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Chuck Forsman ′08 Gets Second TV Show

I Am Not Okay With This by Charles Forsman ′08

Chuck Forsman ′08 is still making comics despite finding fame with his stories through TV series. His comic The End of the F***ing World was adapted by Jonathan Entwistle for British television and has since been nominated for numerous awards and was a winner of the the British Screenwriters’ Award. Now Entwistle is adapting Chuck’s mini comic I Am Not Okay with This for Netflix.

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Alum Spotlight: Chuck Forsman

Self Portrait by Chuck Forsman

Chuck Forsman ’08 is the force behind Oily Comics. He has a new comic, Automa, that he is serializing on Patreon. His comic The End of the XXXXing World (now out through Fantagraphics) has been adapted as a Netflix Original Series. Season 1 was nominated for the 2018 British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series.

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TEOTFW Renewed for Season 2

The End of the F***ing World

On the heels of the British Academy Film Award nomination for Best Drama Series, The End of the XXXing World, based on the comic by Chuck Forsman ′08, has been renewed for a second season on Netflix. Chuck is excited to see where the show continues.

If you have a hard time waiting, Neelah Debanth talks about Chuck’s response on Express before the announcement was made. After the announcement was official on August 22, Dusty Baxter-Wright wrote about the excitement of the director and actors on Cosmopolitan.

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CCS Alum at the Harvey Awards

The Harvey Awards are coming up and The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) alum Tillie Walden ′16 and Chuck Forsman ′08 both make appearances. The nominees were selected by comics professionals, and winners will be voted on by all industry professionals.

Tillie’s Spinning (First Second) is up for not only Best Children’s or Young Adult Book but also for Book of the Year. Spinning already won an Eisner for Best Reailty-Based Work. And The End of the XXXXing World TV series, adapted as a Netflix Original Series from Chuck’s comic of the same name (now out from Fantagraphics), is up for Best Adaptation from a Comic Book/Graphic Novel.

The End of the F***ing World

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Alum Charles Forsman’s The End of The ****ing World graphic novel to release in UK

Faber and Faber to release UK edition of The End of the F***ing World graphic novel by The Center for Cartoon Studies alum Charles Forsman, in March 2018.  #TEOTFW is a Netflix Original Series based on the comic by Charles, was published in the US by Fantagraphics Books.

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“The End of the ***ing World” heading to Netflix!

Image from TEOTFW TV series

A NETFLIX ORIGINAL:  The End of the ***ing World to release January 5th!

In 2013, Charles Forsman (’08) completed The End of the ***ing World, a look into the bleak lives of teenagers James and Alyssa. In 2013, then–film student Jonathan Entwistle create a short film of the comic. In 2014, he directed a pilot episode for a TV show. And now the show is coming to Netflix! Channel 4 launched the series in the UK on October 24.

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