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New: What’s the Matter Marlo? by Andrew Arnold ’07

What’s the Matter Marlo? by The Center for Cartoon Studies grad Andrew Arnold just released with Roaring Brook Press! The picture book about best friends highlights empathy, as well as anger and sadness, and reminds us these aren’t feelings to run away from, but instead to help each other through. Order a copy of What’s the Matter Marlo? today!

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Andrew Arnold’s ’07 Harper Alley has launched!

Andrew Arnold ’07 has been hard at work on launching HarperAlley. This collaborative, creator-focused publisher creates graphic novels for kids and teens that connect with readers of all ages. Andrew is the founder and editorial director of this HarperCollins’s graphic novel imprint. In addition to his history as editor at First Second, he is an author-illustrator and co-creator of the award-winning Adventures in Cartooning series . And he has a picture book What’s the Matter, Marlo? coming out from Roaring Brook Press.

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Alum Spotlight: Andrew Arnold ’07

Cover of "What's the Matter, Marlo" by Andrew Arnold

The Center for Cartoon Studies graduate Andrew Arnold ’07 started up HarperAlley, a new graphic novel imprint at HarperCollins Children’s Books. He is also working on his debut picture book, What’s the Matter, Marlo?, coming out in the January of 2021 from Roaring Brook Press. From 2016 to 2019, he was the art director at First Second Books, where he art directed and designed books. Since graduating from The Center for Cartoon Studies, he has collaborated with James Sturm and CCS graduate Alexis Frederick-Frost on the Adventures in Cartooning series. They’re currently developing the eighth book in that series, tentatively titled Build a World.

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A new step by step comic to teach kids how to Grow a Garden by CCS alumni Alexis Frederick-Frost

Alexis Frederick-Frost ’07 created a graphic novel for First Second’s Maker Comics series with six gardening projects. Maker Comics: Grow a Garden is out now! You’ll follow along with Will, Violet, and Basil at the Garden Gnome Academy. Will and his friends learn about soil and compost. To follow along, you don’t need a big backyard—just a little bit of space and a lot of sunlight.

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Andrew Arnold ′07 Heading Harper Alley

Andrew Arnold ′07, editorial director of HarperAlley.

Andrew Arnold ′07 is the editorial director for a new line of graphic novels under HarperCollins for Harper Alley. They are a “collaborative, creator-focused publisher” specializing in graphic novels for “readers of all ages.” They plan to release about ten books per year, with their first graphic novel is coming out in 2020. Previously, Andrew was the art director and acquiring editor at First Second.

Congratulations Andrew! We look forward to seeing your guidance bring forth many graphic novels to come.

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Alum Spotlight: Andrew Arnold

Andrew Arnold, Associate Art Director at First Second

Andrew Arnold (′07) is currently an associate art director at First Second.

You’ve been Associate Art Director at First Second for a year now. What has been your favorite book to work on so far?

The Prince and the Dressmaker! Jen Wang’s artwork is beautiful and the story is so tender. It’s an instant classic!

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

What has been your favorite moment at First Second?

Attending San Diego Comic Con for the first time! It was all I hoped it would be . . . and more!

What project are you looking forward to most at the moment?

Acquiring my first graphic novel by cartoonist Tim Probert. The project is a middle-grade fantasy adventure that follows the story of two friends trying to save the world. Tim’s artwork is expressive and rich; it’s going to be something special.

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CCS Industry Day

Industry Day is an annual event that introduces CCS students to top industry professionals including publishers, editors, designers and critics.  Students attend a panel discussion followed by one-on-one reviews with the pros. This year’s line up includes: Andrew Arnold is a book designer for the children’s book company Roaring Brook Press. Holly Bemiss is an agent at the Susan Rabiner Literary Agency. Peggy Burns is the Associate Publisher of the world renowned, Montreal-based graphic novel and comics arts company Drawn & Quarterly. Dan Kois is the senior editor at the Slate Book Review. Tucker Stone is a comic critic and blogger, most notably for The Comics Journal and the US Sales and Marketing Director for Nobrow.

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NEW! Adventures in Cartooning: Characters in Action

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James Sturm’s new book created with alumni Andrew Arnold and Alexis Frederick-Frost, Adventures in Cartooning: Characters in Action, the Knight, Edward the horse, and of course the Magic Cartooning Elf are back for more fun, but this time they’re sharing the stage with a host of new characters. Buy a copy today!

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Release and Signing with Joe Lambert and James Sturm at CCS

Saturday, October 5, 11:30am

at The Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont

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James Sturm’s new book created with alumni Andrew Arnold and Alexis Frederick-Frost, Adventures in Cartooning: Characters in Action, the Knight, Edward the chubby horse, and of course the Magic Cartooning Elf are back for more fun, but this time they’re sharing the stage with a host of new characters.

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The Center for Cartoon Studies alum and Eisner-award-winning graphic novelist Joseph Lambert  piece in Fairy Tale Comics is an adaptation from Dora Lee Newman’s retelling of the traditional American folktale “Br’er Rabbit Won’t Help,” in which the titular trickster gets his just desserts from the other animals of the forest.

Location:
The Center for Cartoon Studies
Post Office building
46 South Main Street
White River Junction

Norwich Book Store will be selling books at CCS! 

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The New York Times Motherlode features our “Comics to Santa”

Adventures in Cartooning, meet Adventures in Parenting: The New York Times parenting blog Motherlode gives our Holiday Challenge a shout-out! In their latest book, Adventures in Cartooning, Christmas Special, The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) director James Sturm and alumni Andrew Arnold and Alexis Frederick-Frost asked kids to send a comic to Santa. Check out the amazing results from one talented class of 3rd graders here, or on the Motherlode blog!

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