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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 26/09/2025

Can comics and AI ever integrate without threatening human creativity and agency? Dr Linda Berube reports from the #ComicsAndAI conference www.hcid.city/news/thank-y...

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A heartfelt thank-you to everyone who joined Comics & AI: Critical Prompts

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 26/09/2025

Three resources related to the conference deposited @figshare.com - for what it's worth! Check them out if you haven't already. Good metrics there ;-)

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Ernesto Priego @ernestopriego.com · 12/09/2025

Number of in-person participants: 40. Number of downloads at the time of typing: 86. Number of views: 6,360. Deposited online three days ago. #ComicsAndAI: Critical Prompts. A Multidisciplinary Conference on Comics, Technology and Creativity. Book of Abstracts & Bios doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts. A Multidisciplinary Conference on Comics, Technology and Creativity. Book of Abstracts & Bios

Comics & AI: Critical Prompts, A one-day multidisciplinary conference on the future of comics, technology, and creativity, took place on Thursday, 4 September 2025 at City St George’s, University of L...

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 11/09/2025

Quoting Paul Gravett: "It seems apt that a week ago today, on the same day as our conference [ #ComicsAndAI ], Ilan Manouach was interviewed on @comicsjournal.bsky.social: www.tcj.com/comics-peopl... "

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'Comics people generally hate what I do': The Ilan Manouach Interview - The Comics Journal

Ilan Manouach interviewed by Robert Aman.

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 10/09/2025

The conference's Book of Abstracts & Bios is also now available via City St George's Online, the University's open access research repository: openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/35... #ComicsAndAI

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City Research Online - Comics & AI: Critical Prompts. A Multidisciplinary Conference on Comics, Technology and Creativity. Book of Abstracts & Bios

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 08/09/2025

We've deposited a PDF documenting the conference schedule, presentation abstracts, speaker bios, sponsor logos, and acknowledgements. Comics & AI: Critical Prompts. A Multidisciplinary Conference on Comics, Technology and Creativity. Book of Abstracts & Bios doi.org/10.6084/m9.f... #ComicsAndAI

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 08/09/2025

Thank you. We try not to disagree with anything a priori- what we need is the critical research and the evidence-based conversation. This is an important contribution.

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 04/09/2025

Finally, our Closing Keynote: Dr Ian Hague: Beyond #NoAI: How Accepting AI Might Change Comics #ComicsAndAI

Closing Keynote: Dr Ian Hague, Associate Dean of Research at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London: Beyond #NoAI: How Accepting AI Might Change Comics, stands front of lecture theatre behind pod, behind Ian two large screens with slides, Should we use AI? How should we use AI and for what purposes?

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 04/09/2025

Now speaking: Viraj Joshi: Speculation as Resistance: Mundane machine intelligence, a narrowing of futures, and plural counter narratives #ComicsAndAI

Viraj Joshi stands at the front of the lecture theatre behind the pod, four screens visible, slide with "A narrowing of futures" as title

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 04/09/2025

Jane Burns: Comics & AI: The Intersection with Social Innovation Education #ComicsAndAI

Jane Burns, The Intersection with Social Innovation Education, stands at front of lecture theatre, slides behind

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 04/09/2025

Karrie Fransman on Creating IRL Comics for an AI Future! #ComicsAndAI

Karrie Fransman on Creating IRL Comics for an AI Future at the front of the lecture theatre, members of the audience visible, slides on screens

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 04/09/2025

Dr Despoina Farmaki: The Ink Was Never Human: AI, Copyright, and Comics #ComicsAndAI

Dr Despoina Farmaki, The Ink Was Never Human: AI, Copyright, and Comics stands at podium, title slides behind on screens

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 04/09/2025

Jasleen Kandhari on Drawing the Line: AI & Ethics in Comic Book Character Design #ComicsAndAI

Jasleen Kandhari on Drawing the Line: AI & Ethics in Comic Book Character Design , she sits at the lecture theatre pod with screens behind her

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 04/09/2025

It's been a thought-provoking and inspiring day; lots of interesting conversations, and we haven't been able to post here in real time! #ComicsAndAI

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 04/09/2025

Now on: Dr Aaron Humphrey: Tracing nationalist legacies of generative AI #ComicsAndAI

Dr Aaron Humphrey at the front of the lecture theatre with two screens behind presenting on Tracing nationalist legacies of generative AI with slide titled Image & Nation

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 04/09/2025

We are back after the lunch break to begin the second part of the day! Now on Dr Linda Berube: “Intense Routes to Knowing”: Intersections between the Digital Sociology of Comics and AI #ComicsAndAI

Dr Linda Berube at the front of the lecture theatre with two screens behind her showing her title slide, “Intense Routes to Knowing”: Intersections between the Digital Sociology of Comics and AI

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 04/09/2025

Dr Per Israelson on Speculative Affect and Generative AI: Reading Ilan Manouach’s manga Fastwalkers (2021) #ComicsAndAI

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 04/09/2025

Dr Julian Lawrence on Fun with AI: Digital Technology Through a Lens of Comics-Based Research #ComicsAndAI

