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Turner Family Stories with Robyn Smith ’17 and Lillie Harris ’21

Turner Family Stories cover art by Robyn Smith ’17

Coming out this summer, the Vermont Folklife Center is publishing Turner Family Stories. The book is a collection of comics drawn from the epic story of the Turner Family as shared by Daisy Turner. The work includes a beautiful cover by Robyn Smith ’17 and a tale from Daisy’s own life drawn by Lillie Harris ’21. Daisy Turner was born in 1883 in Grafton, Vermont, the daughter of formerly enslaved Alec and Sally Turner. In 1983, VFC founder Jane Beck met then 100-year-old Daisy and recorded approximately 60 hours of interviews about her family. These interviews are now being used to create these comics.

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CCS Alum and Faculty in The New Yorker

Congratulations to Lillie Harris ’21 and Daryl Seitchik ’18 with cartoons in recent issues of The New Yorker! The New Yorker is one of those pinnacles of achievement for a lot of cartoonists, so a lot of hard work goes into getting a comic accepted. Many CCS alum and faculty cartoons have appeared in The New Yorker! The November 20th The New Yorker “Daily Shouts” featured faculty Glynnis Fawkes cartoon “2020 As A Newborn” which reflects on parenting during a pandemic.

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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

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

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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