Stories tagged Avery Hill Publishing

Alum Kit Anderson’s ’22 graphic novel SAFER SPACES explores the secrets and magic typically unseen in everyday life

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Safer Spaces by Kit Anderson '22

Safer Spaces is a 208-page new collection of stories about isolation, memory, liminal spaces, and small magic from up-and-coming author Kit Anderson with Avery Hill Publishing. From road trips to doctors’ offices to the mysterious spaces under the house, Kit Anderson’s short stories explore the secrets and magic typically unseen in everyday life. A walk through the forest, a family move, a day in a normal life – Anderson’s depictions of these ordinary moments transform them with a double-take, revealing the strangeness, surreality, and transformation within. Order a copy!

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CCS faculty and grads in the Harvey Awards

Nominees for the 2019 Harvey Awards have been announced and there are a lot of great books from CCS grads on the list. Anyone working in the comics industry can vote until September 10 (though you must apply first). The winners will be announced at New York Comic-Con on October 4.

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Tags: Avery Hill Publishing, awards, Berlin, Drawn and Quarterly, Eleri Harris, First Second, Graphic Novel, Harvey Awards, Jason Lutes, Kid Gloves, Lucy Knisley, Matt Bors, New York Comic-Con, nominees, On A Sunbeam, Sophie Yanow, The Contradictions, The Nib, Tillie Walden

Alum Spotlight: Luke Healy’s “The Peeping Tom”

Luke Healy ’15 (Permanent Press, How to Survive in the North) is posting a new web comic on Twitter: The Peeping Tom. It is updating once a twice a week. It is a slow-burn comic about Luke’s experience as a privileged participant in the gentrification of East London, exploring topics of classism and racism. He started posting on April 8 and is already through page 4.

Tags: Avery Hill Publishing, Cartoon Studies, CCS Alum, CCS Alumni, How To Survive In The North, Luke Healy, Minicomic, Nobrow, Permanent Press, The Peeping Tom

New alum books with Avery Hill

As part of Avery Hill Publishing’s six books in 2018, they will release their fourth book with Tillie Walden ′16 (Spinning) and their first book with Luke Healy ’14 (How to Survive in the North).

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Tags: A City Inside, Avery Hill Publishing, Cartoon Studies, First Second, I love this part, Luke Healy, Permanent Press, Spinning, The End of Summer, Tillie Walden, upcoming release

Spinning by alum Tillie Walden releases September 12

Spinning by Tillie Walden (′16) is coming out in just about a week on September 12, 2017. Her fourth graphic novel, this is her first with First Second. She has also published I Love This Part, A City Inside, and The End of Summer with Avery Hill Publishing, released through Retrofit Comics in the United States. It will be coming out to marvelous reviews.

Booklist Online: “She uses negative space to great effect, elegantly depicting her loneliness and isolation while simultaneously emphasizing how deeply she feels unable to speak up for herself.”
Cathy Camper, Lambda Literary: ” At school, another student, Grace, bullies her, so skating becomes a kind of after-school refuge. Not a refuge from everything, however: Tillie develops a secret crush on another girl. . . .”

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Tags: A City Inside, Avery Hill Publishing, Cartoon Studies, Comics, First Second, Graphic Novel, I love this part, new release, Retrofit Comics, Spinning, The End of Summer, Tillie Walden

Alum Spotlight: Luke Healy

Luke Healy‘s (′14) debut comic How to Survive in the North started as his thesis at The Center for Cartoon Studies and was later picked up for publication by Nobrow Press. This comic is based on the true story of Ada Blackjack, an Inuit woman who survived a disaster of an expedition in the Arctic, and weaves in a fictional story to better explore the events. How to Survive in the North is a Junior Library Guild Selection and one of Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of 2016.

Alex Dueben, “Interview: Luke Healy on Arctic Expeditions and How to Survive in the North”

Comic Bastards: “You could read a lot of this story as a warning to people to recognize when a situation is dangerous.”
Deborah Stevenson, Muse: “The two Arctic tales . . . are truly haunting. . . .”

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Tags: Avery Hill Publishing, Cartoon Studies, Comics, Graphic Novel, How To Survive In The North, Luke Healy, Nobrow Press, reviews, Thesis Project

A 32-page comic on how our government works

This Is What Democracy Looks Like comic cover

Using the power of comics to teach teens about the way our government works This Is What Democracy Looks Like, A Graphic Guide To Governance is a 32-page comic book created by The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS). This short comic guide helps to bring democracy back to the hands of the people by explaining what democracy actually means and how the whole thing works. This guide will be a great jumping-off point to learn about our government.

The Center for Cartoon Studies

Stories tagged Avery Hill Publishing

Alum Kit Anderson’s ’22 graphic novel SAFER SPACES explores the secrets and magic typically unseen in everyday life

CCS faculty and grads in the Harvey Awards

Alum Spotlight: Luke Healy’s “The Peeping Tom”

New alum books with Avery Hill

Spinning by alum Tillie Walden releases September 12

Alum Spotlight: Luke Healy

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Let's Talk About It: A Graphic Guide to Mental Health

A 32-page comic on how our government works

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