Stories tagged Sophie Goldstein

New Book: Flash Forward

The podcast Flash Forward (Abrams), where Rose Eveleth tackles speculative fact and fiction, is being laid to paper with the aid of a crew of artists, including The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) alum Sophie Goldstein ’13, Amelia Onorato ’12, and many CCS visiting artists including Matt Lubchanksy, Ben Passmore, John Jennings, Sophia Foster-Dimino, and Box Brown. The collection includes many more contributors including Ziyed Ayoub, Maki Naro, Julia Gfrörer, Chris Jones, Blue Delliquanti, Zach Weinersmith, and Kate Sheridan. The book will be available on April 20, 2021!

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Tags: Abrams, AdHouse Books, Amalia Onorato, An Embarrassment of Witches, Ben Passmore, Blue Delliquanti, Box Brown, CCS Alum, Chris Jones, Darwin Carmichael is Going to Hell, Fantagraphics, Flash Forward, House of Women, Jenn Jordan, John Jennings, Julia Gfrörer, Kate Sheridan, Maki Naro, Matt Lubchansky, Poopy Claws, Popnonymous, Sophia Foster-Dimino, Sophie Goldstein, The Nib, The Oven, Top Shelf Comix, Zach Weinersmith, Ziyed Ayoub

CCS Alumni Sophie Goldstein releases coming-of-age fantasy graphic novel: An Embarrassment of Witches

An Embarrassment of Witches by Sophie Goldstein ′13 and Jenn Jordan released on March 3 from Top Shelf Comix. This coming-of-age tale is set in an urban fantasy world full of animal familiars, enchanted plants, and spell-casting. The story explores the mundane horrors of breakups, job searches, and post-graduate existential angst.

“The blobby, busy artwork, drenched in candy colors, is packed with visual jokes: a traffic jam with dragons and pumpkin carriages, mall stores named Fae Jewelers and Taco Spell, a corporate office that turns into an M.C. Escher maze.”
—Publishers Weekly

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Tags: AdHouse Books, An Embarrassment of Witches, Darwin Carmichael is Going to Hell, Fantagraphics, Gene Ambaum, House of Women, in stores now, Jenn Jordan, Kickstarter, Poopy Claw, Slate, Sophie Goldstein, The Oven, Top Shelf Comix

Noisemakers Anthology with Lucy Knisley ′09 and Sophie Goldstein ′13

Cover of Noisemakers: 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World, from Kazoo

Kazoo has released Noisemakers: 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World, an anthology of women throughout history, including stories by Lucy Knisley ′09 and Sophie Goldstein ′13. From the creators of the award-winning Kazoo magazine—the quarterly, indie print magazine for girls, ages 5 to 12—comes a look at the lives of 25 extraordinary women through the eyes of 25 extraordinary comic artists. In 25 distinct styles from some of the most exciting comic artists, Noisemakers is for everyone who is not afraid to use their voice and for those who could use a little boost.

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Tags: AdHouse, An Embarrassment of Witches, Anthology, Fantagraphics, First Second, House of Women, in stores now, Kazoo, Kid Gloves, Lucy Knisley, Noisemakers, Relish, Sophie Goldstein, The Oven

Sophie Goldstein’s ′13 New Comics, An Embarrassment of Witches

Page 1 from An Embarrassment of Witches

Sophie Goldstein ′13 (The Oven) is serializing her next project, An Embarrassment of Witches with Jen Jordan, on Patreon. You might recognize this team from their award-winning Darwin Carmichael Is Going to Hell. She has already posted 59 pages, so you have a nice chunk to get started with. The final collection will be published in winter 2019 by Top Shelf Productions.

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Tags: An Embarrassment of Witches, cartoonstudies, Darwin Carmichael is Going to Hell, Jen Jordan, Patreon, Sophie Goldstein, The Oven, Top Shelf Productions

Alum Carl Antonowicz’s live comic at the New Hazlett Theater in Pittsburgh

Carl Antonowicz’s ′11 live comic, Büer’s Kiss, was a success, shown at New Hazlett Theater in Pittsburgh. You can now view the opening night (April 12, 2018) performance on YouTube. Büer’s Kiss is a medieval horror story set in a fictional world, loosely inspired by the Lepers’ Plot of 1321,

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Tags: Büer’s Kiss, Carl Antonowicz, Cartoon Studies, CCS Alum, Comics, Live Comic, New Hazlett Theater, Sophie Goldstein

Alumni Sophie Goldstein for Free Comic Book Day

Sophie Goldstein ’13 (House of Women, The Oven) is coming to you this Free Comic Book Day as one of Fantagraphics’s most popular authors. Sophie is one of twelve creators in the second World’s Greatest Cartoonists that Fantagraphics has put together. Each creator has contributed a new piece. This issue will feature a cover by Sophie herself.

House of Women (Fantagraphics, 2017) is Sophie’s second solo graphic novel, her first with Fantagraphics. The story follows Sarai and her fellow emissaries onto an unknown planet. They spend most of their time working to “civilize” the natives. Their only other human contact is a man with genetic modifications. They will find out if the most danger comes from the natives, the man, or themselves.

