Category: 2016

It is my pleasure to formally unveil the 2016 Michigan State University Comics Forum poster illustrated by this year’s keynote speaker, Sergio Aragones.

Sergio’s keynote address will place on Friday, February 26th from 7-8:30 in the Residential College of Arts & Humanities Theater.

Feel free to repost this electronic image to help us promote the many events surrounding this year’s MSU Comics Forum. If you are a business owner or manager and would like to receive a few posters to hang in your place of business, please contact me (Ryan Claytor, MSU Comics Forum Director at rclaytor@msu.edu) by Friday, Jan. 22nd, 2016 to be added to our mailing list.

Sincerely,
Ryan Claytor
MSU Comics Forum – Director

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)