Dr Julian Lawrence at lecture theatre pod, two screens behind with his slides, one comics panel on a white space

Dr Julian Lawrence at lecture theatre pod, two screens behind with his slides, two comics panels on a white space

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 04/09/2025

Dr Giorgio Busi Rizzi on AI, comics, and creativity: or, why are we talking of ghosts in the machine again #ComicsAndAI

Dr Giorgio Busi Rizzi with his slides on the two screens behind him on image generation, memory and latent space

Dr Giorgio Busi Rizzi, slides behind on screens, title comics swiping

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 04/09/2025

And we are go! Professor Eduardo Alonso kicks off the day #ComicsAndAI

Professor Ed Alonso, screens behind with Gen 101 for Comics title slide

Professor Ed Alonso, screens behind with slide with 1980s comics covers

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 03/09/2025

Comics & AI: Critical Prompts is tomorrow! Registration opens tomorrow 9am, reception area, University Building, Northampton Square. Updated schedule, abstracts and speakers bios here: comicsandai.org/schedule-abs... #ComicsAndAI

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Schedule, Abstracts, & Bios

The schedule outlines a series of presentations at a comics and AI conference, discussing generative AI’s impact on comics, copyright, creativity, and ethical considerations.

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Ernesto Priego @ernestopriego.com · 21/08/2025

You can still join us.

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 21/08/2025

Last chance to register to attend Comics & AI: Critical Prompts. A one-day multidisciplinary conference on the future of comics, technology, and creativity on 4 September 2025 @citystgeorges.bsky.social! Don't miss out! Details & tickets: www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve... Reg. closes tomorrow.

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Comics and AI: Critical Prompts | City St George's, University of London

A one-day multidisciplinary conference on the future of comics, technology, and creativity.

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 18/08/2025

Kind reminder deadline to register to attend Comics & AI: a one-day multidisciplinary conference on the future of comics, technology, and creativity @citystgeorges.bsky.social is this Friday! www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve... #ComicsStudies #GenAI

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Comics and AI: Critical Prompts | City St George's, University of London

A one-day multidisciplinary conference on the future of comics, technology, and creativity.

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 15/08/2025

Registration deadline for Comics & AI: Critical Prompts. A one-day multidisciplinary conference on the future of comics, technology, and creativity is next week, 22nd August 2025. Check the programme and get your ticket at www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve... Don't miss out!

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Comics and AI: Critical Prompts | City St George's, University of London

A one-day multidisciplinary conference on the future of comics, technology, and creativity.

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Ernesto Priego @ernestopriego.com · 13/08/2025

Still time to register to attend Comics & AI: Critical Prompts. A one-day multidisciplinary conference on the future of comics, technology, and creativity. Thursday 4 September 2025, London, UK. www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve... @comicsandai.org

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Comics and AI: Critical Prompts | City St George's, University of London

A one-day multidisciplinary conference on the future of comics, technology, and creativity.

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 01/08/2025

It's August already! Join us for Comics & AI: Critical Prompts. A one-day multidisciplinary conference on the future of comics, technology, and creativity on Thursday 4 September 2025, Clerkenwell Campus. Get your ticket! www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve... #ComicsStudies #GenAI

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Comics and AI: Critical Prompts | City St George's, University of London

A one-day multidisciplinary conference on the future of comics, technology, and creativity.

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 24/07/2025

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to rethink comics and AI with a multidisciplinary community! Register here before 22nd August 2025: www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts | City St George's, University of London

A one-day multidisciplinary conference on the future of comics, technology, and creativity.

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 24/07/2025

Habemus programme! Full abstracts and bios to follow, but here's the listing of accepted speakers and their presentation titles: comicsandai.org/programme/ Join us on 4 September in London for a one-day multidisciplinary conference on the future of comics, technology, and creativity!

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Programme

Evemt start: 9:00hrs. End: 18:30hrs followed by social. The City St George’s Interaction Lab, The Centre for Human-Computer Interaction Design (HCID), and The Artificial Intelligence Researc…

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DESIGN THINKING! Comic @designthinking.lol · 11/07/2025

Stay in your bubble

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Thought Bubble Festival @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Thought Bubble Comic Convention is the largest convention in the UK that focuses solely on comic creators and their fans! Come and meet the people making your current favourite comic, and find your next! Get tickets here: thoughtbubblefestival.com/tickets

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 25/06/2025

"Researchers with a background in the humanities are also actively engaging with artificial intelligence — seeking not only to adopt language models as tools, but to steer them toward a more flexible, contextual representation of written culture." - @tedunderwood.me

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 24/06/2025

Excited our event has been plugged in today's #HCID2025 Paradigm Shift @hcid.city conference opening session! Thanks @stephwilsoncity.bsky.social!

Professor Steph Wilson in the lecture theatre, standing, speaking behind computer pod, with two large screens behind her showing the Comics & AI poster

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Comics & AI: Critical Prompts @comicsandai.org · 23/06/2025

Comics everywhere. Or speech balloons at least.

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