Comments on the Top

In the tenth and final episode of Comments on the Top season 2, we have the second part of professor John A. Lent's comments on Comic Art and Erotica. Open your mind and enjoy! This is the last part of a two-part episode. Missed part 1? Click here . Comments on The Top: The Top Comments on Comic Art Research. Comments on The Top is produced and hosted by Geisa Fernandes. Click here for the complet...

In the ninth and last but one episode of Comments on The Top, we have a surprise for you!, Darling! Prof. John A. Lent himself! This is part one of a two-part episode on Comic Art and Erotica. Open your mind and enjoy! Comments on The Top is produced and hosted by Geisa Fernandes. Link to the complete video recording of part 1 :

In the eighth episode of the season, our journey through Best Paper Awardee Land ends with a bang! Directly from the Philippines, Dr. Rachel Khan and Dr. Kara David, winners of the Best Paper 2023 award, tell us about their research with cartoons as tools to stop the spread of fake news. In this episode we feature a compilation called Music of The Philippines, recorded by Oliver Gamblin & Lavi...

In 2019, UK-based Turkish PhD student Seval Erkul attended a Comic Art Working Group conference for the first time. In today's episode she tells us why this meeting represented a milestone in her career, her first impresions about the group, and how she got interested in Comic Art research. Enjoy! Comments on The Top is produced and hosted by Geisa Fernandes

In the sixth episode of Comments on Top, Dr. Fabio Mourilhe, from Brazil, tells us about an epic trip to participate in a Comic Art Working Group meeting. Will this story have a happy ending? Comments on the Top: The Top Comments on Comic Art Research is the podcast of The Comic Art Working Group, created by Professor John A. Lent. Comments on the Top is produced and hosted by Geisa Fernandes

In the fifth episode of Comments on The Top, Dr. Luiza Lusvarghi, from Brazil, talks about family memories, comics, cinema and TV series. Enjoy! Comments on the Top is hosted and produced by: Geisa Fernandes

This week we continue on our journey through Africa. The top comments of the week come from South Africa: Dr. Damien Tomaselli tells us about his journey as a Comic Art researcher and the many points of intersection with the Comic Art Working Group. Enjoy! Comments on the Top is hosted and produced by: Geisa Fernandes

Dr. Levi Obonyo is our guest this week. He talks about the origins and the future of cartooning in Kenya, prominent cartoonists and the transition to the internet. The episode also features a musical guest, DJ and producer Cee-Roo, from Switzerland, represented by the Sounds of Kenya project, a compilation of sounds recorded during a trip to the country in 2018. Enjoy! More on Cee Roo and The Soun...

Our first guest this season is Dr. Nadiezhda Camacho Quiroz, from Mexico. She.talks about the freak and geek cultures, her relationship with the Comic Art Working Group, the experience of publishing on the International Journal of Comic Art and much more. Have a good time! Comments on the Top: the Top Comments on Comic Art Research is the podcast of The Comic Art Working Group , created by Profess...

We are back, darling, and we've got a lot of news! In this second season of your favorite podcast about comic art research, we will talk about our relationship to the group created by Professor John A. Lent, but also about what is happening in the field and learn more about the work of our colleagues around the world. In this first meeting, five tips to keep in mind when submitting an article for...

On the tenth episode of Comments on The Top, Dr. Laura Nallely (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ), chair of the group for the 2020-2024 term, talks about the importance of the Comic Art Working Group in her career. Enjoy! This is the final episode of Season #1. Thank you for listening! Check out the e-book Comic Art Working Group: the (first) Top Ten, a compilation of articles written by m...

In the ninth episode of Comments on the Top, Iván Facundo (Faculty of Communication at the National Autonomous University of Mexico), co-chair of the Comic Art Working Group for the 2020-2024 term, talks about his first participation in a meeting, the Best Paper Award and the atmosphere of camaraderie that made him become an active member of the group. Enjoy! (ES) Haga clic aquí para el audio orig...

In the eighth episode of Comments on the Top, Dr. Citlaly Aguilar Campos (Faculty of Political and Social Sciences - UNAM) recalls the topics addressed in her presentations to the group, highlighting its importance as a space for discussion in the field of comic research. Enjoy! (ES) Haga clic aquí para el audio original en español: https://on.soundcloud.com/8Ryuh Check the e-book Comic Art Workin...

In the seventh episode of Comments on the Top, Dr. Edgar Meritano (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana - UAM Azcapotzalco) gives us his testimony about the influence of the Comic Art Working Group in own research topic: cinema. He highlights the friendships made in the group and its importance for keeping up to date on debates in the area comics research. Enjoy! (ES) Haga clic aquí para el audio or...

In the sixth episode of Comments on the Top, cartoonist and radiologist Paola Moreno cartoonist and radiologist Paola Moreno tells how the Comic Art Working Group made it possible for her to combine the knowledge of her area of professional training with comics, which are her art and passion. Enjoy! (ES) Haga clic aquí para el audio original en español: https://on.soundcloud.com/CXd1f Check the e-...

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...

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...

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 artic...

In the second episode of Comments on the Top, Dr. Geisa Fernandes the former chair of the group tells how it all started: the pioneering spirit of the group, its first edition, the interaction with the cartoonists, the reaction of the academy, memorable moments and a lot of precious information for lovers of the Ninth Art. Enjoy! Check the e-book Comic Art Working Group: the (first) Top Ten, a com...

In the first episode of Comments on the Top, the founder of the group and living legend of comic book research, Professor John A. Lent tells how it all started: the pioneering spirit of the group, its first edition, the interaction with the cartoonists, the reaction of the academy, memorable moments and a lot of precious information for lovers of the Ninth Art. Enjoy! Check the e-book Comic Art Wo...

From its launch, the Comic Art Working Group, created by founded by Prof. John A. Lent has been dedicated to finding a niche within mass communication scholarship for Comic Art, which it has succeeded in doing, in a spirit of serious and pleasurable study and cooperation. Comments on the Top: Production and announcements: Geisa Fernandes Incidental music: Brejeiro (Ernesto Nazareth) Comments on th...