Category Archives: Cartoonist

Max de Radiguès for Angoulême!

Every year, one town is taken over in France for the sake of comics. This town is Angoulême with a population over 40,000 people. The International Festival of Bande Dessinee (often just called Angoulême by Americans) is huge and draws … Continue reading

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This Just In: Mark Schultz in the Schulz

Schultz talks about the early days of his trademark series Dinosaur-drawing dynamo Mark Schultz visited CCS for a guest lecture last Thursday, and it was a treat to hear about his career thus far. Not only has the man won … Continue reading

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JP Coovert on your back!

JP Coovert graduated from The Center for Cartoon Studies in 2008 and in his creative wake are many great comics and more than one rad t-shirt. What happened after you graduated from The Center for Cartoon Studies? JPC: After graduating … Continue reading

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Introduction to Katherine Roy, 101

Katherine Roy is a California girl who has found herself driven to the East Coast, whether she is working on a ship, giving fully-costumed tours in Boston, attending school and working on comics. Graduating from The Center for Cartoon Studies … Continue reading

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SPX 2011 Debuts

This weekend, the streets of White River Junction may look a lot like a ghost town with the flood waters of Hurricane Irene canceling our local train festival Glory Days. But a lot of students are traveling SOUTH, way south … Continue reading

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Ignatz Nominations 2011

The Center for Cartoon Studies is happy to announce that three of our auspicious alumni have been nominated for Ignatz Awards!  We have a long and proud history of Ignatz nominations for our faculty and students such as Alec Longstreth, … Continue reading

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Animation for Cartoonists Workshop in Vermont

Finally! Putting words together with pictures is an odd mix. When you tell someone you are cartoonist, they start talking about animation. If you tell them you make comics, they think you make funny-ha-ha jokes in a smoky, dim nightclub. … Continue reading

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Dandy Annual is Just Dand-GREAT

Stolen from Wikipedia but still remains true: This article is about the comic. For the men placing particular importance upon physical appearance, see Dandy. After a previous love affair betwixt the pages of Beano, a publication featuring the OTHER Denis … Continue reading

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Hexing with Gaylord Phoenix

Hex, hex, hex. Lust, lust, lust. Edie Fake’s newest book published by we-do-what-we-want publisher Secret Acres is something I didn’t even know I wanted in comics. Was I prepared? No. Did I need my luggage packed? No, I just leave … Continue reading

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Virunga, a collaborative graphic novel

Born from the hands of many comes a tale of art, struggle  and the right to live. Stanford University created a class back in 2007 that combines the talents of undergraduate and graduate writers and artists. From outlines and sketches … Continue reading

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