Stories tagged Rob Clough

Next Up: Industry Day

In addition to our weekly Visiting Artist Seminar, a special Industry Day event is scheduled every spring. Professionals from the comics industry descend on White River Junction and The Center for Cartoon Studies. The entire day is set aside for the event with guests take part in a panel where the state of the comics industry and publishing are discussed at length. This year’s guests include comics critic Rob Clough, Andrea Colvin (Lion Forge), Patrick Crotty (Peow Studio), Tracy Hurren (Drawn and Quarterly), and Kelly Sonnack (Andrea Brown Literary Agency).

 

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CCS Students, Alumni and Fellows take 11 spots in Rob Clough’s “Top 30 Minicomics of 2011” in The Comics Journal

The Comics Journal list includes minis by Aaron Cockle, Max de Radigues, Sean Ford, Chuck Forsman, Nomi Kane, Alex Kim, Joe Lambert, Jeff Lok, Melissa Mendes, Dakota McFadzean (image above), Max Mose, Jose-Luis Olivares and Laura Terry. Read the full list here: http://www.tcj.com/the-top-30-minicomics-of-2011.

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Cartoon Studies Alumni Make the Top Minis of 2010

Rob Clough recently listed his top 25 minicomics, and five interesting broadsheets, in his Comics Journal column “High-Low”.  Of the 25, eight entries were created by CCS alumni!  In addition, Caboose was listed among his broadsheet picks.  The alumni comics, and their ratings are:

6. Make: Comics About An Intimate Act edited by Robyn Chapman (CCS Fellow ′06)

13. Courtship of Miss Smith (image above) by Alexis Frederick-Frost (CCS ′07)

14. Nymphonomena edited by Betsey Swardlick, Pat Barrett, Josh Kramer, Ben Horak (all CCS ′11)

15. Annotated #5 by Aaron Cockle (CCS ′08)

16. L’Age Dur by Max De Radigues (CCS Fellow ′10)

19. Freddy: More Stories by Melissa Mendes (CCS ′10)

21. Everyday by Joseph Lambert (CCS ′08)

24. Dance After Dark by Laura Terry (CCS ′10)

Read the complete review on The Comics Journal.

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