International Journal of Comic Art

*International Journal of Comic Art*
Discipline	Comics studies
Peer-reviewed	No
Language	English
Edited by	John A. Lent
Publication details
History	Since 1999
Publisher	John A. Lent (United States)
Frequency	Biannual
Standard abbreviations;
ISO 4	Int. J. Comic Art
Indexing;
ISSN	1531-6793;
LCCN	sn99026643
OCLC no.	41261901
Links
	Journal homepage; Online tables of content;

The International Journal of Comic Art is a biannual journal about comics art. It was established in 1999 by John A. (short for "Anthony"^[1]) Lent (Temple University).^[2] The journal was established to create a new venue for scholars to publish academic work on comics. John Anthony Lent, the creator of the journal was born on September 8, 1936 and died on May 16, 2026 at the age of 89 due to injuries he suffered from a fall at his home a few days earlier.^[3]

A parody, Interplanetary Journal of Comic Art: A Festschrift in Honor of John Lent, edited by Michael Rhode and including a back cover by Ralph Steadman, was presented to Lent for his 70th birthday.^[4] A sequel, InterGalactic Journal of Comic Art (IGJOCA) Prospectus: John A. Lent 90th Birthyear Fanzine, was due to be presented to Lent for his 90th birthday in 2026 but unfortunately he died before his birthday, work is continuing on it regardless as a tribute to his life and work.^[5]^[6]