Stories tagged The Prince and the Dressmaker

CCS Featured Guests at TCAF:

TCAF poster by featured guset Fiona Smyth

At the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) this May 12-13, Melanie Gillman ′12 and former CCS fellow Liniers are both feature guests along with Inio Asano (Goodnight Punpun, VIZ Media, 2016), Vera Brosgol (Leave Me Alone, Roaring Book Press, 2016), Emily Carroll (Through the Woods, Margaret K McElderry Books, 2014), Michael DeForge (Sticks Angelica, Folk Hero, Drawn and Quarterly, 2017), Hope Larson (Mercury, Atheneum Books, 2010), Jillian Tamaki (Super Mutant Magic Academy, Drawn and Quarterly, 2015), Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer [writer], First Second, 2010), and Jen Wang (The Prince and the Dressmaker, First Second, 2018).

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Tags: Cartoon Studies, Drawn and Quarterly, Emily Carroll, First Second, Good Night Planet, Goodnight Punpun, Hope Larson, Inio Asano, Jen Wang, Jillian Tamaki, Leave Me Alone, Liniers, Macanudo, Mariko Tamaki, Melanie Gillman, Mercury, Michael DeForge, Sticks Angelica Folk Hero, Super Mutant Magic Academy, TCAF, The Big Wet Balloon, The Prince and the Dressmaker, This One Summer, Through the Woods, TOON Books, Vera Brosgol, Written and Drawn by Henrietta

Alum Spotlight: Andrew Arnold

Andrew Arnold (′07) is currently an associate art director at First Second.

You’ve been Associate Art Director at First Second for a year now. What has been your favorite book to work on so far?

The Prince and the Dressmaker! Jen Wang’s artwork is beautiful and the story is so tender. It’s an instant classic!

What has been your favorite moment at First Second?

Attending San Diego Comic Con for the first time! It was all I hoped it would be . . . and more!

What project are you looking forward to most at the moment?

Acquiring my first graphic novel by cartoonist Tim Probert. The project is a middle-grade fantasy adventure that follows the story of two friends trying to save the world. Tim’s artwork is expressive and rich; it’s going to be something special.

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Tags: Andrew Arnold, art director, Associate Art Director, Cartoon Studies, CCS Alum, First Second, Graphic Novel, Jen Wang, San Diego Comic-Con, The Prince and the Dressmaker, Tim Probert

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.

The Center for Cartoon Studies

Stories tagged The Prince and the Dressmaker

CCS Featured Guests at TCAF:

Alum Spotlight: Andrew Arnold

MFA and Certificate Program

Make a Gift to CCS

Online and In-person Workshops

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Cartoon Club

The Schulz Library

A Free One-Week Cartooning Workout

THE ED KOREN SCHOLARSHIP FUND

BIPOC Cartoonist Fund Accepting Donations

FREE COMICS

CARTOONING IN AN ANXIOUS AGE

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

A 32-page comic on how our government works

THE APPLIED CARTOONING MANIFESTO