Abstract
Interdisciplinary studies between International Relations and the Graphic Arts are still rare, but over the last few decades they have proliferated, particularly since comics ceased to be ‘infantilised’. The main aim of this article is to establish a dialogue between International Relations and the Graphic Arts. Using the theme of the Cold War, the aim is to explore the relationship between the imaginary and reality: a scientific ‘reality’ represented by theories of international relations, and a subjective or imaginary ‘reality’ embodied by comic strip artists. The article therefore focuses on these two ‘realities’ and narratives on the theme of the Cold War, and, by extension, aims to contribute to interdisciplinary dialogues on the study of wars, and more specifically on that of the Cold War.