Comics, Communities and ComicFest

Authors

  • Sam Orchard

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10543

Keywords:

Comics, Alexander Turnbull Cartoon and Comic Archive, Comics in New Zealand

Abstract

In Aotearoa we have an incredibly vibrant comics community, rich with diversity. The Alexander Turnbull Library’s Cartoon and Comic Archive is one of the few archives in the world specialising in collecting cartoons and comics, playing a vital role in acknowledging the
importance of this medium both as an important historical record that has unique reflections of the worlds in which we live, and as a way of demonstrating a diverse range of voices and stories.

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Author Biography

Sam Orchard

Sam Orchard is the Assistant Curator of the New Zealand Cartoons and Comics Archive at the National Library of New Zealand, and a working comic artist. He has developed comic resources and contributed to
publications and journals across the globe. Sam is particularly interested in inclusive and intersectional
ways of working that acknowledge the importance of accessibility, decolonisation and feminism. Sam
is motivated by finding new and accessible ways to communicate complex ideas aligned with these key principles.

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Published

2024-01-01

Issue

2024

Section

Articles