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New on the Shelf

Of Crockett Johnson’s two most famous creations, the comic strip Barnaby and the children’s book Harold and his Purple Crayon, it was the former that I admired and the later that I loved. In fact, my children’s GN, Adventures in … Continue reading

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IMPRESSIVE!

2012-2013 CCS THESIS ADVISORS Every year cartoonists (as well as editors and publishers working in the cartoon industry) generously agree to help a CCS student as they work on a year-long thesis project. A heartfelt thanks to this year’s advisors: … Continue reading

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Remembering Joe Kubert (1926-2012)

Sunday was a day of sorrow: Joe Kubert passed away at age 85. Like most comicbook readers of my generation, I “met” Joe as a lad, long distance, through Joe’s energetic, distinctive comics creations and co-creations: collaborative work with diverse … Continue reading

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Remembering Ernest

Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012) starred in one of my all-time favorite movies, Marty. Everything about that movie is perfect. Perfect screenplay. Perfect acting. Borgnine plays a sad-sack butcher whose family walks all over him and calls it love. They practically conspire … Continue reading

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CCS Alum Laura Terry Wins Xeric Self-publishing Grant Award for Overboard!

Overboard, begins when the protagonist Di-Di wakes up from a dream of shipwreck to find herself in bed with her girlfriend and cat Chester. Little does she know that tiny people hide in her apartment and are out to destroy … Continue reading

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Exit Interview: Julie Delporte

If you haven’t seen much of the Julie Delporte’s work you are missing out on one of the most compelling young cartoonists working today. Julie was raised in France and lives in Montreal. She was kind enough to answer a … Continue reading

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The Cartoon Crier: Read It and Weep

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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This week at CCS: Marc Bell & Amy Lockart

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Alum Andy Christensen in review

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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Progress, at the Telegraph Storage site!

Broadcasting live from the Telegraph Storage building, our temporary home for the Schulz Library Collection: Before and After shots! Please forgive the small and blurry quality, they were taken with cellphone pictures amid the busyness of our days… This first … Continue reading

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