Category Archives: On Display

Awesome ‘Possum

Awesome ‘Possum is a series of natural science comic anthology run by Angela Boyle (that’s me, FYI). In January, the third volume, bigger and better than ever, went up for sale. It clocks in with a whopping 45 creators and … Continue reading

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Eisner Nominations 2015

The Center for Cartoon Studies has two people associated with the school up for Eisner Nominations, Noah Van Sciver and Tillie Walden this year! Noah Van Sciver (fellow for 15-16) is up for Best Writer/Artist for Fante Bukowski and Saint Cole. (Fair warning, … Continue reading

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Eisner Week 2016

Welcome to Eisner Week! Will Eisner Week is an annual event to celebrate graphic novels, comics literacy, and free speech and to honor the legacy of Will Eisner who popularized the term “graphic novel.” Every year, Eisner Week starts in … Continue reading

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Prison Island by Colleen Frakes

As difficult as being a teenager can be, Colleen Frakes ’07 spent hers moving every few years as her parents were promoted as guards and staff at various prisons. Moving and having prison guard parents can be tough enough, but then … Continue reading

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Be The First

We have thousands of books at the Schulz Library, and when our students are eagerly gobbling up the new hot items that come through, awesome stuff falls through the cracks. But no longer! There is now a semi-permanent display of … Continue reading

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The Schulz Library Celebrates the work of Yoshihiro Tatsumi – Black Blizzard

The originator of the gekiga style of Japanese comics, Yoshihiro Tatsumi, died on March 7, at the age of 79. We’ve set up a small display of his books in his honor. What’s crazy to me is that I only … Continue reading

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The Slate Cartoonist Studio Prize Shortlist!

The Slate Book Review and The Center for Cartoon Studies are proud to announce the print and web nominees for the third annual Cartoonist Studio Prize!  The Cartoonist Studio Prize for Best Print Comic of the Year: 2014 Shortlist Arsene Schrauwen … Continue reading

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Will Eisner Week Day 3 – New York

Today I took the opportunity to crack open an Eisner collection that i wasn’t familiar with and it happened to be this book, WILL EISNER’S NEW YORK: THE BIG CITY.  I had no idea what to expect and was delighted … Continue reading

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Will Eisner Week – The Spirit Artist’s Edition

In honor of Will Eisner Week we here at the Schulz library have set up a sweet display of Eisner’s works by the front desk.  Probably the neatest thing in this display is WILL EISNER’S THE SPIRIT: ARTIST’S EDITION that … Continue reading

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Will Eisner Week – Events at CCS and The Schulz Library!

Will Eisner (1917-2005) was America’s most influential comic artist, an artist who changed comic books, created comic strips, and is recognized as the “Father of the Graphic Novel.” Every year, The Center for Cartoon Studies and Schulz Library celebrates Will … Continue reading

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