Inaugural Comic Arts Conference
August 12, 1992
Marriott Hotel and Marina
San Diego, California
"The Role of the Indian in the Western Comic Book"
Vicki A. Green, Univ. of Victoria
"Sex Comics From the 1930’s-1950’s: The Tijuana Bible Story"
Robert K. Gluckson, Univ. of Washington
"Fredric Wertham, Scientist"
Leonard Rifas, Univ. of Washington
Respondents: Steve Bissette, Robert C. Harvey
"The Present State of Comics Scholarship"
Peter Coogan, Michigan State Univ.
"Between Each Frame: Application of Deleuze’s Film Theory to the
Comics Medium"
James Pascoe
"Applying Rhetorical Methodologies to the Study of Comics"
Randy Duncan, Henderson State Univ.
Respondents: Will Eisner, Scott McCloud
Slide Presentation: "Journey into Fear: The History and Heritage of the
Horror Comic"
Steve Bissette
Slide Presentation: "A Preview of Understanding Comics"
Scott McCloud