100 to 200 word abstracts for papers, presentations, panels, and poster sessions taking a critical or historical perspective on comics (juxtaposed images in sequence) are being accepted for a meeting of scholars and professionals at  Comic-Con International, San Diego, CA (July 21 – 24, 2016)

We seek proposals from a broad range of disciplinary and theoretical perspectives and welcome the participation of academic and independent scholars.  We also encourage the involvement of professionals from all areas of the comics industry, including  creators, editors, publishers, retailers, distributors, and journalists.

The CAC is designed to bring together comics scholars, professionals, critics, and historians to engage in discussion of the comics medium in a forum that includes the public.

Proposals due February 1, 2016
CAC submission form: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BZD3DRD

Please refer questions to: Dr. Kathleen McClancy
comicsartsconference@gmail.com

For more information, please see the CAC website at: http://comicsartsconference.wp.txstate.edu