Stories tagged James Sturm

Drawing Us Together: Public Life and Public Health in Contemporary Comics

We are excited to announce our participation in the Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s upcoming exhibit, Drawing Us Together: Public Life and Public Health in Contemporary Comics

“The global pandemic and recent movements for racial justice have tested public and private institutions in this country; our sense of collective wellbeing; and familial, social, and civic lives. Drawing Us Together: Public Life and Public Health in Contemporary Comics explores these challenges and the interconnectedness of contemporary public life and public health through the medium of comics. You can visit the exhibit between 9/19/22 – 12/17/22, at The Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, open Monday–Saturday, noon–5 PM.

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A new step by step comic to teach kids how to Grow a Garden by CCS alumni Alexis Frederick-Frost

Alexis Frederick-Frost ’07 created a graphic novel for First Second’s Maker Comics series with six gardening projects. Maker Comics: Grow a Garden is out now! You’ll follow along with Will, Violet, and Basil at the Garden Gnome Academy. Will and his friends learn about soil and compost. To follow along, you don’t need a big backyard—just a little bit of space and a lot of sunlight.

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Disney-Hyperion & Cartoon Studies Continue Young Adult Graphic Novel Series

Sixth Book to Release in September

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September 24, 2019

White River Junction, Vermont – The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) and Hyperion Books for Children have renewed their partnership to produce Glynnis Fawkes’ Charlotte Brontë Before Jane Eyre, the sixth book in a young adult graphic novel series based on the lives of famous historical figures. 

Charlotte Brontë Before Jane Eyre releases September 24th, includes an introduction by Vermont Cartoonist Laureate Alison Bechdel. This graphic biography presents Charlotte Brontë and her sisters as they struggle to make a name for themselves in an era where women were discouraged from pursuing a career.

The Center for Cartoon Studies faculty member Glynnis Fawkes has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship and her comics have been nominated for numerous awards. Many of her comics have appeared in Daily Shouts on TheNewYorker.com.  Her books include Persephone’s Garden (Secret Acres) and Reign of Crumbs (Kilgore). She is a recipient of a 2019-20 Vermont Arts Council Creation Grant.

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Dan Nott ′18 on Drawing Democracy

Dan Nott ‘18 is the lead cartoonist on This Is What Democracy Looks Like, a graphic guide to governance. Now on Kickstarter, The Center for Cartoon Studies is working with The Mikva Challenge, a non-partisan non-profit organization working toward a stronger, inclusive democracy, to connect to classrooms. CCS instructors will visit schools to give away comics and work with teachers to help students gain a deeper understanding of their government.

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Kickstarter: This Is What Democracy Looks Like tour

Using the power of comics to teach teens about the way our government works

Kickstarter

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). CCS is running a Kickstarter campaign the month of July to raise funds to visit schools. The first leg of the tour will include schools in Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, and Madison, with the tour branching out into other regions of the USA added as additional funds are raised! Find out more information about the Kickstarter campaign and all the great organizations that helped support This Is What Democracy Looks Like over on the CCS website.

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Using Comics to Teach Teens about Government

This Is What Democracy Looks Like cover

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). It is the result of a collaboration of educators and world-class cartoonists and is designed to help teachers who are working hard to prepare students to be empowered, informed, and civic-minded.

It is hard to imagine a more important book to get in the hands of students young and old. Civics, democracy, and cartoons all in a non-partisan approach to raise people’s awareness of the real power that they and their communities hold. Definitely a funding opportunity that will pay dividends for years.

Max Silverman, executive director, Center for Educational Leadership

Starting on the 4th of July 2019, CCS will be running a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to visit schools. CCS instructors will give away comics and work with teachers to help students gain a deeper understanding of how their government works and how they can make a difference in their community and beyond. The first leg of the tour will include schools in Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, and Madison, with future legs of the tour branching out into other regions of the USA added as additional funds are raised.

Kickstarter Tote Bags

A variety of rewards are being offered to help fund the tour, including:

  • physical and digital copies of the comic book
  • a teaching resource guide
  • two-color risograph posters
  • “Democracy Rules” bumper stickers and tote bags
  • signed graphic novels by CCS faculty members Jason Lutes (Berlin, Drawn and Quarterly, 2018) and James Sturm (Off Season, Drawn and Quarterly, 2019
  • limited edition prints by New Yorker cartoonist Ed Koren
  • an original cartoon drawing by master cartoonist Denys Wortman (currently featured in Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms exhibition)
Hidden Systems by Dan Nott
Cover of Hidden Systems by Dan Nott

Lead cartoonist, CCS alumni Dan Nott ‘18, is currently writing and drawing a book about infrastructure called Hidden Systems for Random House Graphic. Contributing cartoonists include:

Find out more information about the Kickstarter campaign and all the great organizations that helped support This Is What Democracy Looks Like over on the CCS website.

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This Is What Democracy Looks Like

The Center for Cartoon Studies is happy to present This is What Democracy Looks Like: A Graphic Guide to Governance. 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 free guide will be a great jumping off point to learn about our government, which one can only hope will lead to participation.

The comic was created by Dan Nott with editing by James Sturm and several contributors and collaborators. We are starting a Kickstarter on July 1 to fund the tour, with drawings and civic workshops! So mark your calendar and get ready to be informed.

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Cartooning at Civics Summer Institute

Mikva Challenge Action Civics Summer Institute is coming on July 18th and 19th at Loyola University Chicago. As part of the outreach for This Is What Democracy Looks Like, a comic guide to democracy, CCS co-founder James Sturm, Dan Nott ′19, and student Courtney Fehsenfeld will be talking about the project, providing copies of the comic. This class is part of the Mikva Challenge’s immersive program.

Kickstarter Tote Bags

This Is What Democracy Looks Like is currently on Kickstarter through July 31 to fund a tour with workshops and demonstrations. Fund the Kickstarter today to get a tote bag, signed copy of Berlin from Jason Lutes, or one of the other amazing rewards.

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Off Season at AWP Conference in Oregon

Cover of Off Season by James Sturm

With the release of Off Season (Drawn and Quarterly), Jason Sturm is off touring the country. On March 28–30, you can see James at the AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) Conference and Bookfair in Portland, Oregon. Off Season is about a couple divided by the politics of 2016—Bernie’s loss to Hillary, Hillary’s loss to Trump, and the disorienting months that followed.

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James Sturm at Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville

Virginia Festrival of the Book 25th Anniversary poster

With the Release of Off Season (Drawn and Quarterly), James Sturm is touring the country. On Saturday, March 23, you can see James at the Virginia Festival of the Book. Off Season is about a couple divided by the politics of 2016— and the disorienting months that followed the election.

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