Houdini: The Handcuff King

CCS's Thoreau at Walden by John Porcellino

"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!

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.


CCS HOW TO GUIDE

Download a copy of
CCS's How To Brochure

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


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…


Alex Kim

© Alex Kim, '08

Happy Holidays from CCS!ILLUSTRATION BY CHRIS WRIGHT, CCS FELLOW


Jason Lutes Berlin, faculty Cartoon Studies

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!

Buy a copy of Berlin today!


Snake Oil Chuck Forsman

Congratulations Ignatz Award Winner CCS alum Chuck Forsman!

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!


CCS Board Member
Peggy Kannenstine
Named Recipient of the
"2008 Dinstinguished Public Service Award"

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.


The New York Times reviews The Center for Cartoon Studies book
Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow

"...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...

Click here to visit the Satchel Paige book site. See preview drawings and pages, learn more about the author and the making of the book.

Satchel Paige

Cartoon Studies annual plea

Make a Donation or Pledge to Support CCS today!

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 November 2008

CCS Class of 2008 Featured in The Comics Journal

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.


Southwest Airlines
Spirit Magazine features story on CCS

A Vermont school helps artists make a living in everything from the funny pages to graphic novels. Read the full story...


Budget Travel Magazine
Top 10 Coolest Small Town:
White River Junction

"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...


Thoreau at Walden

The Center for Cartoon Studies book
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...


 

Congratulations to CCS alum Alex Kim, winner of 2008 Xeric Grant for
Wall City

Go to Alex's blog to order a copy today...


The Center for Cartoon Studies book wins
Will Eisner Comics Industry Award

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...

 

 

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Adventures in Cartooning - CCS

Adventures in Cartooning Winter Workshop

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 Prince of Stories: The Many Worlds of Neil Gaiman

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 Cartoon Studies

BusinessWeek features special graphic adaptation by CCS alum

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.


Joe Lambert 7 Days

Seven Days features CCS in New Novel Graphics Series

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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