2016: My Publications in Review
As 2016 nears its close, I thought I should do a post reflecting on all the research I’ve released with my colleagues over the past year. This was my biggest […]
New paper: Pow, punch, pika, and chu
I’m once again excited to announce the publication of another of my students’ projects. Our paper, “Pow, Punch, Pika, and Chu: The Structure of Sound Effects in Genres of American […]
New paper: The changing pages of comics
I’m excited to announce the publication of our latest paper, “The changing pages of comics: Page layouts across eight decades of American superhero comics” in the latest issue of Studies […]
New paper: Meaning above the head
I’m happy to announce that our new paper, “Meaning above the head” is now published in the Journal of Cognitive Psychology! This one explores the structure of “upfixes” which are […]
Dispelling myths about comics page layout
There are many websites and twitter accounts that give advice about how to draw comics, and perhaps no other piece of “advice” arises more than the repeated advocacy to avoid […]
August craziness from the east side of the Atlantic
Busy times lately: This marks my first blog post on the east side of the Atlantic! I’ve now been living in the Netherlands for the better part of August, and […]
Moves, Comic-Con, and one crazy summer!
Summer has been a wild one so far, and only getting crazier. In addition to several conferences in the US, I’m now preparing to move to The Netherlands for my […]
New paper: Reading without words
One of the most frequent questions that people ask about reading comics is “what are people’s eyes doing when comprehending comics?” More and more, I see people planning eye-tracking experiments […]
Dispelling myths of comics understanding
In reading through various works about comics understanding, I keep hearing several statements repeated over and over. But, several of these statements are not reflective of the way people actually […]
Mayan visual narratives in the BBC!
I’m very happy to say that David Robson over at the BBC has a new article out discussing Jesper Nielsen and Søren Wichmann’s chapter in my new book, The Visual […]