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New Anthology: Universal Flaws of Robotics
Universal Flaws of Robotics is a comics anthology collecting 19 stories all about automata. Our amazing team of creators have spun electric dreams of romance, adventure, horror, humor, and more. Dive...
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NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL BY COLLEEN FRAKES ‘07 HITS SHELVES ON 9/3
Congratulations to Colleen Frakes ’07 on her new middle-grade graphic novel, KNOTS, with HarperAlley! KNOTS is available for pre-order and will be available wherever books are sold beginning 9/3. “In...
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CCS Alum Nominated for 2024 Ignatz Awards
The nominees are in for the prestigious Ignatz Awards presented at the annual Small Press Expo, and what a roster it is! The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) is happy to announce several members of...
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Cartoon Studies Faculty & Alumni Nominated for 2024 Harvey Awards
We’re excited to announce members of the CCS community have been nominated for one of comics’ oldest and most prestigious awards—the Harvey Awards! The nominees are…. Book of the Year: WATERSHIP...
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Congratulations, Patrick McDonnell on 30 Years of Mutts!
An incredible achievement and an incredible comic strip. Here’s to more strips for years to come! Congratulations, Patrick McDonnell on 30 Years of Mutts!
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Kori Michele Handwerker ’19 to debut Tiny Book Science at SPX
TINY BOOK SCIENCE by faculty and alum Kori Michele Handwerker ’19 will debut at this year’s Small Press Expo (SPX) in Bethesda, MD, the premier event for graphic novels, comics and cartooning. The...
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Big CCS Showing at SPX 2024 and 4 Ignatz Award Nominees
Cartoon Studies students, alumni, and faculty are headed to Small Press Expo 2024 en masse—60 strong!! Join us for workshops, panels, tabling—and the Ignatz Awards—at the premier event for graphic...
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Congratulations Robyn Smith ’16 for Winning the 2024 Outstanding Artist...
Robyn Smith ’16 won the 2024 Outstanding Artist Ignatz for NIGHT FEVER from Gladiolus Magazine #1 published by Black Josei Press. The comic was inspired by Robyn’s first Hampshire College Halloween!...
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Alum Luke Healy’s Hilarious New Book: Self-Esteem and the End of the World
“Self-Esteem and the End of the World (such an excellent title) may be described as autofiction. But the word “cartoon” is key here, because while regular autofiction is rarely funny – more often,...
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NEW! CCS Webinars ON WRITING AND DRAWING COMICS
This fall, The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) will host a series of low-cost ($5), 90-minute webinars that will be open to the public. All proceeds will go to sponsor zine fests around the USA that...
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Art & Courage, A Guide to Sustaining a Creative Path
The Applied Cartooning Lab is pleased to announce its newest graphic guide, Art & Courage, A Guide to Sustaining a Creative Path. The comic book is based on Art & Fear, Observations On the...
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