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Visiting Artists at CCS Spring 2020

A wide variety of creators are coming to talk comics with the students at The Center for Cartoon Studies:

Connor Willumsen, creator of Anti-Gone (Koyama Press) and Bradley of Him (Koyama Press)
Whit Taylor, creator of Ghost Stories (Rosarium Publishing)
Aatmaja Pandya, creator of the webcomic Travelogue and Phantom (One Percent Press), and she is currently working on a graphic novel for Random House Graphic
Alison Wilgus, writer of Science Comics: Flying Machines (First Second) with artist Molly Brooks, writer of The Mars Challenger with artist Wyeth Yates, and creator of Chronin (Tor Books), and co-host of Graphic Novel TK with Gina Gagliano
Rick Veitch, creator of The Spotted Stone
Nora Krug, creator of Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home in conversation with Jason Lutes (Berlin) for the Eisner Lecture Series
Keith Knight, creator of The Knight Light (Grand Central Publishing) and the webcomics (th)ink and K Chronicles

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CCS at the Ignatz Awards

Alum from CCS are making an appearance in the 2018 Ignatz Awards. Everyone who attends SPX can vote, so if you are going to be there, peruse and find your favorites. While you are there, you can also visit SPX special guests Jason Lutes (current CCS teacher) and Max de Radigues (previous CCS fellow).

Current student Kevin Reilly‘s Mothball 88 is up for Outstanding Minicomic. As Kevin describes it, “In the silk-empire of Bombyxia, the sport of Mothball has developed from generations-old sericultural practices into a high stakes ritual contest that tests the skill and grit of young athletes. The 88th Mothball Championship became one for the ages, but for reasons no spectator would imagine.” Kevin is providing copies of this 18-page story as a free digital download until September 14th, 2018. But a Risograph-printed physical version will be at SPX.

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Tags: Anti-Gone, cartoonstudies, Connor Willumsen, Czap Books, Graphic Novel, Grindstone Comics, Ignatz Awards, Kevin Czap, Kevin Reilly, Koyama Press, Ley Lines, Minicomic, Mothball 88

Society of Illustrators Exhibit: The Center for Cartoon Studies, Ten Years of Fellowship

Art by Connor Willumsen

On exhibit until April 30

The Society of Illustrators
128 East 63rd Street
New York, NY

The Center for Cartoon Studies Fellows will also be attending the MoCCA Arts Festival, held on April 2 – 3 at Metropolitan West in NYC.

Over the last ten years, CCS Fellows have produced some of the most moving, provocative, and groundbreaking work in comics. CCS Fellows include Robyn Chapman, Gabby Schulz, T. Edward Bak, Chris Wright, Alec Longstreth, Max de Radigues, David Libens, Blaise Larmee, Julie Delporte, Connor Willumsen, Nicole Georges, Sophie Yanow, and Noah Van Sciver.

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At the Junction of Words and Pictures: The Tenth Anniversary of The Center for Cartoon Studies

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Guest curator and Professor of English, Craig Fischer as assembled an impressive The Center for Cartoon Studies ten year exhibit currently on exhibit at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts at Appalachian State University in North Carolina.

Presentation by James Sturm
January 27, 2016, 7pm

At the Junction of Words & Pictures: The Tenth Anniversary of The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) exhibit will feature work by CCS faculty and co-founder James Sturm, Stephen R. Bissette and Jason Lutes as well as by CCS Fellows Chris Wright (2008-09), Julie Delporte (2011-12), Connor Willumsen (2012-13) and Sophie Yanow (2014-15). Also included are examples of art by CCS graduates Dan Archer ′08, Charles Forsman ’08, Colleen Frakes ’07, Sophie Goldstein ’13, Luke Howard ’13, Joseph Lambert ’08, Melissa Mendes ’10 and cartoonists who have collaborated with the school on various book projects.

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Tags: Charles Forsman, Colleen Frakes, Connor Willumsen, Craig Fischer, Dan Archer, James Sturm, Jason Lutes, Joseph Lambert, Julie Delporte, Luke Howard, Melissa Mendes, Michelle Ollie, Sophie Goldstein, Sophie Yanow, Stephen R. Bissette, Steve Bissette, Tenth Celebration, Torching Center

Noah Van Sciver Named CCS Ten Year Anniversary Fellow

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The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) is proud to announce its 2015-16 fellow, Noah Van Sciver. Noah is an accomplished cartoonist whose work has appeared in Mad magazine, The Best American Comics, The Believer, Wired, Vice and The Stranger, as well as countless graphic anthologies. Van Sciver has four graphic novels: The Hypo: The Melancholic Young Lincoln, Youth Is Wasted, Saint Cole and Fante Bukowski: Struggling Writer.

Currently living in Denver, Van Sciver is “…looking forward to coming to White River Junction this fall, meeting and working with this year’s students and finishing my book on Johnny Appleseed.”

This is the tenth year of CCS’s fellowship program. To support their work, fellows are provided studio space, a full access pass to CCS’s programing, production lab, and Schulz Library as well as afforded teaching opportunities.

CCS’s current fellow is Sophie Yanow; past fellows include Nicole Georges, Connor Willumsen, Julie Delporte, Blaise Larmee, David Libens, Max de Radigues, Alec Longstreth, Chris Wright, T. Edward Bak, Gabby Schulz, and Robyn Chapman.

Tags: Alec Longstreth, Blaise Larmee, Cartoon Studies, CCS Fellow, Chris Wright, Comic Art, Connor Willumsen, David Libens, Fantagraphics, Fante Bukowski: Struggling Writer, Gabby Schulz, Julie Delporte, Max de Radigues, Nicole Georges, Noah Sciver, Robyn Chapman, Saint Cole, Schulz Library, Study Comics, T. Edward Bak, The Hypo: The Melancholic Young Lincoln, Vermont, White River Junction, Youth Is Wasted

2012-13 Cartoon Studies Fellow: Connor Willumsen

The Center for Cartoon Studies is pleased to announce Connor Willumsen as the school’s next fellow. Connor Willumsen is a cartoonist from Alberta, Canada. After attending school in Canada and briefly in the USA, he has been living and working in Montreal for the last few years. Connor has spent most of this time publishing small books and strips both in print and for the internet, in addition to other sorts of visual arts. To see more of Connor’s work please visit connorwillumsen.com or visit his flickr account.

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A 32-page comic on how our government works

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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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Stories tagged Connor Willumsen

Visiting Artists at CCS Spring 2020

CCS at the Ignatz Awards

Society of Illustrators Exhibit: The Center for Cartoon Studies, Ten Years of Fellowship

At the Junction of Words and Pictures: The Tenth Anniversary of The Center for Cartoon Studies

Noah Van Sciver Named CCS Ten Year Anniversary Fellow

2012-13 Cartoon Studies Fellow: Connor Willumsen

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