Category Archives: Teaching

Bootdeep in Texas

Austin Books and Comics’ Brandon Zuern What a whirlwind! In case you have wondered where the Schulz Library Blog as been, the answer is EVERYWHERE. Truthfully, I was in Austin, TX covering the SXSW Interactive Conference for comics news blog, … Continue reading

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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

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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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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

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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

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Ed Emberley’s Drawing Book: Make a World

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