Caitlin McGurk

Caitlin McGurk is the Curator of Comics and Cartoon Art at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum and Associate Professor at The Ohio State University. McGurk’s scholarship and exhibitions center around the work of women in comics, alternative and underground comics, and early American comic strips. She is the author of the bestselling book Tell Me A Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund. She lives in Columbus, Ohio.

  • The Smythes
    The Smythes
    The Smythes Rea Irvin
    Publication Date: Dec 09, 2025
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