The ''International Journal of Comic Art'' is a

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about

comics art a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate ...

, published twice a year. It was established in 1999 by John Lent (

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), who is also the

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. The journal is independently published and does not maintain an online edition, although tables of contents are available online. The journal was established to create a new venue for scholars to publish academic work on comics. A parody, ''Interplanetary Journal of Comic Art: A Festschrift in Honor of John Lent'', edited by Michael Rhode and including a back cover by

Ralph Steadman Ralph Idris Steadman (born 15 May 1936) is a British illustrator best known for his collaboration and friendship with the American writer Hunter S. Thompson. Steadman is renowned for his political and social caricatures, cartoons and picture ...

, was presented to Lent for his 70th birthday.

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* Arts journals Biannual journals Comics scholars English-language journals Publications established in 1999 {{comics-stub