#4 Leonard Rifas

09/29/22 • 8 min

In the fourth episode of Comments on the Top, pioneering comic book scholar, cartoonist, comic book editor and founding owner of the educational comics company EduComics Leonard Rifas (Seattle Central College) takes a trip down memory lane to recall his experience at a series of comic books related events in 1990, including the IAMCR conference, giving us a taste of what comic scholarship was like back then. Enjoy!

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#3 Asli Tunc

In the third episode of Comments on the Top, Prof. Asli Tunc (New Media and Communication Department at Istanbul Bilgi University) tells us how she became interested in comics as an object of research, the influence of Prof. John A. Lent to her work and group meetings that were also gastronomic gatherings. Enjoy!
Check the e-book Comic Art Working Group: the (first) Top Ten, a compilation of articles written by members of the group.

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#5 Lim Cheng Tju

In the fifth episode of Comments on the Top, author, educator, country editor (Singapore) for the International Journal of Comic Art and also co-editor of Liquid City 2, an anthology of Southeast Asian comics ( Image Comics), Lim Cheng Tju tells us the story of the first meeting with Prof. John A. Lent, his presentation at the 2000 IAMCR edition and the importance of establishing collaborative and friendly networks . Enjoy!
Check the e-book Comic Art Working Group: the (first) Top Ten, a compilation of articles written by members of the group.