"Porcellino’s simple, straightforward style uncannily complements pared-down text...refreshing, artistic, insightful..." – Utne Reader. CCS’s graphic biography series has been praised by critics, librarians, and educators alike. Order a copy today!
Vermont Higher Education Council (VHEC) invites The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) to join its distinguished group of the state’s higher education institutions. more...
Senior Thesis advisors in the first three years of the school’s
existence include top notch cartoonists, designers, and writers:
Alison Bechdel, Nick Bertozzi, Chester Brown, Ivan Brunetti, Eddie Campbell,
Jordan Crane, Kim Deitch, Tom Devlin, Chris Duffy, Tom Hart , Kevin
Huizenga, Kazu Kibuishi, Paul Karasik, Chip Kidd, Ed Koren, Frenchy
Lunning, Jason Lutes, James Owen, John Porcellino, Ron Rege Jr., Stan
Sakai, Bob Sikoryak, Chris Staros, Craig Thompson, Rick Veitch, Chris
Wright.
The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) offers a course of study designed for a small group of dedicated students with a passion and appreciation for graphic novels, storytelling, writing, comics, and design. CCS offers Master of Fine Arts degree and certificates. Experienced and internationally recognized cartoonists, writers, and designers teach classes. Learn more about the course of study…
The State Board voted affirmatively on the recommendation that The Center for Cartoon Studies be issued a
Certificate of Degree-Granting Authority to offer MFA degrees and certificates in cartooning.
Click the cover image above to download a pdf copy of CCS's HOW TO GUIDEBOOK (3.6 MB).
"Cartoon College" documents a year in the life of The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS), America's premier two-year cartooning program, as its students learn to hone their craft, its founders work to keep the school running smoothly, and a town watches to see if cartoons and the people who make them can breathe new life into a forgotten corner of the world. Go the movie’s blog page…
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ILLUSTRATION BY CHRIS WRIGHT, CCS FELLOW
"...graceful, tightly composed little panels..."
– Douglas Wolk, writer for the Book Review. Read the full story...
"inspired generations of writers and artists..."
– Jamin Brophy-Warren, writer for The Wall Street Journal.
Also...visit Jason's blog!
Outstanding Series
Snake Oil, Chuck Forsman
(self-published)
Outstanding Comic
Snake Oil #1, Chuck Forsman
(self-published)
The Ignatz are a juried-nomination award celebrating creator-driven work of the type that exhibits at the Small Press Expo.
Snake Oil #1 by CCS alumni Chuck Forsman and Inkweed by CCS fellow Chris Wright books were nominated for multiple Ignatz Awards.
Buy a copy of Snake Oil today!
The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) named Margaret “Peggy” Kannenstine, CCS Board Member & Council Member and Former Chair, Vermont Arts Council, the recipient of its 2008 Distinguished Public Service Award. The award honors an individual volunteer leader whose outstanding service, creative thinking and leadership have had a significant impact on the field of public support for the arts in his or her state or region.
"...Tommaso’s spare, two-tone drawings brilliantly contrast the physical beauty of the old, rural South with the savagery of its social institutions."
- The New York Times more...
"This visually powerful, suspenseful, even profound story makes
an excellent choice for readers interested in baseball or the history
of race relations."
– Booklist (starred review) more...
There are dozens of reasons why to support CCS. We narrowed it down to the top 10 in our annual plea comic mailer. Click here to make a donation and to read the AWESOME comic produced by Alec Longstreth (fellow) and JP Coovert (CCS '08).
The Comics Journal, America's premiere publication devoted to comic news, reviews, and in-depth interviews, features a spotlight article on CCS's 2008 graduating class. In his preface journalist Rich Kreiner offers a glowing endorsement for CCS and its enthusiastic student body. In addition, the article features a 31-page gallery of comic pages produced by 2008 graduates.
A Vermont school helps artists make a living in everything from the funny pages to graphic novels. Read the full story...
"The long-depressed former railroad hub reinvented itself as an artists' colony several years ago, so the 19th-century storefronts traffic more in quirky than in quaint." Read the full story...
"This book is true in spirit toThoreau’s writings..." – School Library Journal
Pairing terse extracts from Thoreau’s writings with very simple line drawings in squared-off panels, Porcellino artfully presents a compelling sense of the philosopher’s voice, his powers of observation and his sensitivity to the world around him. – Kirkus
Go to author John Porcellino's website...
Go to Alex's blog to order a copy today...
Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow, by James Sturm and Rich Tommaso wins Best Reality-Based Work. Visit the Comic-Con 2008 site for details...
Saturdays, January 24 - February 14
Adventures in Cartooning is a new workshop for young cartoonist, age 10-14. Students will be introduced to the fundamental elements of visual storytelling, from page composition and character design to materials and techniques. The workshop is four consecutive Saturdays, 1-4pm at The Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont.
For more information and to register online, click here.
CCS faculty Stephen Bissette’s share of the book -- a full third of the workload -- includes a lengthy exclusive interview with Neil Gaiman, as well as chapters on Gaiman's MIRACLEMAN run and the author's various comics, graphic novel and movie projects (from the English translation and dub of PRINCESS MONONOKE to BEOWULF and STARDUST). All this (and more) is being published in Prince of Stories: The Many Worlds of Neil Gaiman.
Prince of Stories provides the definitive one-stop volume for Neil Gaiman fans, readers, and scholars. A number of revelations emerged in the writing, for folks to discover in the book! On sale in bookstores everywhere. Order a copy today!
BusinessWeek Senior Writer Steve Hamm's new book, The Race for Perfect: Inside the Quest to Design the Ultimate Portable Computer, chronicles the four-decade history of mobile computing. This graphic adaptation by Lambert explores the role of Alan Kay, whose ideas shaped the development of today’s laptops, handhelds, and smartphones.
Seven Days features CCS in New Drawn and Paneled Series
Seven Days, Vermont's Independent Weekly, gives readers a glimpse into The Center for Cartoon Studies with a new series showcasing student and recent alum work. The Drawn and Paneled series began in October with a special full-color five-part Fall comic by Joseph Lambert '08. Click here to see Fall part 1 and 2.
Joe's comic “Turtle, Keep It Steady” was published in Houghton Mifflin’s The Best American Comics 2008. See more of Joseph’s work at submarinesubmarine.com.
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