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Applications due Friday, December 19th by 5p.m.
Dark Horse offers unpaid editorial internships on a limited basis. Internships may be offered for spring, summer, fall, and winter terms and last approximately three months. One or two internships are offered per term.
Dark Horse offers unpaid editorial internships on a limited basis. Internships may be offered for spring, summer, fall, and winter terms and last approximately three months. One or two internships are offered per term.
Correction: The Dark Horse internship is for the Winter 2026 term!
Applications due Friday, December 19th by 5p.m.
Dark Horse offers unpaid editorial internships on a limited basis. Internships may be offered for spring, summer, fall, and winter terms and last approximately three months. One or two internships are offered per term.
Dark Horse offers unpaid editorial internships on a limited basis. Internships may be offered for spring, summer, fall, and winter terms and last approximately three months. One or two internships are offered per term.
October 16, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Correction: The Dark Horse internship is for the Winter 2026 term!
WEBTOON is hosting another free and virtual webcomics industry event this Friday, and we wanted to make sure an invite reached you!
You are invited to attend the 2025 CANVAS Creator Summit!
You are invited to attend the 2025 CANVAS Creator Summit!
October 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
WEBTOON is hosting another free and virtual webcomics industry event this Friday, and we wanted to make sure an invite reached you!
You are invited to attend the 2025 CANVAS Creator Summit!
You are invited to attend the 2025 CANVAS Creator Summit!
Applications due Friday, December 19th by 5p.m.
Dark Horse offers unpaid editorial internships on a limited basis. Internships may be offered for spring, summer, fall, and winter terms and last approximately three months. One or two internships are offered per term.
Dark Horse offers unpaid editorial internships on a limited basis. Internships may be offered for spring, summer, fall, and winter terms and last approximately three months. One or two internships are offered per term.
October 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Applications due Friday, December 19th by 5p.m.
Dark Horse offers unpaid editorial internships on a limited basis. Internships may be offered for spring, summer, fall, and winter terms and last approximately three months. One or two internships are offered per term.
Dark Horse offers unpaid editorial internships on a limited basis. Internships may be offered for spring, summer, fall, and winter terms and last approximately three months. One or two internships are offered per term.
Applications are due tomorrow by 5 p.m!
Dark Horse Comics Internships for Fall 2025
Dark Horse offers unpaid editorial internships on a limited basis. Internships may be offered for spring, summer, fall, and winter terms and last approximately three months. One or two internships are offered per term.
Dark Horse offers unpaid editorial internships on a limited basis. Internships may be offered for spring, summer, fall, and winter terms and last approximately three months. One or two internships are offered per term.
September 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Applications are due tomorrow by 5 p.m!
Only three more days until our A Comics Education: Studying Comics in College panel at Rose City Comic Con! To celebrate, we are highlighting students who will be speaking on the panel. Swipe through to learn a little about them, then come to the panel this Sunday to hear their discussion!
September 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Only three more days until our A Comics Education: Studying Comics in College panel at Rose City Comic Con! To celebrate, we are highlighting students who will be speaking on the panel. Swipe through to learn a little about them, then come to the panel this Sunday to hear their discussion!
Only three more days until our An Education in Comics panel at Rose City Comic Con! This week, we are highlighting a couple of the instructors who will be speaking on the panel. See below to learn a little about them, then come to the panel this Saturday to hear their discussion!
September 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Only three more days until our An Education in Comics panel at Rose City Comic Con! This week, we are highlighting a couple of the instructors who will be speaking on the panel. See below to learn a little about them, then come to the panel this Saturday to hear their discussion!
Portland State University's Comics Studies program will be returning to Rose City Comic Con!
Last year, PSU's Comic Studies program hosted two panels at Rose City Comic Con. We are excited to announce that the Comic Studies program will be returning to this year's RCCC with two more panels!
Last year, PSU's Comic Studies program hosted two panels at Rose City Comic Con. We are excited to announce that the Comic Studies program will be returning to this year's RCCC with two more panels!
August 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Portland State University's Comics Studies program will be returning to Rose City Comic Con!
Last year, PSU's Comic Studies program hosted two panels at Rose City Comic Con. We are excited to announce that the Comic Studies program will be returning to this year's RCCC with two more panels!
