"...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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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).
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!
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.
"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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"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.
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.
"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!
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!
"...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!
"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...
“There's not a bad page in this issue, from Ellen Lindner's wonderful glasses comic to Alec Longstreth's illustrated interview with Harry and the Potters to a foldout timeline of Eyewear Through the Ages.” - Whitney Matheson
USA Today's pop culture blog, Pop Candy, recently spotlighted Hey, 4-Eyes! Issue Three. Hey, 4-Eyes! is published by CCS faculty member Robyn Chapman, and features work by CCS faculty, staff and alumni (among them Jason Lutes, Joseph Lambert, Colleen Frakes and Jon Chad). Hey, 4-Eyes! has been praised for its hand-crafted design. From the screen-printed cover to the interior pages, this zine was produced entirely using the professional equipment available in the CCS Production Lab.
CCS’s third Commencement Ceremony took place at the Northern Stage Theater in the Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, Vermont. Click here to see photos of the event!
Watch the Commencement Ceremony video online!
The exhibition features work by the graduating class of The Center for Cartoon Studies, on display thru June 27.
Gallery hours: Monday thru Saturday, 11am - 4pm.
For more information:
(802) 295-3319
CCS Gallery is located at 94 South Main Street, in the historic village of White River Junction, Vermont. Click here for directions.
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..
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...
BY ALEC LONGSTRETH
AND JOSEPH LAMBERT
Seven Days, Vermont's Independent Weekly, gives readers a glimpse into The Center for Cartoon Studies with a new series showcasing students, recent alum, and fellow work.
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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.
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