About Kim A. Munson (author, curator, art historian)
Kim A Munson (MA SFSU) is the editor of the Eisner Award-nominated anthology Comic Art in Museums (University Press of Mississippi press release) the first academic book to explore the evolution of thought about comic art 1930-present as manifested in art exhibitions. A new resident of Jersey City, NJ, Kim is an art historian, author, artist, and curator. She has contributed essays on comic art, museum exhibitions, labor emblems, and other topics to numerous books and journals including The Cambridge Companion to Comics, The Comics of R. Crumb: Underground in the Art Museum, Source: Notes in the History of Art, International Journal of Comic Art, and Places Journal. She was a 2022 Eisner Awards Judge and the curator of Women in Comics (NY, Rome, Napoli), Colleen Doran Illustrates Neil Gaiman (NY, San Diego), and Beautiful Monsters: The Art of Emil Ferris (NY). Her latest books Conversations with Denis Kitchen (newly available) and Conversations with Trina Robbins (Spring 2026) are coming from UPM.
Conversations with denis kitchen is now available. 246 pages, 39 B&W images. https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/C/Conversations-with-Denis-Kitchen
Conversations with Denis Kitchen
Newly available from UPM! An in-depth exploration of the multifaceted career of one of the most influential figures in the world of comics. Press Release | Review by Paul Buhle.
An Oddly Compelling Book Launch at the Society of Illustrators, NY
Denis and I talked about his life and career before a packed house at SOI on January 15, 2026. The event included a book signing and a special preview of the Oddly Compelling documentary. Event report on Boing Boing by Ruben Bolling.
Support Kitchen’s upcoming documentary on Kickstarter.
New podcast on Graphic Histories
Beautiful Monsters: The Art of Emil Ferris
Two galleries of original art by Emil Ferris were on view at the Society of Illustrators, NY 7/31 - 10/19, featuring a large selection from My Favorite Thing is Monsters Book 2. Forbes | Vulture | SOI Hall of Fame Pix | IJOCA Review
Documentary: Lichtenstein and Comics
Upcoming Books & Events
Book Event 1/15: Denis Kitchen and Kim in conversation at the Society of Illustrators, NYC, January 15. https://societyillustrators.org/event/oddly-compelling/
Award Nomination: Conversations with Denis Kitchen is nominated in the “best books about comics” category for the Broken frontier awards. voting is open through the end of january. https://www.brokenfrontier.com/introducing-the-broken-frontier-awards-2025/
Substack: New article about the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and my book Comic Art in Museums on the Paper Gold substack by Nat Sans: https://natesans.substack.com/p/whither-comic-art
San Diego Comic-Con 2025
Recent Appearances:
Recent Publications
I contributed a chapter on exhibitions to the Cambridge Companion to Comics, edited by Maaheen Ahmed. Ahmed article & podcast. I was honored to be included with such a great list of international scholars.
I contributed a chapter to this book about George Lucas, which is now available. It's an overview of various elements of his life and business. My chapter, "George Lucas in Museums," is about the creation of the Lucasfilm Archives, and how exhibits connect with the fandom, reinforce his creative vision, and expand the transmedia universe of Star Wars.
My essay on “Colleen Doran Illustrates Neil Gaiman” is now available in Source: Notes on the History of Art, Volume 43, Number 2 (Winter 2024). Special issue on the Scholarship of Comics: In Memoriam David Kunzle (1936-2024).
