Comics Studies Society
The first scholarly society of comics researchers in the United States to stand on its own members' dues, promoting the critical study of comics, improving their teaching, and opening conversation about the whole comics world.
Financial profile
Comics Studies Society · EIN 47-5104874 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $25,093 | $29,322 | $28,300 | Dec 2023 | ||
| FY2022 | $18,192 | $15,091 | $32,529 | Dec 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $5,385 | $5,591 | $29,428 | Dec 2021 | ||
| FY2020 | $3,885 | $3,315 | $29,634 | Dec 2020 | ||
| FY2019 | $18,742 | $17,368 | $21,614 | Dec 2019 | ||
| FY2018 | $19,848 | $14,002 | $20,240 | Dec 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Comics Studies Society is read alongside.
PCA
Popular Culture Association
A big tent for anyone who takes the ordinary culture around us seriously enough to study it
MSA
Modernist Studies Association
An international, interdisciplinary forum for the study of modernist arts and culture in their social and…
PSA
Poe Studies Association
A small global circle of scholars and devotees orbiting a single writer for more than fifty years
SDS
Society for Disability Studies
An interdisciplinary scholarly society where studying disability and changing its conditions are the same work
MSA
Mediterranean Studies Association
An interdisciplinary scholarly community that studies the Mediterranean region across every era and…
Who backs CSS
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
The outside view
The first scholarly society of comics researchers in the United States to stand on its own members' dues, promoting the critical study of comics, improving their teaching, and opening conversation about the whole comics world.
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Their shape
The Guild
Where mastery is the price of belonging.
The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.
Also reads toward The Village and The Republic.
Strengths
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