Free Comic Book Day is the first Saturday of May each year. This May 5, head to your comic book store early to get a copy of World’s Greatest Cartoonists.

Tags: AdHouse, Cartoon Studies, Fantagraphics, FCBD, Free Comic Book Day, House of Women, Sophie Goldstein, The Oven

Past Cartoonist Studio Prize winners of Best Print Comic

Pages from Libby’s Dad by Eleanor Davis, winner of 2017 Best Print Comic

The Cartoonist Studio Prize is back for it’s sixth year. Two creators, one each for print and online, are selected each year and receive $1,000. Every year, the judges are Slate’s Jacob Brogan, a CCS representative (this year, Kevin Czap), and a guest judge (this year, Andrew Farago from San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum). Submissions are currently open an any English comic published in 2017 is eligible, so submit before the deadline, January 31, 2018.

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Tags: A Silent Hell, AdHouse, Andrew Farago, Beautiful Darkness, Blacksad, Boxers and Saints, Brandon Graham, Building Stories, Carol Tyler, Cartoon Art Museum, Cartoon Studies, cartoonist studio prize, Chris Ware, Curveball, Dark Horse, Drawn and Quarterly, Eleanor Davis, Fantagraphics, First Second, Gene Luen Yang, Gilbert Hernandez, Heads or Tails, Here, How to Be Happy, Image Comics, Jacob Brogan, Jeremy Sorese, Jillian Tamaki, Juan Diaz Canales, Juanjo Guarnido, Julia Wertz, Julio's Day, kerascoet, Kevin Czap, King City, Koyama Press, Libby's Dad, Lilli Carré, Mariko Tamaki, Nobrow, Pantheon, Retrofit Comics, Richard McGuire, Rolling Blackouts, Rom Hart, Rosalie Lightning, Sarah Glidden, Slate, Slate Book Review, Slate Cartoonist Studio Prize, Soldier's Hear, Sonny Liew, Sophie Goldstein, St. Martin's Press, Sunny, SuperMutant Magic Academy, Taiyo Matsumoto, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, The Infinite Wait, The Oven, This One Summer

Paste “Best 25 Comic Books of 2017” Features Two CCS Alum

PASTE just announced The 25 Best Comic Books of 2017, featuring Superhero Social Commentary to Deeply Personal Memoirs. The list includes The Center for Cartoon Studies alum Sophie Goldstein’s House of Women and Tillie Walden’s Spinning! Congratulations!

Tags: Alum, Best Graphic Novel, Best of 2017, Fantagraphics, First Second, Graphic Novel, House of Women, Paste, Sophie Goldstein, Spinning, Tillie Walden

Visiting Artist: Alum Sophie Goldstein

Sophie Goldstein (′13) is cartoonist, illustrator, and comics instructor based in the great city of Pittsburgh, Philadelphia. Her book The Oven, published by AdHouse Books, won two Ignatz awards and was nominated for the Cartoonist Studio Prize. Her latest book, House of Women—a collection of the Ignatz award-winning, self-published mini comic series—will be coming out from Fantagraphics this fall. Sophie’s first comics endeavor was Darwin Carmichael is Going to Hell, a web comic co-written with Jenn Jordan. It was self-published with funding from Kickstarter in 2013. Sophie has also illustrated a children’s book, Poopy Claws (Overdue Media, 2012), written by Gene Ambaum. Her work has appeared in various publications, including Best American Comics 2013 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013), Fable Comics (First Second, 2015), The Pitchfork Review, Cricket Magazine, Sleep of Reason (Iron Circus, 2013), and Symbolia Magazine, among others.

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Tags: AdHouse Books, Best American Comics, Cartoon Studies, cartoonist studio prize, Darwin Carmichael is Going to Hell, Fable Comics, Fantagraphics, Gene Ambaum, House of Women, Ignatz Award, Jenn Jordan, Overdue Media, Poopy Claws, Self-published, Sleep of Reason, Sophie Goldstein, The Oven, Visiting Artist, Web Comic

NEW! House of Women by Sophie Goldstein ′13

NEW RELEASE! House of Women by Sophie Goldstein ′13! Another Fantagraphics debut, Sophie’s second graphic novel was one of Publishers Weekly’s Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2017. Order a copy from Fantagraphics!

Tags: CCS Alumni, Fantagraphics, Graphic Novel, Sophie Goldstein

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A 32-page comic on how our government works

This Is What Democracy Looks Like comic cover

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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Stories tagged Sophie Goldstein

New Book: Flash Forward

CCS Alumni Sophie Goldstein releases coming-of-age fantasy graphic novel: An Embarrassment of Witches

Noisemakers Anthology with Lucy Knisley ′09 and Sophie Goldstein ′13

Sophie Goldstein’s ′13 New Comics, An Embarrassment of Witches

Alum Carl Antonowicz’s live comic at the New Hazlett Theater in Pittsburgh

Alumni Sophie Goldstein for Free Comic Book Day

Past Cartoonist Studio Prize winners of Best Print Comic

Paste “Best 25 Comic Books of 2017” Features Two CCS Alum

Visiting Artist: Alum Sophie Goldstein

NEW! House of Women by Sophie Goldstein ′13

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

A 32-page comic on how our government works

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