Charles Hatfield
@seehatfield
Hub, pops, grandpappy, teacher, scholar, prof, comics lover, critic.
Up @KinderComics today, at last, my reviews of this year's Eisner nominees for Teens! It's the final post in my 2026 Eisner review run. A fantastic category this year, historically strong! www.kindercomics.org/blog/2026-ei... And, um, yeah, I just cast my Eisner ballot, finally. 😊
Up @kindercomix today: my reviews of the 2026 Eisner Award nominees for Kids! www.kindercomics.org/blog/2026-ei... Second in a series, just in time for the Eisner-voting deadline of June 5! Some wonderful books here...
Up @kindercomix today: my reviews of the 2026 Eisner Award nominees for Early Readers! www.kindercomics.org/blog/2026-ei... First of a series…!
Tonight @artcenteredu in Pasadena: a panel, a visual feast, a serious chat about Kirby & his groundbreaking 4th World saga! Delighted to join ace moderator @mchldooley.bsky.social and Kevin Dooley, Alonso Nuñez, Tony Puryear & Jim Thompson for this epic convo! kirbystudies.org/2026/02/03/f...
Last night @ Laemmle Royal I loved watching Sook-Yin Lee's PAYING FOR IT, based on Chester Brown's graphic memoir, and hearing from Lee & Brown in Q&A. Angelenos into indy film or comix, it's playing Glendale Laemmle tonight (Wed), again w/ Lee & Brown in Q&A, + they're signing at @theshq tomorrow!
Up @kindercomics today, my review of Jose Pimienta's very smart GN "Halfway to Somewhere," one of last year's best middle-grade books. www.kindercomics.org/blog/halfway...
Prepping for tomorrow’s in-class zinefest (Disability in Lit & Culture). #disabilityzines #comicspedagogy #olddognewtricks Thinking of a dear departed friend at the same time.
Up today @KinderComics: my long-delayed take on a much talked-about book: www.kindercomics.org/blog/cartoon...
This coming Thursday, Sep 18, join us at CSUN for a free talk with graphic novelist and Arvo Pärt biographer Joonas Sildre! www.csun.edu/humanities/c...
RIP to the great singer, songwriter, and band leader Dave Cousins, who fronted The Strawbs and created some of the UK’s best folk rock and progressive rock. ❤️
Up tonight @KinderComics: my reviews of this year’s Eisner nominees for Early Readers! Second in a series! www.kindercomics.org/blog/2025eis...
Opening this week at @skirball.bsky.social, the career-spanning exhibition, "Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity"! Curated by the amazing team of @djpatrickareed.bsky.social and Ben Saunders. Read my latest blog post for the deets: kirbystudies.org/2025/04/29/h...
This Wed, April 30. Join my X-Men class and the brilliant @andrecarrington.bsky.social on Zoom!
Tomorrow, the brilliant Anna Peppard @sequentialscholars.bsky.social joins my X-Men class for a Zoom webinar about sexuality, gender, and... Nightcrawler! Free and open to all. Scan the QR code to register, or go to: bit.ly/uncannypassi...
Coming in late July: my CalRBS course, to be held at UCLA just after CCI! Join us to explore the social and material lives of comics: how they are made, how they circulate, and how they are archived. (We'll spend part of the course taking in and discussing the Skirball's new Jack Kirby exhibition!)
CSUN students of English, check out our slate of awards for this year — more than 20 prizes and scholarships, including both undergraduate and MA student awards! #csunenglishdepartment #csunenglishawards
Last-minute artistic opportunity at CSU Northridge! For artist working at the intersection of text and image!
This Monday! Join us. ❤️ For deets, see www.csun.edu/humanities/c...
This Tuesday—come out for our CSUN English open house! We’ll be announcing our slate of student awards and spotlighting our students’ clubs and creative work! Free and open to all.
A glorious affirmation of comics as an art form and culture: this past weekend’s CALA festival, thanks to the team at @comicartsla.bsky.social So glad to experience it again. ❤️
Up today on KinderComics.org, my review of Jen Wang’s latest graphic novel: www.kindercomics.org/blog/ashs-ca...
A stunning new, or rather newly translated, graphic memoir! Props to co-translator Martha Kuhlman for championing this. ❤️
RIP John Cassaday. A stunner, gone too soon. My condolences to his loved ones and colleagues and many, many fans.
RIP Bernie Mireault, a wonderful cartoonist. Wishing peace and strength to all his loved ones, colleagues, and fans. 💔