Vol. 11 No. 1 (2026): Do Comics Have Electric Dreams? Comics and Technology

This issue of the International Journal of Film and Media Arts examines the evolving intersections between comics and technology, bringing together interdisciplinary perspectives on how digital systems, artificial intelligence, immersive media, and computational processes are reshaping comics creation, distribution, and reading practices. The collected articles explore comics not as static cultural objects, but as dynamic forms continuously transformed through technological mediation.

The contributions address a broad range of contemporary developments, including the theoretical definition of digital comics, the narrative possibilities of augmented, virtual, and mixed reality environments, AI-assisted storytelling, automated music generation for manga, and the integration of sound technologies into comics experiences. 

The issue demonstrates how comics and technological systems have long coevolved, from print and reproduction techniques to today’s platform-based and AI-driven environments. At the same time, it critically engages with the ethical and social implications of automation, labour precarity, creative agency, and algorithmic mediation within contemporary cultural production.