Webmaster
TBA

The CSS Listserv is being upgraded! For more information about our new platform, see here!

The current listserv will be shut down on July 31, 2023.

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