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Posted by: Malea Walker
Calling all teachers, students, cartoonists, and comics fans of all ages! Join us at the Library on Friday, September 12, to hear from two-time Eisner Award winning cartoonist and international comics instructor, Paul Karasik. Read more about it!
Posted in: Comic Books, Small Press Expo
Posted by: Meg Metcalf
The Small Press Expo (SPX) Collection at the Library of Congress was established to preserve the history of both the artistic output of the creators who come to SPX, as well as the art that SPX itself generates as part of its yearly festival. SPX provides a forum for artists, writers and publishers of comic …
Posted in: Comic Books, LGBTQ+, Small Press Expo
Posted by: Megan Halsband
It’s September and that means its time for comics and the Small Press Expo (SPX)! Every year the Library hosts a speaker in connection with SPX – usually accompanied by a small display and of course, a lively conversation. This year’s lecture will be a bit different than years past – as it will be …
Posted in: Comic Books, Let's Talk Comics, Small Press Expo
Posted by: Megan Halsband
This post shares information about LGBTQIA+ comics and periodicals in the Library of Congress' collections.
Posted in: Comic Books, Let's Talk Comics, LGBTQ+, Small Press Expo, Web Comics
Posted by: Malea Walker
The following is an interview conducted by Sara W. Duke, Curator, Popular & Applied Graphic Art, in the Prints & Photographs Division of the Library of Congress with award-winning, Dutch author and artist Aimée de Jongh. Ms. de Jongh will be the speaker for the Library’s 8th Annual Small Press Expo (SPX) Author Series, September …
Posted in: Comic Books, Interviews, Small Press Expo
Posted by: Malea Walker
This weekend will bring an exciting 10-day, extended National Book Festival, as well as the 2021 Small Press Expo. Learn about these events and the many exciting comics presentations from the Library in the past.
Posted in: Comic Books, Small Press Expo
Posted by: Amber Paranick
June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQIA+) Pride Month. LGBTQIA+ is an acronym used in the Library’s collection policy statement to signify lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual. In honor of Pride Month, I wanted to highlight titles and anthologies within our collection that either include queer characters, were created by LGBTQIA+ talent and creators, or serve as memorable firsts in comics history.
Posted in: Comic Books, Let's Talk Comics, LGBTQ+, Small Press Expo, Web Comics