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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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James Kochalka: Vermont Cartoonist Superstar
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
José-Luis Olivares on Mixed Media Comics
José-Luis Olivares is a recent graduate from The Center for Cartoon Studies. Since I first encountered José’s comics, I’ve been impressed by his unique approach to picture-making. José goes beyond the traditional pen and ink, incorporating a variety of mixed … Continue reading
Posted in Education, How To
Tagged Children’s Books, José-Luis Olivares, minicomics, mixed-media, mixed-media comics, process
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Professor Kevin Kilgore
Long-time readers of the Schulz Blog may remember CCS alum Kevin Kilgore’s essay on the Sangmyung University Cartooning Program in South Korea. I’m happy to report that Kevin has recently joined the faculty of that prestigious institution! I caught up … Continue reading
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Tagged CCS Alum, CCS Alumni, Kevin Kilgore, Korea comics, teaching comics
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Making Make
I recently worked with seven cartoonists (three of them CCS alumni) to create a new comics anthology titled Make: Comics About an Intimate Act. The intimate act is, well, pooping. That one detail aside, this is one classy book. Look … Continue reading
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Tagged book design, Jason Martin, José-Luis Olivares, Joseph Lambert, Make, Maris Wicks, Melissa Mendes, minicomics, screenprinting, self publishing
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CCS at SPX: The One Sheet Workshop
Since we opened our doors in 2005, CCS has made the annual trek to Bethesda for one of our favorite conventions: The Small Press Expo. This year we offered a 1-hour session on self-publishing called the One Sheet Workshop. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Alec Longstreth, Beth Hetland, hidden book, Jon Chad, self publishing, SPX
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Exploring The Power of Comics: Part 1
Stephen R. Bissette here, CCS instructor (since summer 2005), about to try something different here on the Schulz Library blog. I’ve been friends with Randy Duncan for, well, decades now, and I’ve spoken to his classes in the past, in … Continue reading
Introducing The Bissette Art Instructionals
Want to learn how to turn this… into this? Visit the Bissette Art Instructionals, where you can learn tricks of the trade and watch drawing demos by this CCS faculty extraordinaire. – Robyn Chapman
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Tagged CCS faculty, inking, instructional, Methods and Techniques, sketching, Steve Bissette, Swamp Thing
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A Course in Cartooning, Across the Sea
This report just in from CCS student Kevin Kilgore. Kevin is spending his senior year in Seoul, South Korea (learn more here). As part of his low-residency program, Kevin is researching cartooning in his region. Below he describes the cartooning … Continue reading
Manga High Treasure
Treasure & Manga High: Literacy, Identity, and Coming of Age in an Urban High School Manga High: Literacy, Identity, and Coming of Age in an Urban High School is a summary of a four-year comics literacy research project of Dr. Michael … Continue reading
A Nancy Up My Sleeve
Recently, James Sturm donated his own homemade Nancy deck to the Schulz Library . A hundred or so of Nancy panels by Ernie Bushmiller that may be used for Five-Card Nancy. You hand out a pile of say, five, cards … Continue reading