Julia’s research and teaching interests include gothic, comics, adaptation and children’s literature.
She is editor of the peer-reviewed academic journal Studies in Comics and organiser of the annual International Graphic Novel and Comics Conference. Her publications include the book Gothic in Comics and Graphic Novels: A Critical Approach, and the co-edited collection Real Lives, Celebrity Stories.
Her most recent book, Gothic for Girls: Misty and British Comics, is accompanied by an open access database of this comic’s stories and creators at www.juliaround.com