Last year, PSU's Comic Studies program hosted two panels at Rose City Comic Con. We are excited to announce that the Comic Studies program will be returning to this year's RCCC with two more panels!
Dark Horse Comics Internships for Fall 2025
Dark Horse offers unpaid editorial internships on a limited basis. Internships may be offered for spring, summer, fall, and winter terms and last approximately three months. One or two internships are offered per term.
Dark Horse offers unpaid editorial internships on a limited basis. Internships may be offered for spring, summer, fall, and winter terms and last approximately three months. One or two internships are offered per term.
August 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Dark Horse Comics Internships for Fall 2025
Dark Horse offers unpaid editorial internships on a limited basis. Internships may be offered for spring, summer, fall, and winter terms and last approximately three months. One or two internships are offered per term.
Dark Horse offers unpaid editorial internships on a limited basis. Internships may be offered for spring, summer, fall, and winter terms and last approximately three months. One or two internships are offered per term.
Interested in being part of a panel at this year’s Rose City Comic Con? Apply for the Comics Studies’ student panel! The student panel will feature current Comics Studies students, to give them an opportunity to discuss what they have learned in the program.
May 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Interested in being part of a panel at this year’s Rose City Comic Con? Apply for the Comics Studies’ student panel! The student panel will feature current Comics Studies students, to give them an opportunity to discuss what they have learned in the program.
"Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society" was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism!
May 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society" was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism!
Dark Horse offers unpaid editorial internships on a limited basis. Internships may be offered for spring, summer, fall, and winter terms and last approximately three months. One or two internships are offered per term.
May 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Dark Horse offers unpaid editorial internships on a limited basis. Internships may be offered for spring, summer, fall, and winter terms and last approximately three months. One or two internships are offered per term.
May 17 - 18, the Comics Confluence Festival will be holding a raffle for several exciting prizes. Raffle tickets will cost $5 each with all proceeds going towards the Comics Studies program. See below for a glimpse at some of our prizes.
May 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
May 17 - 18, the Comics Confluence Festival will be holding a raffle for several exciting prizes. Raffle tickets will cost $5 each with all proceeds going towards the Comics Studies program. See below for a glimpse at some of our prizes.
Our inaugural Comics Confluence Festival is this weekend, May 17-18! Doors open at 1p.m. with festivities starting at 2p.m.
The event is free for everyone! You do not need to be a PSU student to attend.
The event is free for everyone! You do not need to be a PSU student to attend.
May 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Our inaugural Comics Confluence Festival is this weekend, May 17-18! Doors open at 1p.m. with festivities starting at 2p.m.
The event is free for everyone! You do not need to be a PSU student to attend.
The event is free for everyone! You do not need to be a PSU student to attend.
Announcing the full schedule for the Comics Confluence Festival! Doors open at 1 p.m. for both days.
May 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Announcing the full schedule for the Comics Confluence Festival! Doors open at 1 p.m. for both days.
Portfolio reviews will be happening during both days of the Comics Confluence Festival!
They will take place from 2 - 4 p.m. in LH339. Reviews will be done by Dark Horse editors Patrick Thorpe, Tara McCarron, Foster Kupbens as well as Shelly Bond.
Please bring your art portfolio.
They will take place from 2 - 4 p.m. in LH339. Reviews will be done by Dark Horse editors Patrick Thorpe, Tara McCarron, Foster Kupbens as well as Shelly Bond.
Please bring your art portfolio.
May 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Portfolio reviews will be happening during both days of the Comics Confluence Festival!
They will take place from 2 - 4 p.m. in LH339. Reviews will be done by Dark Horse editors Patrick Thorpe, Tara McCarron, Foster Kupbens as well as Shelly Bond.
Please bring your art portfolio.
They will take place from 2 - 4 p.m. in LH339. Reviews will be done by Dark Horse editors Patrick Thorpe, Tara McCarron, Foster Kupbens as well as Shelly Bond.
Please bring your art portfolio.
Introducing the creator of the Comics Studies program - Susan Kirtley!
April 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Introducing the creator of the Comics Studies program - Susan Kirtley!
Introducing the associate director of the Comics Studies program - J.J. Vazquez!
April 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Introducing the associate director of the Comics Studies program - J.J. Vazquez!
Comics Confluence Festival Panelist Announcement - Andréa Gilroy!
