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The Schulz Library is packed with zines, graphic novels, cartoon collections, and related ephemera— an amazing and inspirational resource for The Center for Cartoon Studies students and faculty.
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James Kochalka: Vermont Cartoonist Superstar
When the everyday is fodder for a comic, it is hard not to be fascinated by life’s little moments: coincidences that might go unnoticed, tangents leading us to dusky-eyed memories or brilliant-blue-sky discoveries, commonalities that we do not even realize we share. Vermont born-and-bred cartoonist, James Kochalka, notices all of these things and more which he captures in his daily diary comic, American Elf. Kochalka is know for many other comics work, his involvement in the comics community, love of rockin’ concerts and will soon be acknowledged for this with Vermont’s first Cartoonist Laureate title. Continue reading
Where’s the bubble gum in Comic Book Creator Trading Cards?
Many of the items in the Schulz Graphic Novel Library are rare; from our bound Punch collection (1878-1924!) to James Sturm’s Master’s thesis to bound classic X-Men issues 1-43 (thanks, Robin McConnell!). But one that deserves the spotlight is our … Continue reading
Posted in Rare Books
Tagged Eclipse, Eddie Campbell, Harvey Pekar, Milton Caniff, Rare Books, Sergio Aragones, Trina Robbins
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MOGWORLD, adventure in the Middle Ages for the Middle Aged gamer in us all
Given the high-tech world full of beeeps, chirps, clicks, RINNGG, ding-dong, come-here-girl noise distractions we live in, sitting down and enjoying a book from cover to cover is a luxury. Often we lose that wonderful feeling of letting your imagination … Continue reading
Posted in New Book
Tagged Dark Horse, Jen Vaughn, novel, Rachel Edidin, Video Games, Yahtzee Croshaw, zombies
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Warning: there are cartoonists in the audience.
The idea hit Colleen Frakes like a baby grand piano after cutting the tenuous string tied to it: cartoonists drawing at the theater! The Portland Mercury recently featured an article called Comic Night at the Opera where they invited local … Continue reading
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Tagged "theater" "Northern Stage" "comics" "Colleen Frakes" "Bryan Stone" "Jon Chad" "Lena Chandhok" "Caitlin McGurk" "Jan Berger" "Jen Vaughn", Bryan Stone, Caitlin McGurk, Colleen Frakes, Comics, Jan Berger, Jen Vaughn, Jon Chad, Lena Chandhok, Northern Stage, theater
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Three New Sections and One Beautiful Blog
Worry not, fair reader, this site will not be full of ridiculous photoshop illustrations save one! We here at the Schulz Graphic Novel Library invite you to stop for moment with your tea or coffee in hand and read some … Continue reading
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Tagged "David Libens" "Keny Widjaja" "Nathan Schreiber", "new section"
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Lynd Ward: Master of the Wordless World
If ever a cartoonist or artist deserved a set of hard-cover collected works, it is the indelible Lynd Ward. Luckily, publishing company Library of America has released Six Novels in Woodcuts, a two book set, of Ward’s work. The son … Continue reading
Halloween Heroes of Vermont
October 31st represents not only the end of a autumnal month here in Vermont with trees ablaze in their colorful death but a time consumed by costumed celebration. Betsey Swardlick (CCS ’11) below pens an essay on the connection betwixt … Continue reading
Posted in Historic, Super Heroes
Tagged crossovers, Halloween, Rutland, Super Heroes, white river junction
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Facebook 2010 Assignment
No, this is not a retelling of the GREAT and POWERFUL social networking portal known as Facebook but rather a humble project the new Center for Cartoon Studies students take on. Every fall, while they are still getting eight hours … Continue reading
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Tagged cartoonists, class of 2012, facebook, screen printing
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Hmm-Mmm
If Kevin Shelley asked me to join his revolution, I would do it in a heartbeat not even knowing what cause he was fighting for. What I have gleaned about this mad genius is that he knows packaging and promotion. … Continue reading
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Fantagraphics Ain't Throwing Just Peanuts
A box arrived at the Schulz Graphic Novel Library with a dizzying amount of books, so heavy that I blacked out and began to see dazzling images. And then it all started to come into focus… It was PEANUTS! Charles … Continue reading
Posted in New Book
Tagged Charles Schulz, Comics, Fantagraphics, Mome, New Donations, Peanuts
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