Learn

Cartoon illustration of diverse characters standing in a line, all are reading books.

Learning with the Billy Ireland

For Educators

Cartoon illustration titled 'The Immigrant' showing a crowd of people holding signs.

The Opper Project

The Opper Project includes lesson plans based on topics aligned to the State of Ohio’s K-12 content standards for social studies/history and for social studies skills and methods.

Colorful spines of queer literature books.

Promoting Queer Literacy and History in High Schools Through Comics

This resource, created by former Ohio State student Maggie Dahlstrom as part of the Undergraduate Research Library Fellowship, takes a historical and literal approach to queerness, detailing queer history as well as what it means to exist in specific queer identities.

Grades 9-12 Curriculum: STILL: Racism in America… A Retrospective in Cartoons

Developed by Ohio K-12 teachers, these lesson plans based on the 2022 exhibit, STILL: Racism in America… A Retrospective in Cartoons. This curriculum aligns with topics from the State of Ohio’s K-12 content standards for social studies/history and for social studies skills and methods.

STILL: Racism in America… A Retrospective in Cartoons

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Links to Further Resources

A collection of links to other cartoon art collections, educational resources, comics news and reviews websites, and more.

For Cartoonists and Collectors

Cartoon illustration showing three framed sequences. A man catches a large safe that is falling from outside of a building to save bystanders from injury.

Preserving Cartoon Art

Learn more about how to properly care for your personal collection of comics and cartoon art, including born-digital works.

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Appraisals

Resources for acquiring an appraisal for your collection.