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More CCS on Instagram

Tillie Walden ′16 in The Center for Cartoon Studies Schulz Library during her time teaching summer workshops.

If you want more comics in your life, and more from The Center from Cartoon Studies (CCS), you should be keeping an eye on the CCS Instagram: @cartoonstudies. You will find posts about alum and students with new books and awards, about the library, and reblogs from alum and students posting great art.

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Tags: cartoonstudies, centerforcartoonstudies, instagram, Jarad Greene, Penina Gal, Schulz Library, Summer Workshops, Tillie Walden

Alum Spotlight: Sasha Velour

Photo by Maddellyn Hatter

Sasha Velour ′13, winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race, is keeping busy. In June she did an interview with Darren Perron for WCAX, a Burlington, Vermont, station. They talk about winning the crown, eating disorders, losing her mom to cancer, and how she credits The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) for launching her career. She also spoke with Jeremy Hobson from NPR’s Here and Now a few weeks after her crowning.

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Tags: cartoonstudies, CCS Alum, centerforcartoonstudies, interview, One Dollar Drags, RuPaul's Drag Race, Sasha Velour, Velour

CCS Special Guests at SPX

SPX 2018 banner by Molly Ostertag

At SPX this year, faculty Jason Lutes (Berlin) and Max de Radigues (CCS fellow) (Weegee) are both special guests. Jason will be there with the final volume of his trilogy, Berlin. Max de Radigues has also released a new book in French, Stig & Tilde 1 : L’île Du Disparu (The Island of the Disappeared).

Jason will be part of the panel “The Epic, Serialized,” with Anders Nilsen (Big Questions, Tongues), Ngozi Ukazu (Check, Please), and Matthew Thurber (Art Comics). Moderator Isaac Cates (Cartozia Tales) will get them to discuss how long comics change over time, serialization, and how outside influences affect long projects.

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Tags: Anders Nilsen, Art Comics, Audobon, Berlin, Big Questions, cartoonstudies, Cartozia Tales, centerforcartoonstudies, Check Plase, Isaac Cates, Jason Lutes, Jeremie Royer, Marc Sobel, Matthew Thurber, Max de Radigues, Ngozi Ukazu, Ron Wimberly, Sentences, SPX, Stig and Tilde, The Love and Rockets Companion, Tongues, Weegee

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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Alum Spotlight: Sasha Velour

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MFA and Certificate Program

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Cartoon Club

The Schulz Library

A Free One-Week Cartooning Workout

THE ED KOREN SCHOLARSHIP FUND

BIPOC Cartoonist Fund Accepting Donations

FREE COMICS

CARTOONING IN AN ANXIOUS AGE

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

A 32-page comic on how our government works

THE APPLIED CARTOONING MANIFESTO