​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. 

Image by Jaime Hernandez for ICAF 2019

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latest news

• ICAF's 2020 Virtual Conference has begun. Click here for weekly updates from our conference program, including blog posts, panels, and a special comics publishing roundtable!
• Welcome Emily Decker-Bess, Andrew Kunka, and Kay Sohini to the ICAF Executive Committee!
• Congrats to Francesca Lyn, our 2019 John A. Lent Award Recipient!
• Browse the latest International Comic Arts Forum Comics Scholarship Bibliography.
• To receive ICAF updates, join our mailing list.​​

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ICAF was founded at Georgetown University in 1995 by Tristan Fonlladosa and Guy Spielmann.