International Journal of Comic Art, the American comics scholar who founded the International Journal of Comics Art, died on May 16, 2026.
John A. Lent established the biannual journal in 1999 while at Temple University, creating a new venue for scholars to publish academic work on comics art.
A short form of his middle name was Anthony, and he was 89. He died after injuries suffered in a fall at his home a few days earlier.
The International Journal of Comic Art is a biannual journal about comics art. It was established in 1999 by John A. (short for “Anthony”) Lent (Temple University). 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.