Category Archives: CCS Alumni

On the way to C-A-N-A-D-A! TCAF 2012

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Jen Vaughn

Several CCS alum and faculty members are snaking their way up the coast to bask in the beautiful, serene joy that is the Toronto Comics Art Festival. Here are few books to be on the look out for while browsing … Continue reading →

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The Cartoon Crier: Read It and Weep

Posted on April 30, 2012 by inky

MoCCA Review: Cartoon Crier is “book of the show” at MoCCA! (Actually, it is a newsprint.) Read about it on The Beat! The word “comic” has always been a bit of a misnomer and The Cartoon Crier hopes to set the record … Continue reading →

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More 2012 MoCCA and Stumptown Books!

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Jen Vaughn

The books just keep a-rolling off the presses in White River Junction, Vermont, so here are some more sneak peeks of books to find this weekend at Stumptown in Portland and MoCCA in NYC! Nomi Kane (CCS ’11) will have … Continue reading →

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Stumptown Vs. MoCCA

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Jen Vaughn

FIGHT! Okay, not really. But two great comic conventions are happening the same weekend this year and guess what? A TON of great new comics are coming out from students and alum of the Center for Cartoon Studies! MoCCA will … Continue reading →

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Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller is OUT!

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Jen Vaughn

Joseph Lambert‘s book Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller is out in the world this week and already receiving high praise from book reviewers and literary sources. The fifth book in the collaboration of The Center for Cartoon … Continue reading →

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Carol Thompson: Full House

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Jen Vaughn

Carol Thompson is a West Coast gal through-and-through. She packed all her bags in California to attend The Center for Cartoon Studies in 2009 and graduated in 2011. Then she packed up all her belongings in a rather fantastic ‘mailing … Continue reading →

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Joe Lambert’s Big Year

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Jen Vaughn

2011 was a great year for cartoonist and CCS ’08 alum Joseph Lambert. His new book I Will Bite You from Secret Acres won the sacred brick Ignatz award at the Small Press Expo last September (two to be exact, … Continue reading →

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JP Coovert on your back!

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Jen Vaughn

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

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Jen Vaughn

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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Alum Andy Christensen in review

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Jen Vaughn

Andrew James Christensen (also known to his fellow classmates as Andy and is not pictured above) graduated in spring earlier this year making him of the CCS 2011 varietal. His love of hard work and kind demeanor make him one … Continue reading →

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