“…kids are going to eat this book up.” – The New York Times

The New York Times Book Review
on CCS’s Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean

“It’s very well written, even captivating at times, and Ben Towle’s black, white and blue art suggests the feeling of flight when it moves from panel-packed spreads to more open and expansive ones as the story, along with Amelia’s plane, takes off. The presentation — a sort of graphic-novel-style biography — is a breath of fresh air.”

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This week at CCS

Charles Burns is the award-winning creator of the 400-page graphic novel opus Black Hole, currently in production as a major motion picture.  He was an early contributor to RAW and has since published numerous books, including Hard-Boiled Defective Stories, Skin Deep: Tales of Doomed Romance, Big Baby, and Close Your Eyes. Burns has created covers for the NewYorker, Time Magazine, Esquire, and he has been the official cover artist for The Believer magazine since 2003.

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Market Day by James Sturm

Punchbuggy Tour at CCS

March 19, 7pm
http://punchbuggytour.com/

Join Liz Baillie, MK Reed and Ken Dahl for an evening of comics reading, music, and goings-on!  CCS will welcome these traveling cartoonists with a reception, followed by a book signing.
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Student & Alumni News

Katherine Roy (CCS ‘10) Receives Praise on We Love You So

We Love You So highlights art that influenced Spike Jonze’s feature film Where The Wild Things Are.  Katherine Roy’s Caterpillar Tales recently made this prestigious list.

“The only thing better than enthusiasm is enthusiasm + talent. Katherine Roy is an exemplar of both— a cartooning machine whose Caterpillar Tales celebrates the adventures and struggles of its namesake hero.”

Minis Monday:
Samuel Gaskin (CCS ‘07)
The Comics Journal

by Rich Kreiner

“ Any superficial distractions, anything that might artificially divert or manipulate is neglected. This is bare-boned reportage of certain emotions and, alternatively, the haunting vacuum of the absence of others. In allowing a place for self-pity and stupidity and confusion without frills or buffers, Gaskin lets the material speak for itself.”

Announcing Summer 2010 Workshops

Create Comics
July 12–16 | Ages 16+
Learn all the basics of creating comic books, for beginner to advanced students.

Cartooning Studio
August 2–6 | Ages 18+
A 5-day intensive, ideal for adults and college students (with a for-credit option).

Extended Studio Option
August 9–11

For more information and to register…

Course of Study

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… Learn more about the course of study…

R. Sikoryak’s Masterpiece Comics

March 5 – March 27

Gallery Hours
Saturdays, 10am-2pm

Masterpiece Comics adapts a variety of classic literary works with the most iconic visual idioms of 20th-century comics. Dense with exclamation marks and lurid colors, R. Sikoryak’s parodies remind us of the sensational excesses of the canon, or, if you prefer, of the economical expressiveness of classic comics from Batman to Garfield.

“[Sikoryak] goes far beyond mere imitation to eerily inhabit the artistic sensibilities of a dozen cartoonists; the result is as funny as it is impressive. These retellings linger on the philosophical underpinnings of such tales; coupled with the allusions and baggage of these familiar cartoon characters, the crossovers take on a life of their own to become legitimate adaptations.”
-Starred Review from Publishers Weekly

Location
The CCS Gallery is located at 94 South Main Street in White River Junction, Vermont. For more information: (802) 295-3319.

CCS Top Notch Thesis Advisors

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.