Category Archives: Cartoonist

Sam Carbaugh: Helping the world panel by panel

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Jen Vaughn

Sam Carbaugh of CCS class 2009 is unique in his quiet quality. Around our town of White River Junction Sam is known as the guy that owns that cute mop of a dog, Chewie, but don’t let his his easy-going … Continue reading →

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Now You’re Logging!

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Jen Vaughn

Now You’re Logging by Bus Griffiths follows the life and times of two loggers during the dirty 30’s. As a former logger and artist, Griffiths wanted to capture the inside story of the industry. What better way to do that than with words and pictures?! Continue reading →

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The Big Furry Deal with Guinea Pig: Pet Shop Private Eye

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Jen Vaughn

When it comes to children’s books about furry creatures, we can think of DOZENS upon THOUSANDS like Paddington Bear, Richard Scarry’s world-building, Carl Barks with Uncle Scrooge. Funny animals are a tradition in comics! Within the last year, one particular … Continue reading →

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Congratulations Class of 2011

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Jen Vaughn

Please clap where erst you might be for the fifth graduating class of the Center for Cartoon Studies! This past weekend the Class of 2011 marched right up on stage and boogied the day away. Left to right, Top Row: … Continue reading →

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Stumptown Comic Memories

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Jen Vaughn

Stumptown 2011 in Portland, OR is going to be a convention I will never forget. While the usual army of CCS students were missing, due to its proximity to MoCCA the week before as well as a few weeks before … Continue reading →

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Stumptown Debuts!

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Jen Vaughn

As if you had a chance to catch your breath from MoCCA in New York City, shift gears and get ready for some WEST COAST comics madness. Stumptown Comics Fest will be held this Saturday and Sunday at the Oregon … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Jen Vaughn

The snow on the ground is beginning the long-awaited melt-freeze-melt-freeze cycle that lets the bleary-eyed townspeople of White River Junction know that there is indeed an end to spring. In honor of this possible early spring (just as the local … Continue reading →

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Tom Gammill: a Doozie of a Teacher

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Jen Vaughn

Tom Gammill, a known writer and funny man attempted to wow us with his street smarts this past month. While his particular brand of sass might fly when writing for such obviously sophomoric shows like Seinfeld, Saturday Night Live and the Simpsons; the Center for Cartoon Studies was having NONE of it. First, he tried to convince us that the Doozies is a good comic strip and then he attempted to give constructive criticism on current student work. Feel free to witness that horror that his destructive criticism wrought, some students still shake when they hear his name: Continue reading →

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2010 Year End Report

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Jen Vaughn

Portland, OR based cartoonist, Zack Soto, swings by to check out our library. The Schulz Library at The Center for Cartoon Studies is now in its fifth year of operation, and our collection has grown to 9,500 books.  These include … Continue reading →

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James Kochalka: Vermont Cartoonist Superstar

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Jen Vaughn

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 →

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