Category Archives: CCS Alumni

Mitra Farmand in The New Yorker

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Angela Boyle

Great news from alum Mitra Farmand, she had a comic in the June 22, 2015 issue of The New Yorker! You can find Mitra’s comic on page 63. Publishing a comic in The New Yorker was a dream of hers … Continue reading →

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Visiting Artist: Dan Archer

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Angela Boyle

Dan Archer, from London, is a graphic journalist and a CCS grad from ’09. He started making comics when he was assigned jury duty and used it to express his feelings of helplessness at a not entirely just system. He … Continue reading →

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ALA Awards – Neighborhood Sharks, & More!

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Stephanie Zuppo

Neighborhood Sharks by CCS Alum, Katherine Roy, won a Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award for most distinguished informational book for children! Celebrating the Sibert Honor with some Neighborhood Sharks in my studio right now. #alayma pic.twitter.com/Q4jE4F3zAF — Katherine Roy … Continue reading →

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Currently on display at The Schulz Library: Little NEMO Dream Another Dream

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Stephanie Zuppo

This just in! The absolutely beautiful Little NEMO: Dream Another Dream Anthology by Locust Moon Comics. Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream features 118 new Little Nemo strips by some of the world’s finest current cartoonists in this tribute to Windsor … Continue reading →

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The Graphic Canon of Children’s Literature Featuring CCS Alum and Visiting Faculty

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Simon Reinhardt

One of the most exciting recent acquisitions at the Schulz Library is The Graphic Canon of Children’s Literature, a companion volume to the more adult-oriented, three volume Graphic Canon, edited by Russ Kick. The book features adaptations of beloved children’s … Continue reading →

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The Expeditioners are here! And a Neighborhood Sharks update!

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Stephanie Zuppo

This just in at The Schulz Library… The Expeditioners Books 1 & 2 – by faculty member, S. S. Taylor (and illustrated by class of 2010 alumni, Katherine Roy!) The Expeditioners and the Secret of King Triton’s Lair, the second … Continue reading →

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SPX 2014!

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Stephanie Zuppo

SPX 2014 was a total blast for The Center for Cartoon Studies and Schulz Library! Co-founder, James Sturm, moderated the Alt-Weekly Comics Roundtable and co-hosted the Ignatz Awards with the absolutely radiant Sasha Velour (Sasha Stienberg, class of 2013.) Several … Continue reading →

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Elephant in the Room, Blood in the Water: Katherine Roy, nonfiction, and travel

Posted on May 4, 2014 by inky

New York-based illustrator Katherine Roy, a 2010 The Center for Cartoon Studies alumna, has been churning out book after book of gorgeously-illustrated nonfiction for young readers. In addition to her series of young adult novels, The Expeditioners, co-created with CCS affiliate … Continue reading →

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Julie Delporte: Everywhere Antennas

Posted on April 21, 2014 by inky

It’s been a great couple of years for Montreal-based cartoonist Julie Delporte. In addition to having been The Center for Cartoon Studies’ Fellow for 2011-12, she’s released the wonderful Pigskin Peters Award nominated Journal through Koyama Press, the children’s book … Continue reading →

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Academia Nuts: CCS Students to present at Dartmouth

Posted on February 27, 2014 by inky

Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, is hosting its third annual Comics, Illustration, and Animation Conference this weekend. The programming includes a variety of academics from such far-flung climes as Hanover, Germany; Coventry, UK; and, oddly enough, White River Junction, VT. … Continue reading →

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