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Nubia nominated for Harvey Award

Nubia: Real One, written by young adult (YA) author L. L. McKinney with art by Robyn Smith ’17, has been nominated for Best Children or Young Adult Book in the 2021 Harvey Awards. Though Nubia is as fast and powerful as her famous twin sister, Wonder Woman, the world has no problem telling her that she’s no comparison. But when Nubia’s best friend, Quisha, is threatened by a boy who thinks he owns the town, Nubia will risk it all––her safety, her home, and her crush on that cute kid in English class––to become the hero society tells her she isn’t.

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Visiting Artist: Larry Gonick

The Cartoon History of the Universe by Larry Gonick

For the past 40 years, Larry Gonick has used the medium of comics to convey complex ideas. He has written or co-authored 16 books and created several comic strips. The first installment of his famous world-history series, The Cartoon History of the Universe (Doubleday),

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Next Up Visiting Artist: Dylan Horrocks

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Dylan Horrocks was born in 1966 and has been making comics since the mid-80s. His breakthrough comic, Hicksville, has been translated into French, Spanish, and Italian and won the 2002 Eisner for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition.

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That year, his comic Atlas won the Harvey Award for Best Single Issue or Story. He lives in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Next Up Visiting Artist: Noelle Stevenson

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Noelle Stevenson is the New York Times bestselling author of Nimona, has been nominated for Harvey and Eisner Awards, and was awarded the Slate Cartoonist Studio Prize for Best Web Comic in 2012 for Nimona. Noelle is a writer on Disney’s Wander Over Yonder, the co-writer of Boom! Studios’ Lumberjanes, and has written for Marvel and DC Comics. She currently lives in Los Angeles. Nimona is currently on the list for a National Book Award!

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CARTOONING IN AN ANXIOUS AGE

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Created for middle and high school students, Let’s Talk About It: A Graphic Guide To Mental Health is a lively and educational comic book that destigmatizes the conversation around mental health.

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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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