Past Events
- Newspaper Comics: Printing and Papercraft Day April 22, 2023
Join us for an afternoon of printing and papercraft fun to celebrate the exhibition Man Saves Comics! Explore more comics and artifacts from the San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection shown by print historian Glenn Fleishman. You’ll also have the opportunity to learn more about the printing process, print your own letterpress print, and make your own version of some of the papercraft toys printed in early 20th-century newspapers.
(Galleries) 1:30—2pm — Tour of Man Saves Comics! by the exhibition curators Ann Lennon and Caitlin McGurk
(Reading Room) 1:30-4pm drop-in Show and Tell with print historian Glenn Fleishman.
(First Floor Lobby) 1:30-4pm Letterpress Printing — hands-on printing with our friends from the Cincinnati Type & Print Museum
(Eisner Room) — 1:30-4pm Hands-on papercraft. All supplies will be provided.
Light refreshments will be served.
- The Art of the News - Exhibition Reception and Program April 6, 2023
Join us on Thursday, April 6, for a reception and program to celebrate the exhibition The Art of the News: Comics Journalism.
5:00-6:30 pm — Explore the exhibition. The museum galleries will be open until 6:30 pm. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided in the lobby before the program.
6:30—7:30 pm — Program in the Eisner Seminar Room. Katherine Kelp-Stebbins, co-curator of the exhibition, in conversation with Ben Passmore about the exhibition and his comics work.
- Comics and Cognitive Science March 25, 2023
Presenting Comics and Cognitive Science on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum.
Comics Open House | 2–3 pm
Lucy Shelton Caswell Reading Room, Sullivant Hall 100Guests are invited to attend an exclusive Comics Open House from 2-3 pm in the Lucy Shelton Caswell Reading Room. The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum will feature a curated collection of comics showcasing cognition and human perception. Guests may also browse the Museum’s current exhibits (learn more here).
The Experts | 3–5:30 pm
Jean & Charles Schulz Lecture Hall, Sullivant Hall 220From 3-5:30 pm, guests will learn from the experts! Dr. Neil Cohn will discuss his unique research on the cognition of comics and language. Then, Dr. Cohn and Chris Ware will sit down for a compelling conversation about their shared passion and exciting history with comics. The audience will have numerous opportunities to ask questions to both presenters during the event.
Comics and Cognitive Science is a free, public event. Registration is required to attend. Register at https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7ZLlAca9RsNxif4
This event will be livestreamed, but not recorded. Please click here to join the livestream at 3pm ET on March 25, 2023.
- The Secret History of Black Punk: Record Zero March 21, 2023
Free and open to the public. Join us for a book discussion and signing with Columbus-based artist Raeghan Buchanan, author and illustrator of The Secret History of Black Punk: Record Zero, an illustrated roll-call for punk, post-punk, hardcore, no-wave, and experimental bands from ground zero ‘til now. A starting point for anyone curious, another reference for those who devour all genre-related things, or a cool artifact for anyone in the know. Free and open to the public.
- Before Comic Books: The Early Newspaper Comic Strip and American Culture March 7, 2023
Join us for a special virtual program with Jean Lee Cole on her book How the Other Half Laughs: The Comic Sensibility in American Culture, 1895-1920, in conjunction with our current exhibit Man Saves Comics! Bill Blackbeard’s Treasure of 20th Century Newspapers.
This event is part of Will Eisner Week 2023.
Register here: https://osu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7YbuubRfSrqkiaBVNotd5g
At the turn of the twentieth century, strips such as Hogan’s Alley, The Katzenjammer Kids, and Bringing Up Father defined the genre and became a driving force in the development of mass media. The earliest newspaper comic strips were marked by wild creativity, violence, and class commentary almost completely absent from today’s “funny pages”; Cole argues that they—and the laughter they provoked–also played an important role in the formation of immigrant and working-class community identity.