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CCS graduates to exhibit and present at MICE expo in Cambridge

MICE, the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo, is coming up on October 19 and 20 in Cambridge, MA. A perennial favorite, MICE is showcase space for artists and writers in the greater-Boston area working in the field of comics. The show is free and open to the public of all ages. And you can find lots of CCS grads and instructors tabling and in various workshops throughout the weekend.

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Summer Workshop Spotlight: Graphic Novel Workshop with Paul Karasik

Ho to Read Nancy

Summer 2019 you can work with Paul Karasik (How To Read Nancy, City of Glass) to get your own graphic novel off the ground! You’ll have a week, from July 29 to August 2 or August 5 to 9, to produce the first draft of a longer comics project. The course makes use of lecture, collaborative exercises, book discussions and more. And if that week isn’t enough for you, you can sign up for the optional online extension from August 13 to October 4!

“How To Read Nancy” , by Paul Karasik and Mark Newgarden, is the deconstruction of a single Nancy comic strip to reveal the hidden language of comics.“How To Read Nancy”  received an Eisner Award 2018: Best Comics-Related Book of the Year!

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Longtime Summer Workshops Instructor wins Eisner!

Longtime CCS summer instructor Paul Karasik wins an Eisner for How To Read Nancy: The Elements of Comics in Three Easy Panels. Congratulations to both Paul and Mark Newgarden!
“Not only does How to Read Nancy give insight into Bushmiller’s brilliance, it’s also a great, concise educational [book] about visual storytelling through the analysis of a single strip.” —— BoingBoing

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