Drawing a Dialogue, Episode 61: Professional Practices in Comics
From Drawing a Dialogue by Cathy G. Johnson + e jackson
September 5, 2025 · 1h 10m · Episode 61
About this episode
Cathy and remus discuss professional practices in comics and Cathy's transition into higher education teaching.
Episode 61: Cathy and remus catch up after a summer break! Cathy shares the details of her career transition into more higher ed teaching, including her new courses in the Visual Narrative MFA program at Boston University. She then goes into depth about her new Professional Practices class at the Center for Cartoon Studies. What are the professional skills that cartoonists need in 2025? How can we reevaluate our relationship to “success”? What do comics students actually need to know?? Citation: https://comicarted.com/blog/2025/9/5/drawing-a-dialogue-episode-61
People in this episode
Host: Cathy G. Johnson
Guest: remus
Topics covered
- professional practices
- comics education
- higher education
- visual narrative
- career transition
Keywords
- comics
- education
- professional skills
- success
- Visual Narrative MFA
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Boston University, Center for Cartoon Studies
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