International Comic Arts Forum

The International Comic Arts Forum (originally International Comics and Animation Festival, ICAF) is an academic conference and international comic convention held every autumn in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1995 by Georgetown University's Department of French.[1] The second event in 1996 saw collaboration with the French embassy in Washington.[2] Beginning in 1997, it has been held in conjunction many times with the Small Press Expo (SPX). In 2006 the event changed its name to the current form.[3]

Both ICAF and SPX were cancelled in 2001 due to creators' travel difficulties related to the September 11, 2001 attacks.[4]

The event has been described as one of the earliest academic initiatives for the study of comics.[5]

References
  1. "Forum draws attention to global comics, animation". The Lantern. 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  2. Ahrens, Frank (1996-09-30). "A HIGH-CLASS STRIP SHOW". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  3. "About ICAF". THE INTERNATIONAL COMIC ARTS FORUM. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  4. "Newswatch: SPX/ICAF Cancelled in Wake of Terrorist Attacks on New York and Washington DC," The Comics Journal #238 (Oct. 2001), p. 100.
  5. Matthew Smith; Randy Duncan (19 September 2017). The Secret Origins of Comics Studies. Taylor & Francis. p. 316. ISBN 978-1-317-50578-5.


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