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The 2016 MSU Comics Forum will take place on Feb. 26th and 27th. The keynote address will occur on the first evening, Friday, Feb. 26th, 2016, while the panel discussions and artist alley will take place the following day, Saturday, Feb 27th, 2016. The location will be in Snyder/Phillips Hall on the campus of Michigan State University.

This year, the Forum is proud to announce that Sergio Aragones will be
our Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker on Friday, Feb 26th, 2016.
Aragones is the most honored cartoonist, having won every major award in the field including the National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award and the Will Eisner Hall of Fame Award.  He is widely known for his contributions to Mad Magazine and his long-running comic book series, Groo the Wanderer.  Recently, Aragones completed a Groo vs. Conan crossover with artist, Tom Yeates, and continues his more than 50 years of contributions to Mad Magazine.

The MSU Comics Forum will be accepting submissions for individual presentations, panel sessions, and roundtables as part of the event’s academic panel discussions on Saturday, Feb 27th, 2016. Submissions will be accepted from a variety of disciplines and must be received by Dec. 20th, 2015 at 11:59pm EST.  Download PDF file for details.

MSU Comics Forum 2016 – Call for Submissions – (PDF)

This year’s MSU Comics Forum Artists Alley will be taking place on Saturday, Feb. 27th, 2016. It will be in the Lookout! Gallery and surrounding classrooms located on the 2nd floor of the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities in Michigan State University?s Snyder/Phillips Hall in East Lansing, MI. There is no cost to request table space for the MSU Comics Forum.

To request table space complete the requested information at the following form by Tuesday, December 15th, 2015:

http://tinyurl.com/2016msucfArtistAlley

Due to limited space the Artist Alley is juried and not all requests will be met. Once the application is received it will be reviewed and you will be notified via e-mail by January 2nd, 2016 as to whether or not we are able to meet your request.  Accepted Artists will receive table space free of charge.