Andréa Gilroy will be joining David Walker and Sean Edgar for the Publishing & Marketing Comics panel from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. on May 17.
Andréa Gilroy will be joining David Walker and Sean Edgar for the Publishing & Marketing Comics panel from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. on May 17.
April 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Comics Confluence Festival Panelist Announcement - Andréa Gilroy!
Andréa Gilroy will be joining David Walker and Sean Edgar for the Publishing & Marketing Comics panel from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. on May 17.
Andréa Gilroy will be joining David Walker and Sean Edgar for the Publishing & Marketing Comics panel from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. on May 17.
Comics Confluence Festival Panelist Announcement - Steve Lieber!
Steve Lieber will be hosting the How to Make Comics with Words and Pictures panel from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. on May 18.
Steve Lieber will be hosting the How to Make Comics with Words and Pictures panel from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. on May 18.
April 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Comics Confluence Festival Panelist Announcement - Steve Lieber!
Steve Lieber will be hosting the How to Make Comics with Words and Pictures panel from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. on May 18.
Steve Lieber will be hosting the How to Make Comics with Words and Pictures panel from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. on May 18.
Comics Confluence Festival Panelist Announcement - Diana Schutz!
Diana Schutz will be joining Shelly Bond for the Working with Your Editor panel from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. on May 18.
Diana Schutz will be joining Shelly Bond for the Working with Your Editor panel from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. on May 18.
April 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Comics Confluence Festival Panelist Announcement - Diana Schutz!
Diana Schutz will be joining Shelly Bond for the Working with Your Editor panel from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. on May 18.
Diana Schutz will be joining Shelly Bond for the Working with Your Editor panel from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. on May 18.
Comics Confluence Festival Panelist Announcement - Shelly Bond!
Shelly Bond will part of the Working With Your Editor panel from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. on May 18.
Shelly Bond will part of the Working With Your Editor panel from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. on May 18.
April 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Comics Confluence Festival Panelist Announcement - Shelly Bond!
Shelly Bond will part of the Working With Your Editor panel from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. on May 18.
Shelly Bond will part of the Working With Your Editor panel from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. on May 18.
Comics Confluence Festival Panelist Announcement - Sean Edgar!
Sean Edgar will be joining David Walker for the Publishing & Marketing Comics panel from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. on May 17.
Sean Edgar will be joining David Walker for the Publishing & Marketing Comics panel from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. on May 17.
April 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Comics Confluence Festival Panelist Announcement - Sean Edgar!
Sean Edgar will be joining David Walker for the Publishing & Marketing Comics panel from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. on May 17.
Sean Edgar will be joining David Walker for the Publishing & Marketing Comics panel from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. on May 17.
Comics Confluence Festival Panelist Announcement - Brian Bendis!
Brian Bendis will be joining Kelly Sue DeConnick for the Creating Comics Q&A from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. on May 17.
Brian Bendis will be joining Kelly Sue DeConnick for the Creating Comics Q&A from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. on May 17.
April 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Comics Confluence Festival Panelist Announcement - Brian Bendis!
Brian Bendis will be joining Kelly Sue DeConnick for the Creating Comics Q&A from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. on May 17.
Brian Bendis will be joining Kelly Sue DeConnick for the Creating Comics Q&A from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. on May 17.
Comics Confluence Festival Panelist Announcement - David F. Walker!
David Walker will be part of the Publishing & Marketing Comics panel from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. on May 17.
David Walker will be part of the Publishing & Marketing Comics panel from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. on May 17.
April 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Comics Confluence Festival Panelist Announcement - David F. Walker!
David Walker will be part of the Publishing & Marketing Comics panel from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. on May 17.
David Walker will be part of the Publishing & Marketing Comics panel from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. on May 17.
Comics Confluence Festival Panelist Announcement - Kelly Sue DeConnick!
Kelly Sue DeConnick will be hosting a Q&A on creating comics from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. on May 17.
Kelly Sue DeConnick will be hosting a Q&A on creating comics from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. on May 17.
April 17, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Comics Confluence Festival Panelist Announcement - Kelly Sue DeConnick!
Kelly Sue DeConnick will be hosting a Q&A on creating comics from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. on May 17.
Kelly Sue DeConnick will be hosting a Q&A on creating comics from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. on May 17.