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The Silver Pony by Lynd Ward
As the son of an activist, American woodcut artist Lynd Ward often addressed class and labor issues in his many early graphic novels, wordless sequences in fact. So imagine my eye-widening surprise when I found this beauty of a silver … Continue reading
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First Fridays at the Schulz Library
The first Friday of the month is a special day in White River Junction. The community opens it doors and offers gallery receptions, live music, food tastings, studio visits and artist talks. Starting this Friday, June 4th, The Schulz Library … Continue reading
Congrats, Class of 2010!
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you The Center for Cartoon Studies class of 2010. Root hog, or die! See more photos on our flickr page.
The Modern Newsprint Comic
There are comics in your local newspaper. They have been there for a long time. But there are also weird newspaper-shaped comics done in small print runs. These are often free or cost a buck or two. To my knowledge, … Continue reading
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Tagged 48, caboose, newsprint, paper rodeo, providence, taffy hips, white river junction
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The Art of the Comic Con Sketchbook
Given that comic convention season is upon us, I thought it most appropriate to write on the matter of convention sketchbooks! While interning in Portland, OR, last summer I spent some time with one particularly thoughtful writer, Jamie S. … Continue reading
The World's Largest Comic Library
I’m mighty proud of The Schulz Library’s collection (8,416 books and counting!) But when I consider the collection at Michigan State University, I can’t help but commit deadly sin #6: envy. MSU’s Special Collection Library is the world’s largest public collection … Continue reading
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Tagged comics library, Elephant Eater Comics, Michigan State University, Randy Scott, Ryan Claytor
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Incoming: Far Arden
Published by Top Shelf Productions ISBN: 1603090363 Having enjoyed the educational graphic novel, The Stuff of Life, written by Mark Schultz and illustrated by Zander and Kevin Cannon (no relation) I looked forward to reading Far Arden exclusively made by … Continue reading
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Tagged 24-hour comic, Army Shanks, comic books, Far Arden, Graphic Novels, Kevin Cannon, orphans, Top Shelf Comics, Top Shelf Productions
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Incoming: Monster Engine
Published by MWH Press, 2005 Dave DeVries, a renown illustrator and painter of Hulk pin-ups, donated a book to the Schulz Library at the last MoCCA festival (it’s almost that time again!). The premise for this magic book is the … Continue reading
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L’employé du Moi
The Schulz Library just got a whole slew of books from Belgian publisher l’employé du Moi. Granted I cannot read the text but they sure look beautiful. We acquired these books following a recent exhibition of work from l’employé du … Continue reading
Milton Caniff's Male Call
Many men and women were unable to participate in World War II due to physical maladies like Little Abner’s one-legged creator Al Capp. Cartoonist Milton Caniff was also unable to defend his country and saw this as an opportunity to … Continue reading
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