​dedicated to the study of comics from around the world

The International Comic Arts Forum is an academic conference dedicated to promoting ​the scholarly study and appreciation of comic art, including comic strips, comic books, comics albums and graphic novels, magazine and newspaper cartooning, caricature, and comics in electronic media. 

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latest news

• ICAF 2025 Schedule of Events
• ICAF 2025 Conference Information
• Congratulations to our Lent Award Recipient: Dr. Mathieu Li-Goyette!
• ICAF is now on Instagram and BlueSky
• ​Meet the ICAF Executive Committee
• For ICAF updates, join our mailing list.

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ICAF was founded at Georgetown University in 1995 by Tristan Fonlladosa and Guy Spielmann. 
Banner Image by Jaime Hernandez.

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