2022: My publications in review

I’m a little late to post it, but in keeping with my annual tradition, here’s a rundown of all the papers I published in 2022. There were a lot of […]

My friend, Martin Paczynski

It was with much surprise and a  heavy heart that I learned last week that my friend and colleague Dr. Martin Paczynski suddenly passed away. Martin and I met in […]

Fantom Comics Live Video Podcast

I’m excited to say that this coming Sunday at 6:30pm Eastern Time I’ll be doing a live video podcast in conjunction with the Fantom Comics store in Washington DC. You […]

Updates and such

Things have been a bit busy lately, so I’ve had less time to devote to blogging (suggested topics always welcomed, FYI). I’ve been hard at work on several revisions of […]

CFP: Interdisciplinary approaches to visual narrative

For those that might be interested, one of my projects is trying to organize a book summarizing important research on visual narrative. This book will be a companion volume to […]

Please help

Just one more pleas for helping my colleague… www.nalinineedsyou.com. Please watch, repost, and help us save the life of an amazing woman:

Help Nalini Now

This is not going to be your normal post on comics and visual language. This post is a plea for help from anyone who might read this blog and anyone […]

Discover Magazine article

I’m proud to say that I’m featured in an article in this month’s Discover Magazine! The article was written by the excellent Carl Zimmer, who good-naturedly let me run him […]

Public Defense

For anyone in the Boston area and interested in hearing about comics and the brain, I’m defending my dissertation on Monday, and it’s open to the public. I’ll be speaking […]

Art and books you should check out

Here’s a few links I’ve been meaning to post… First, head over to my friend Helena’s website. She’s an amazing artist, so go check out her paintings! Second, if you […]