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The author reflects on the interdisciplinary research regarding comics in which the "Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics" seeks to consider. He says that since comics were thought to be trash culture in the Great Britain and the U.S., academic study on the field became slow in the twentieth century. However, the author states that academic interest on comic research was then boosted due to the reason that the subject's approach attracts scholars from Languages, Art History, and Humanities.

The author reflects on the growth developed in the field of comics studies by the students in various universities. He states that postgraduate students are researching on comics and taking part in comics studies related programs. The author also reports on the influence of the social media comics related conferences. web pages and events on the comics scholars and comics creators. He discuses comics topics by the authors including Nemanja Protic, Chris Gavaler and Gareth Scott.