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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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Junji Ito and Uzumaki: The Strange Horror of Life
Note: Steve Bissette and I are teaching a course in contemporary comics history (Survey of the Drawn Story II, as it’s properly known). Our students are required to submit an essay, in blog form, on an aspect of contemporary comics history. … Continue reading
Cool Comics of the 1990s
Note: Steve Bissette and I are teaching a course in contemporary comics history (Survey of the Drawn Story II, as it’s properly known). Our students are required to submit an essay, in blog form, on an aspect of contemporary comics history. … Continue reading
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Tagged Image, Lawrence Derks, Rob Schrab, Sam Kieth, Scud: The Disposable Assassin, The Maxx
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Garfield and Fans
Note: Steve Bissette and I are teaching a course in contemporary comics history (Survey of the Drawn Story II, as it’s properly known). Our students are required to submit an essay, in blog form, on an aspect of contemporary comics history. … Continue reading
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Tagged comic strips, garfield, Garfield Minus Garfield, Gnorm Gnat, Jesse DuRona, Jim Davis, Lasagna Cat
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Megan Kelso, Louise Nevelson
Yesterday I read an old copy of The Comics Journal (the Schulz Library has a very near-complete run) and enjoyed an interview with a comic hero of mine, Megan Kelso. the Journal in known for its in-depth interviews, and this one … Continue reading
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Tagged Louise Nevelson, Megan Kelso, Queen of the Black Black, The Comics Journal
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Dave McKean’s “Pictures That Tick”
Note: Steve Bissette and I are teaching a course in contemporary comics history (Survey of the Drawn Story II, as it’s properly known). Our students are required to submit an essay, in blog form, on an aspect of contemporary comics history. … Continue reading
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Tagged collage, Dave McKean, mixed-media, mixed-media comics, painted comics, photography, Pictures That Tick
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Terry Moore's Strangers in Paradise
Note: Steve Bissette and I are teaching a course in contemporary comics history (Survey of the Drawn Story II, as it’s properly known). Our students are required to submit an essay, in blog form, on an aspect of contemporary comics history. … Continue reading
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Tagged self publishing, Strangers in Paradise, Terry Moore, Tom Casteel
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The World's Largest Comic Library
I’m mighty proud of The Schulz Library’s collection (8,416 books and counting!) But when I consider the collection at Michigan State University, I can’t help but commit deadly sin #6: envy. MSU’s Special Collection Library is the world’s largest public collection … Continue reading
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Tagged comics library, Elephant Eater Comics, Michigan State University, Randy Scott, Ryan Claytor
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Nevermind The Bollocks, Here's a Comic!
Note: Steve Bissette and I are teaching a course in contemporary comics history (Survey of the Drawn Story II, as it’s properly known). Our students are required to submit an essay, in blog form, on an aspect of contemporary comics history. … Continue reading
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Tagged DIY, fanzines, Gary Panter, John Porcellino, Liz Baillie, mini comics, Nomi Kane, punk rock, The Clash, zines
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Matsumoto Taiyō: A Comic-Essay
Note: Steve Bissette and I are teaching a course in contemporary comics history (Survey of the Drawn Story II, as it’s properly known). Our students are required to submit an essay, in blog form, on an aspect of contemporary comics history. … Continue reading
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Tagged Black and White, Canto, comic-essay, GoGo Monster, manga, Matsumoto Taiyō, Tekkonkinkreet
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Cartoons From the Other White River
My partner Dennis and I just spent a few days in Puerto Rico’s El Yunque Rain Forest (the only tropical rain forest in the USA!) I thought comics would be the last thing on my mind. Then I read our … Continue reading
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Tagged cartoons, El Yunque Rainforest, petroglyphs, Puerto Rico, Rio Blanco, White River
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