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Best American Comics Notable: Montebank by D.W. ′12

Montebank by D.W. ′12 (Fantagraphics) was included in Best American Comics notables. Mountebank is a systematized sketchbook that tracks the inner workings of an obsessive brain, a book that could only be described as “psychedoolic.” Both meditative and hypnotic, D.W. invites you to get lost alongside anthropomorphic creatures crawling through grid paper labyrinths and in his own brand of whirling dervish mark-making.

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CCS at Short Run

 

Short Run 2018 poster

If you are going to be in the Seattle area, Short Run is coming up on November 3, and CCS has a table with Alec Longstreth, creator of Phase 7. From 1–3, he will be doing portfolio reviews. And all day someone will be there to answer questions you might have about attending the school. No need to RSVP, just swing by with your stuff.

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Irene Anthology Exhibit at The Center for Cartoon Studies

 

Irene Anthology Exhibit 
at The Center for Cartoon Studies
Colodny Building, White River Junction, Vermont

Spanning six issues, three years, and all seven continents, the Irene Anthology defies all limitations. Editors and founders of Irene Andy Warner ′12, D.W. ′12, and Dakota McFadzean ′12 brought together over 50 contributors to create one of the most ambitiously eclectic anthologies in CCS history. Original pages from Irene will be on display in the CCS Gallery from October 7 to December 1.

 

 

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Next Up Visiting Artist: D. W.

D. W. was born and grew up in New Jersey and has lived in Philadelphia, Vermont, San Francisco, and Seattle. He earned his MFA from The Center for Cartoon Studies in 2012 and, alongside his CCS ′12 classmates Andy Warner and Dakota McFadzean, is a founder and editor of the comics and art anthology Irene. He is the co-creator of self-published jam zines with Kevin Uehlein and Mark Connery, and has contributed to publications in North America, Australia, and Lebanon. His first book, Mountebank, was published by Fantagraphics in 2017. He spends his free time memorizing poetry and oratory, learning about the Civil War, and volunteering as an adult literacy tutor.

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Fantagraphics to Publish Mountebank by D. W. ′12 This Summer

D.W. (′12) is releasing his newest comic, Mountebank, with Fantagraphics this summer. A mountebank is a someone who deceives others, especially to trick them out of their money. Doubt you will feel tricked out of your money getting this book, the illustration style does trick your mind. It’s a psychedelic doodle book stretching the boundaries of what is a comic.

 

This is D.W.’s first comic with Fantagraphics. It was also featured as a notable comic in the 2016 Best American Comics. You can already see his psychedelic work in volumes 2, 4, 5, and 6 of Irene, a comic anthology D.W. founded with classmates  Andy Warner and Dakota McFadzean.

Preorder for Mountebank is available now! It ships on July 31, 12017.

 

 

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Three The Center for Cartoon Studies alumni and past fellow have made the Best American Comics of 2016: Notable Comics list!

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Best American Comics 2016 CCS Notables

TILLIE WALDEN ′16, The End of Summer 

MELISSA MENDES ′10, The Weight #1-3 

 DW ′12, Mountebank, Pages 1-26, Irene 5 

 BLAISE LARMEE, (CCS Fellow ′11-′12) 3 Books

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