Caitlin Mcgurk

Caitlin McGurk is the Curator of Comics and Cartoon Art at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum and Associate Professor at The Ohio State University. McGurk’s scholarship and exhibitions center around the work of women in comics, alternative and underground comics, and early American comic strips. Her recent exhibitions include Ladies First: A Century of Women’s Innovations in Comics and Cartoon Art; and Man Saves Comics: Bill Blackbeard’s Treasure of 20th Century Newspapers, which was featured on CBS Sunday Morning. Her writing has appeared in publications including Journal of Lesbian Studies; Slate; The Comics Journal; Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society; and IDW Publishing’s Library of American Comics Essentials. Caitlin has also worked for The Center for Cartoon Studies’ Schulz Library, Marvel Comics, and serves on the council for the annual Cartoon Crossroads Columbus festival. Her new book, Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund, was published by Fantagraphics Books in November 2024.