Remarkable Educator Award
April 19, 2023
Proud to share that I got an award for being a remarkable educator! This was the first time Milestone Institute handed out awards, and I’m honored. … More Remarkable Educator Award
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A collection of my students’ comics is OUT!
February 12, 2023
So proud to share this publication of my students’ comics: It Used to Be Easy: Comics about Growth and Change is out now! … More A collection of my students’ comics is OUT!
Showcasing New Hungarian Comics and Graphic Novels (PDF!)
January 15, 2022
A catalog showcasing contemporary Hungarian comics came out in fall 2021, but I completely forgot to share the news here. I was working on New Hungarian Comics and Graphic Novels: Speech Bubbles to Leave You Speechless in the spring, it was commissioned by the Petőfi Literary Fund. It was big work: I selected the artists … More Showcasing New Hungarian Comics and Graphic Novels (PDF!)
2021 – A Busy Year
January 4, 2022
When I was looking back on 2020 in my January 2021 post, I wrote that the best decision I made was quitting my job at a multinational company in the summer of 2020 (in spite of the pandemic, etc). I was grateful for that decision each and every day of 2021. Though freelancing is hard, … More 2021 – A Busy Year
History of Comics Course
July 18, 2021
I was teaching a lecture on the history of comics at Budapest Metropolitan University in spring 2021. … More History of Comics Course
New Publication: Children’s Comics in Hungary
November 17, 2020
In my essay I provide a background on the history of children’s comics in Hungary and also of the prevailing stereotypes about comics. The heritage of having ONLY adaptations of literary works during state socialism has not benefited the reputation of comics. I also write about the sudden change in the 1980s when comics reading children suddenly found themselves in a true transmedial environment. … More New Publication: Children’s Comics in Hungary
2018 – My publications
December 27, 2018
2018: The year most of my projects bloomed, when I finished my PhD, when I reworked my PhD thesis into a book (added 2 chapters, took one away) (to be published in 2020). In terms of non-academic achievements, I organized (almost alone) the comics festival in May, co-curated a major exhibition on comics in the … More 2018 – My publications
Community Comics Library Opened on 13 Dec
December 20, 2018
Around two months ago Adam approached me with the idea of establishing a comics library. He had a vision of a bookshelf of comics donated by nice people. I immeditely loved the idea. We worked on it for two months. Discussed stuff. Made a Facebook page. The next thing we realized was that there are … More Community Comics Library Opened on 13 Dec
Kids’n’Comics – Exhibition opening
September 17, 2018
I had the honor to open the Kids’n’Comics (Kölykök és képregények) exhibition at the Deák 17 Youth Art Gallery on 7 Sept 2018. The exhibition has been curated by Bianka Zsigó, and it features the works of contemporary Hungarian comics artists. Here are some pictures from the opening ceremony — you can still visit this … More Kids’n’Comics – Exhibition opening
Catalog of Hungarian Comics I edited has been published
September 14, 2018
The bilingual catalog on the history of Hungarian comics that I edited in June has been published! And it is beautiful! Thanks to Judit Vincze for the amazing design! The catalog is based on the material of our Comics as Narrative exhibition in the National Széchényi Library (14 May – 28 July 2018), and it … More Catalog of Hungarian Comics I edited has been published
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