Media: Press Release

For Immediate Release April 4, 2006

THE CENTER FOR CARTOON STUDIES GIANT HOLIDAY SALE AND AUCTION


On Saturday, December 9, from 1-4pm, The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) is having the event of the season: CCS GIANT HOLIDAY SALE AND AUCTION. The event will feature the famous CCS Sketch Factory (back by popular demand) offering attendees custom illustrations to be drawn on location by CCS students. Great holiday items to acquire at this event include: comics, graphic novels, signed books, prints, and rare and remarkable items and services. Music, cookies, and fun to be had by all! Bring the entire family!

Cartoonists and CCS faculty members, Steve Bissette and James Sturm, will be signing books. Steve Bissette is best-known for Saga of the Swamp Thing, Taboo, "1963," Tyrant, and for co-creating the character of John Constantine. His comic efforts also fueled many films, including Constantine and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Secret of the Ooze. James SturmÕs comics and graphic novels have been translated into several languages and have won numerous awards, including "Best Graphic Novel of 2001" by Time Magazine. Also signing books will be Xeric Foundation award recipient and CCS student, Alexis Frederick-Frost, who will be debuting his first published graphic novel, La Primavera. The Xeric Foundation supports the nationÕs most promising cartoonists by providing grants for self-publishing their work.

The event is a FUNraiser with proceeds going to support the CCS mission of offering the highest quality of education to students interested in creating visual stories. Please come show your support for the college and pick up a great holiday gift!

Time: Sale opens at 1pm and goes until 4pm. Live auction begins at 3pm. No R.S.V.P. required.

Location: The Center for Cartoon Studies, 94 South Main Street, White River Junction, Vermont

Questions: Please call (802) 295-3319.

The Center For Cartoon Studies (CCS), located in the historic village of White River Junction, Vermont, is a dynamic cartooning school and studio that has been featured in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Farmer's Almanac, and on the front page of The Washington Post. For more information, visit www.cartoonstudies.org.

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Press Contact:

Michelle Ollie
(802) 295-3319
ollie@cartoonstudies.org

The Center for Cartoon Studies
PO Box 125
White River Junction, Vermont 05001


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