PAMLA is excited to announce a special PAMLA 2019 event that comic book and visual culture scholars and fans alike will love: Creating the Joker: Frank Quitely In Conversation with Laurence Grove and Charles Hatfield! This rousing Q&A between famed Glaswegian comic book artist, Frank Quitely, and renowned text-image studies experts Dr. Laurence Grove and Dr. Charles Hatfield, will explore the complex relationship between humor, sorrow, madness, and the carnivalesque through Quitely’s rendition of DC’s famous arch-villain: The Joker. This creative conversation will take place at the 2019 PAMLA Conference on Saturday, November 16, beginning at 1:40 pm. To find more information about the event, please visit our conference schedule!