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#FRAMES2027

Third edition of our flagship conference series FRAMES. Pisa (Italy), 13-17 September, 2027

We have moved!

Comics Studies has officially moved to its brand-new web address: comicsstudies.com.

By Barbara Grüning and Lorenzo Pedrini • October 20, 2026
Comics, Consumer Culture, and the Politics of Reflux in 1980s Italy

Who Framed the

Enigma?

The ICLA Research Committee on Comic Studies and Graphic Narrative is pleased to present the third edition of its FRAMES conference series: Unframing the Unknown - Mystery, Crime, and the Visual Enigma, to be held at the University of Pisa on September 13-17, 2027.

WE HAVE MOVED!

Starting in early October 2026, Comics Studies has officially moved to its brand-new web address: comicsstudies.com.


Don't worry if you still have our old address bookmarked or type in comics-studies.com by habit: everything will redirect smoothly to the new site (if it doesn't, just clear your browser's cache and try again), so you won’t miss a thing.


Why the change?

Cleaner & Simpler: Dropping the hyphen makes the URL much easier to type, share, and remember.


Growing Together: This update is part of our ongoing effort to give our community of readers and scholars a smoother, more modern home online.


Thank you so much for your continued support as we make the jump! Whenever you have a moment, feel free to update your bookmarks to comicsstudies.com!

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