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The Center for Cartoon Studies is proud to name Jeffrey Brown as our 2015 Commencement speaker! Brown is a graphic novelist and New York Times #1 bestseller for Darth Vader and Son, and its sequels Vader’s Little Princess, Goodnight Darth Vader, and the Jedi Academy series. He has also drawn nearly two dozen books, and directed and animated a video for the band Death Cab for Cutie.
Thesis Exhibition
May 16-June 14
The Center for Cartoon Studies Gallery, 94 South Main Street, White River Junction
Gallery hours:
Monday – Friday, 10am-4pm
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Create Comics:
June 15-19 • July 20-24
Cartooning Studio:
June 22-26 • July 27-31
Graphic Novel Workshop:
August 3-7 FULL!
August 10-14 FULL!
Request a spot on the wait list
Cartoon Club Summer Session:
July 6-10 • July 13-17
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Cartoonist Ellen Forney is the author of NYT bestseller Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me, and the 2012 “Genius Award” winner in Literature from Seattle’s The Stranger. She collaborated with Sherman Alexie on the National Book Award-winning novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, created the Eisner-nominated comic books I Love Led Zeppelin and Monkey Food, and has taught comics at Cornish College of the Arts since 2002.
Click here for a link to a recent NPR interview with Forney.
Thursday, April 9, 4:30pm
Location:
Dartmouth College
Haldeman
Room 41
Free and open to the public.
Presented by The Center for Cartoon Studies, The Leslie Center for Humanities at Dartmouth College and The Center for Cartoon Studies. Sponsored by the Will and Ann Eisner Foundation.
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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.
Download a free copy of The World is Made of Cheese, The Applied Cartooning Manifesto.
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