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New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium

A weekly lecture series about comics, picture-stories, animation and other text-image work.

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  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    Bronwyn Carlton, Oct. 6, 2026 at 7pm EDT (opens the original)

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    The 460th meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026 at 7pm EDT. ONLINE PRESENTATION VIA ZOOM. Please email comicssymposium@gmail.com to register for this event. Free and open to the public.Bronwyn Carlton: My Career in ComicsBest-known as a WFMU radio host, Bronwyn Carlton will share the inside story of her years working in comics. Carlton worked as both a writer and (under the name Bronwyn Taggart) an editor at Marvel and at DC. Her wide-ranging pr

  2. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    Jason Shaffer, Sept. 29, 2026 at 7pm EDT (opens the original)

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    The 459th meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026 at 7 pm EDT. ONLINE PRESENTATION VIA ZOOM. Please email comicssymposium@gmail.com to register for this event. Free and open to the publicJason Shaffer on “The American Cruikshank(?): David Claypoole Johnston’s Cartooning”Thanks for reading New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium! Subscri

  3. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

    Ben Mendelewicz, Sept. 22, 2026 at 7pm EDT (opens the original)

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    The 458th meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026 at 7pm EDT. ONLINE PRESENTATION VIA ZOOM. Please email comicssymposium@gmail.com to register for this event. Free and open to the public.Ben Mendelewicz’s Electric FenceBen Mendelewicz will discuss his comics and visual art, revealing the thoughts and process behind the labor-intensive, heavily processed digital images he produces as a response to contemporary life and media. He will focus on his

  4. Issue · Sep 8, 2026

    Paul C. Tumey, Sept. 15, 2026 at 7pm EDT (opens the original)

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    The 457th meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026 at 7pm EDT. ONLINE PRESENTATION VIA ZOOM. Please email comicssymposium@gmail.com to register for this event. Free and open to the public.Paul C. Tumey: Is Diss a System? The Lost Judge Comics That Shaped Milt GrossIn 1930s America, the name “Milt Gross” was a household word — appearing in newspapers, magazines, yearbooks, and everyday conversation. His 1926 book Nize Baby catapulted him to fame,

  5. Issue · Sep 2, 2026

    Sean Christensen, Monday, Sept. 7. 2026 at 7pm EDT (opens the original)

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    The 456th meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026 at 7pm EDT. ONLINE PRESENTATION VIA ZOOM. Please email comicssymposium@gmail.com to register for this event. Free and open to the public. Please note: This is a Monday evening event.The Comfort with In(n) Sean ChristensenThis talk will be an iteration of a performance/talk, on finding the heart in the art you make and how it communicates with you. Being born the same year as a hotel chain called th

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