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Luke Healy’s ′14 Americana Guardian’s Book of Year

Cover of Americana by Luke Healy

Americana by Luke Healy ′14 is in The Guardian’s list of Best Comics of 2019. The list includes comic greats like Chris Ware’s Rusty Brown (Pantheon), an epic tale about a single day at a Nebraska school in the mid-1970s; and Jaime Hernandez’s Is This How You See Me? (Fantagraphics), focusing on how the time has molded Maggie and Hopey into complex, middle-aged women from young LA punks.

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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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Jason Faculty Lutes at ALA’s Presidential Roundtable

Jason Lutes (The Center for Cartoon Studies faculty)

Jason Lutes (Berlin) will be at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C., talking about the state of comics. He is joining a panel with Raina Telgemeier (Smile) and Jaime Hernandez (Love and Rockets), moderated by Amie Wright from the New York Public Library, as part of the newly established Graphic Novels & Comics Roundtable in their first President’s program. The three long-working cartoonists will discuss how they have seen comics change in the last twenty years.

The ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition is from June 20 to 25 and includes a wide variety of programming, including discussion panels, awards, and author events. Jason’s event is Sunday, June 23, from 1pm–2:30pm.

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Congratulations 2018 Graduates!

This year’s diploma drawing is by Jaime Hernandez!

 

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Visiting Artist: Jaime Hernandez

Jaime Hernandez

Jaime Hernandez, of Love and Rockets fame, spoke at The Center for Cartoon Studies about comics. How he got into them. How he started making them. What he does now. That is a lot to cover because he has been working on Love and Rockets for 35 years.

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Spring Visiting Artist Line Up!

The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) Spring Visiting Artist lineup is here!  Cartoonists and artists due to visit the school this semester include Alison Bechdel, Paige Braddock, Nick Drnaso, Jaime Hernandez, Summer Pierre, Dash Shaw, Jeremy Sorese, Dana Walrath and more!

 

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CCS Alumnus and Eisner-Award-Winner Joseph Lambert in Fairy Tale Comics

Fairy Tale Comucs

The Center for Cartoon Studies alumnus and Eisner-award-winning graphic novelist Joseph Lambert was recently invited by editor Chris Duffy to participate in Fairy Tale Comics, Duffy’s second children’s comics anthology for First Second.

The anthology also features stories by Emily Carroll, Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Raina Talgemeier, Jillian Tamaki, and Craig Thompson, among others. Read more about Fairy Tale Comucs project and interview with Joseph Lambert on The Schulz Library blog: schulzlibrary.org

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CARTOONING IN AN ANXIOUS AGE

Cartooning In An Anxious Age (pdf) is a free comic by Cara Bean on the act of drawing, which focuses your attention and intimately connects you with the generative act of creation. It’s an inspiring read.

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

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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.

A 32-page comic on how our government works

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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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