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1177 BC graphic novel from Glynnis Fawkes

Coming in 2023 from Princeton University Press, Glynnis Fawkes is adapting Eric Cline’s 1177 BC as a graphic novel. Archaeologist Cline’s book traces the downfall of the many interconnected civilizations of the Late Bronze Age. And now Glynnis is bringing it to life: “imagining life in the ancient world, drawing ancient art, and figuring out the tech side of putting this book together.”

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Tags: 1177 BC, CCS Faculty, Eric Cline, Eric Cline's 1177 BC, Glynnis Fawkes, Graphic Novel, Greek Diary, Little, new book, Princeton University Press, Reign of Crumbs, The Center for Cartoon Studies Presents Charlotte Brontë Before Jane Eyre, Vermont Arts Council

Whit Taylor Joins CCS Faculty this Spring

Whit Taylor (Ghost Stories) is joining the faculty at The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) this spring as the facilitator of Visiting Artist Seminar. The course features weekly guests including the most celebrated cartoonists, children’s books authors, designers, writers, and designers. Guests share their creative process and professional pathways. In addition to lecturing at CCS as a previous visiting artist, Whit was also the keynote speaker at the International Comics and Medicine Conference in 2019 (see photo above). A big thanks to R. Sikoryak who facilitated the most recent fall term of Visiting Artist Seminar. His Constitution Illustrated was a top ten The New York Times Best Graphic Novels of 2020.

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Tags: CCS Faculty, Comics and Medicine, Czap Books, Faculty, Ghost Stories, Graphic Medicine, Graphic Novel, Harriet Tubman, Kazimir Lee, Little Brown, R. Sikoryak, Radiator Comics, Rosarium Publishing, Visiting Artist, Whit Taylor

The Center for Cartoon Studies Faculty Jason Lutes wins Vermont Book Award 2019 for BERLIN

The Center for Cartoon Studies faculty Jason Lutes wins the Vermont Book Award 2019 for his twenty years in the making graphic novel BERLIN.

BERLIN is an intricate look at the fall of the Weimar Republic through the eyes of its citizens—Marthe Müller, a young woman escaping the memory of a brother killed in World War I, Kurt Severing, an idealistic journalist losing faith in the printed word as fascism and extremism take hold; the Brauns, a family torn apart by poverty and politics. Lutes weaves these characters’ lives into the larger fabric of a city slowly ripping apart.

Tags: Berlin, CCS Faculty, Jason Lutes

In Stores Now: The Brood by Stephen R. Bissette

The Brood [hardcover] by Stephen R. Bissette

Stephen R. Bissette, beloved CCS faculty, has recently released a new book, Midnight Movie Monograph on The Brood, where he dives into Cronenberg’s movie The Brood. Similar to Bissette’s previous work, Teen Angels and New Mutants, which deconstructs Rick Veitch‘s graphic novel Brat Pack, Bissette takes a forensic and holistic approach to examining the many facets of this dark jewel of horror that he calls Cronenberg’s first masterpiece.

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Tags: CCS Faculty, on sale, PS Publishing, Stephen R. Bissette, Swamp Thing, The Brood

State of the Union: Comics

COMICS HAVE ARRIVED: (l. to r.) Jaime Hernandez, Amie Wright (moderator), CCS faculty Jason Lutes, Raina Telgemeier *Photo by Annalisa Pešek*

The Center for Cartoon Studies instructor Jason Lutes (Berlin) was part of a panel discussing the state of comics at the American Library Association (ALA) conference in June. Along with Jaime Hernandez (Love and Rockets) and Raina Telgemeier (The Baby-Sitters Club), the panel was moderated by Amie Wright. They discussed their relationships to their characters, the rise of graphic memoir and biography, using comics to promote literacy, and shelving graphic novels separately or with the rest of the collection. Though there was disagreement among the panel, Jason sees shelving graphic novels in the general collection as a step in the right direction.

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Tags: Aime Wright, ALA, Baby-sitters Club, Berlin, CCS Faculty, Graphic Novel Roundtable, Jaime Hernandez, Jason Lutes, Love and Rockets, Raina Telgemeier

Luke Howard’s
“Big Mystery Case”

The latest comic from Luke Howard (′13) was The Big Mystery Case, released at CAKE 2017. In addition to co-teaching the production class at CCS with Jon Chad and all the other stuff he does for CCS, Luke is the creator of Our Mother (Retrofit, 2016) and Talk Dirty to Me (AdHouse Books, 2016).

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Tags: cartoon Studies. minicomic, CCS Alum, CCS Faculty, Graphic Novel, interview, Luke Howard, Self-published, The Big Mystery Case

The Next Installment of The Expeditioners Series Releases!

Pick up a copy of CCS faculty S. S. Taylor (Illustrated by alum Katherine Roy!) The Expeditioners and the Secret of King Triton’s Lair — the thrilling sequel to The Expeditioners and the Treasure of Drowned Man’s Canyon and the next installment in The Expeditioners series! Upcoming events:

10/13 Kepler’s Books in Menlo Park, CA. 6:30 pm
10/14 Book Passage in Corte Madera, CA. 7 pm
10/18 Bear Pond Books in Montpelier, VT. 11 am
10/18 Phoenix Books in Burlington, VT. 5 pm
10/25-26 Texas Book Festival, Austin, Texas

For an up to date list of where S. S. Taylor and Katherine Roy will be appearing and signing, visit: sstaylorbooks.com

Tags: Cartoon Studies, CCS Faculty, Katherine Roy, S. S. Taylor, Sarah Stewart Taylor, The Expeditioners, The Expeditioners and the Secret of King Triton’s Lair

CCS Faculty Jon Chad’s Leo Geo

“Chad’s inventive vertical artwork acts as a spoonful of sugar to the medicine of geology lessons.” – Publishers Weekly

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Tags: Cartoon Studies, CCS Faculty, Jon Chad, Leo Geo

Graphic Novel Realism Exhibit at NIU Features CCS Faculty

Graphic Novel Realism: Backstage at the Comics

at The Northern Illinois Art Museum

On exhibit through May 25

Curated by Paul Karasik, featuring original art by CCS faculty James Sturm and Jason Lutes

For more information: niu.edu

Tags: CCS Faculty, Graphic Novel Realism, James Sturm, Jason Lutes, NIU, Paul Karasik

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.

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Stories tagged CCS Faculty

1177 BC graphic novel from Glynnis Fawkes

Whit Taylor Joins CCS Faculty this Spring

The Center for Cartoon Studies Faculty Jason Lutes wins Vermont Book Award 2019 for BERLIN