SDSU Center for Comics Studies

Click the link in our bio to see Vin Deighan’s interview with Sig Slayers Station: Comic Book Headquarters. There he talks about making comic books, how comics are shaped by place and culture, and what it was like to teach history in the SDSU Comic Studies Program. The segment on teaching with comics begins at 5:09 and it is worth the listen!

We are so thankful for his and Professor Laurence Grove’s time spent here this semester and look forward to seeing them again soon!

Here's a video story about the amazing semester we had with visiting artist, Frank Quitely, and visiting professor, Billy Grove!

SDSU Center for Comics Studies | Scottish Residencies FA25 | Frank Quitely and Billy Grove In fall 2025, SDSU invited a comics scholar and artist from Scotland to teach History 157: A History of Comics in 10 SDSU Treasures. Laurence Grove, director...

https://www.comic-con.org/museum/event/comics-in-many-forms/
Join us at the Comic-Con Museum this Saturday! 1:00–2:00 Comics, Bande Dessinée, Fumetti, and Manga: Comics in Many Forms—A conversation about comics in their many forms. Vin Deighan (aka Frank Quitely), Laurence Grove (director of the Stirling Maxwell Centre for the Study of Text/Image Cultures at the University of Glasgow and president of the International Bande Dessinée Society), Antonio Ianotta (University of San Diego), and Van Tarpley (San Diego State University) join moderator Elizabeth Pollard (co-director, Center for Comics Studies at SDSU) for a discussion exploring the similarities and differences of English-language comics, French bande dessinée, Italian fumetti, and Japanese manga. Panel included with museum admission. Free museum admission to the first 40 college students with a current ID.

Drawing workshop immediately preceding the panel, from 11:45-12:45, with Vin Deighan (aka Frank Quitely) in the Prebys Foundation Art Studio. Space is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Included with museum admission.

Details subject to change.

Comics in Many Forms - Comic-Con Museum 1:00–2:00 Comics, Bande Dessinée, Fumetti, and Manga: Comics in Many Forms—A conversation about comics in their many forms. Vin Deighan (aka Frank Quitely), Laurence Grove (director of the Stirling Maxwell […]

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With our upcoming expansion (check our pinned post!) we won’t have the bandwidth to host many events this month… but for Frank Quitely we will absolutely make an exception!

Now Or Never is hosting Frank Quitely for a signing after hours on the evening of Wednesday November 19th from 7-9pm! That’s the same day that Batman / Deadpool comes out, featuring an incredible Quitely variant. Perfect timing!

Quitely is a multiple Eisner winning artist, and his work includes some of the most loved and best selling books we have in the shop, including ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, NEW X-MEN, WE3, FLEX MENTALLO, BATMAN & ROBIN, THE AUTHORITY, and more.

This signing is FREE and open to the public. There is no limit on signings, but we’ll just say be reasonable and respectful. Due to the limited timeframe, commissions or sketches won’t be available. Quitely is currently teaching at SDSU as their Inaugural Comics Scholar and Artist In Residence this semester, and we’re incredibly grateful for his time while he’s in town.

We’ll have a wide assortment of Quitely’s work available before the signing, including trades, hardcovers, compacts, and individual issues. If you want to reserve something specific for the signing just drop us a line!

Thanks to for the flyer, and to for coming to visit Now Or Never. See you all on the 19th!

We're so excited about SDSU's AmatlComix new publication!

Free public lecture. Join us!

We're so excited to see another graphic novel in the mix for One Book, One San Diego! Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam by Thien Pham. Happy Reading!
https://www.kpbs.org/one-book-one-san-diego

IT'S OFFICIAL! Dr. Laurence Grove and Frank Quitely will be joining us at SDSU for the Fall semester! We are beyond excited to host our inaugural Comic-Artist-in-Residence and Comics-Scholar-in-Residence. Stay tuned for announcements of public events in the coming months.

Congrats to this year’s Eisner nominees! Beth Accomando from KPBS reports on the awards, including what they mean for libraries and academia. You’ll see some familiar faces in the story… our own Co-Directors, Pam and Beth!

Eisners: The "Oscars" of the comics industry For almost four decades, Comic-Con has been handing out the Eisner Awards, commonly referred to as the "Oscars of the comics industry." KPBS arts reporter Be...

The Comic-Con Museum is looking for "a contract Community Engagement Project Assistant to work with us between March and December 2025. Mainly, this person will help us with evening public events, broadening our community engagement by attracting their network to attend programs and events at the museum, and supporting these public engagement efforts logistically." Check out the job ad here:

Museum Contract Community Engagement Project Assistant 02.04.2025 Prebys Foundation Community Engagement Assistant Call for Participation + Scope of Work The purpose of this document is outlined the scope of work, budget, and deliverables for a project assistant. Comic-Con Museum seeks to hire a project assistant using funds awarded by the Conra...

New Sketchbooks for Teaching Comics & Social Justice are being added! The latest is on 1/6: The Graphic Novel by Alan Jenkins and Gan Golan​. Check it out here:
https://comics.sdsu.edu/curriculum/sketchbooks

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It's Giving Tuesday! Please consider donating to the International Comic Arts Forum to fund grants for emerging scholars and other initiatives in comics studies. https://internationalcomicartsforum.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1e4e34150106dec1e8b3dc7e0&id=b4da036da6&e=34b006bbfd

Also, if you are a graduate student working on a comics-related research project, the deadline to apply for the John A. Lent Scholarship has been extended to January 6. Visit the ICAF website to learn more! http://www.internationalcomicartsforum.org/lent-scholarship.html