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
Carl Antonowicz ′11 is, as he puts it, a “ferret enthusiast and ink-spattered eldritch sea beast.” He is currently working on a live comic, Büer’s Kiss. He sells his mini comics in his own shop as well as at Quimbys (Chicago, IL), and Left Bank Books (Hanover, NH). He did the following interview with Angela Boyle ′16.
Büer’s Kiss, page 1
Who was your thesis advisor and why did you choose them?
My thesis advisor was the great Guy Davis, creator of The Marquis (Darkhorse, 2009) and artist on Sandman Mystery Theatre (Vertigo, 1995) as well as a significant chunk of BPRD (Darkhorse, 2003). Guy works primarily as a creature designer now, having provided beasties for a bunch of Guillermo del Toro films.
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September 28-29
Cambridge, MA
With special guest The Center for Cartoon Studies graduate Lucy Knisley
Faculty, alumni and students also participating in several other programs and panels including R. Sikoryak’s special edition of his long running comics/performance series, and Making Mini-Comics! with Jon Chad.
Alum exhibiting: Carl Antonowicz, Matt Aucoin, Jon Chad, Lena Chandhok, Dog City Press, Holly Foltz, Sophie Goldstein, Beth Hetland, Allie Kleber, Lucy Knisley, Jeff Lok, Mia Onorato, Paul Swartz.
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Tags: Allie Kleber, Beth Hetland, Carl Antonowicz, Cartoon Studies, CCS, Comics, Dog City Press, Holly Foltz, Jeff Lok, Jon Chad, Lena Chandhok, Lucy Knisley, Matt Aucoin, MFA, Mia Onorato, MICE, Mini-comics, Paul Swartz, R. Sikoryak, Sophie Goldstein
The comics from Seven Days’ recent all-cartoon issue are available online!
Click here for contributor bios and comics by Carl Antonowicz, Eleri Mai Harris, Rachel Dukes, Bill Volk, Bryan Stone, Allie Kleber, Donna Almendrala and more.
Tags: Allie Kleber, Andy Warner, Bill Volk, Bryan Stone, Carl Antonowicz, Dakota McFadzean, Donna Almendrala, Eleri Mai Harris, Harry Bliss, Jai Granofsky, Melanie Gillman, Rachel Dukes, Seven Days Vermont, Sophie Goldstein
The Museum of Comics and Cartoon Art’s MoCCA Arts Fest is this weekend, April 6-7. The Center for Cartoon Studies will be camped out at table G204. Come by and see us, CCS alums Carl Antonowicz, Lena Chandhok, Lucy Knisley and other fine folks!
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CCS wants your old comics! These comics and many more were donated to support CCS's BIPOC Cartoonist Fund. If you're interested in making a comic book or cash donation drop us a line.
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.
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.
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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