
"...a stupendous new high for children’s graphic novels...a tale that works just as well as a read-aloud for the very young as it does a lesson for everyone from fans of the form to the wholly uninitiated." — Booklist, Starred Review
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a copy today!
CCS Joins Vermont Higher Education Council
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...
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.
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…
CCS Now Offering MFAs
& Certificates
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.

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CCS's How To Brochure
Click the cover image above to download a pdf copy of CCS's HOW TO GUIDEBOOK (3.6 MB).

The Schulz Library at The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) resides in a restored old firehouse on the bank of the White River. The room is packed with zines, graphic novels, cartoon collections, and related ephemera— an amazing and inspirational resource for CCS students and faculty.
Click here to go to the new Schulz Library Blog!

CCS student Katherine Roy creates new Kid's Guide to Boston's Freedom Trail
The Freedom Trail Foundation published a NEW children's coloring and activity workbook illustrated by Katherine Roy. A Kid's Guide to Boston's Freedom Trail provides beautiful illustrations, a history of the American Revolution and activities like connect-the-dots, mazes, word searches, hidden pictures and other puzzels. The new guide is a great way to teach kids about American history.
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Filmmaker Tara Wray Documentary on CCS
"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…
Thoreau at Walden
The Center for Cartoon Studies continues its series of comic-book biographies with an adaptation of Henry David Thoreau's classic naturalist memoir Walden.
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– Booklist (starred review) more...
Satchel Paige
Striking Out Jim Crow by
The Center for Cartoon Studies
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© Alex Kim, '08

"Chris Wright's Inkweed is without a doubt, one of the best books I've come across in recent times. Inkweed is the first collected volume of Chris Wright's comics and contains nine short stories, all produced between 2002 and 2007." -Exquisite Things
Click here to go to the interview...
Click here to purchase a copy of Inkweed!

Utrecht Learning Center features cartoonist James Sturm, along with drawings and pages from his new project Market Day! The interview takes a look at James process of making comics, essential tools and techniques.
The Utrecht Learning Center is an online resource for artists and includes tutorials and tips and instructions.
Click here to visit the Utrecht Artist Spotlight with James Sturm.
Ollie Named Town of Hartford Citizen of the Year
Michelle Ollie, president and co-founder of The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) in White River Junction, Vermont, was recognized as the Town of Hartford’s Citizen of the Year by American Legion Post No. 26.
Ollie relocated from Minneapolis to the village of White River Junction in 2004 to open The Center for Cartoon Studies with cartoonist James Sturm. CCS has a local economic impact of over $1 million annually and is a leader in the revitalization of downtown White River Junction.
For her commitment, leadership, and optimism for the future of White River Junction, and for her efforts that have brought local, regional, and national recognition and impact to the village and the Town of Hartford, Michelle Ollie was named Citizen of the Year on June 11, 2009.

Lucy Knisley (CCS '09)
French Milk
gets praise reviews
"Wonderful....Read it and you will not be disappointed."
-- Whitney Matheson, Usa Today
"A keenly observed letter back home...the pleasure Knisley takes in food and company is infectious."
-- Douglas Wolk, slate
Through delightful drawings, photographs, and musings, twenty-three-year-old Lucy Knisley documents a six-week trip she and her mother took to Paris when each was facing a milestone birthday. Published by Simon and Schuster,
the charming 208 page book is availalbe for purchase at retailers nationwide.
Visit Lucy's website to see more work!

CCS alum Annie Murphy's
I Still Live: Biography of a Spiritualist wins Xeric Self-Publishing Award
I Still Live is biography of a nineteenth-century Vermont spiritualist, Achsa Sprague.The novella is Murphy's tribute to Achsa Sprague, and includes the backstory on how she discovered, and assembled the story. Congratulations Annie!
Visit Annie's site to learn more...

Best American Comics 2008, the prestigious comics showcase from publisher Houghton Mifflin, features work by CCS alum and faculty. Joseph Lambert (‘08) designed the book’s endpapers and contributed the comic Turtle, Keep it Steady! This short story was originally created at CCS as a homework assignment. T. Edward Bak (Fellow ‘07) contributed the short story Trouble. An excerpt from faculty member Jason Lutes’ series Berlin was also featured. Buy a copy today!

CCS faculty Jason Lutes BERLIN: City of Smoke gets reviewed by New York Times
"...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!
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The Center for Cartoon Studies Thoreau at Walden gets starred reviews
"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...