Stories tagged IRENE

New Release: To Know You’re Alive by Dakota McFadzean ’12

To Know Your Alive by Dakota McFadzean ’12 is out now from Conundrum Press. This book is another collection of the horrific, humorous, and absurd comics we’ve come to love from Dakota. To celebrate the release while social distancing, you can join Dakota, along with CCS alum Beth Hetland ’11 (artist of Half Asleep), and The Beguiling Books and Art on Instagram for a drawing demo and Q&A on November 12!

Book Release Event:
To Know You’re Alive by Dakota McFadzean ’12
Thursday, November 12, 7pm
Instagrm Live: The Beguiling

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Tags: Conundrum Press, Dakota McFadzean, Don't Get Eaten by Anything, Doug Wright Award, Ignatz Award, IRENE, Last Mountain, new book, on sale, Other Stories and the Horse You Rode In On, To Know You're Alive

To Know You’re Alive by Dakota McFadzean ’12

Coming in September 2020, we get another collection of horrific, humorous, and absurd comics from Dakota McFadzean ’12: To Know Your Alive (Conundrum Press). Preorder now!

Populated by cruel bullies, exhausted parents, and relentless cartoon mascots, the world of To Know You’re Alive renders the familiar into something that is alien and absurd. The characters in these stories long to uncover something uncanny in shadowy attics and beneath masks, only to discover that sometimes it’s worse to find nothing at all.

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Tags: Conundrum Press, Dakota McFadzean, Don't Get Eaten by Anything, Doug Wright Award, Ignatz Award, IRENE, Last Mountain, new book, Other Stories and the Horse You Rode In On, To Know You're Alive

Irene Anthology Exhibit at The Center for Cartoon Studies

Irene Anthology Exhibit
at The Center for Cartoon Studies
Colodny Building, White River Junction, Vermont

Spanning six issues, three years, and all seven continents, the Irene Anthology defies all limitations. Editors and founders of Irene Andy Warner ′12, D.W. ′12, and Dakota McFadzean ′12 brought together over 50 contributors to create one of the most ambitiously eclectic anthologies in CCS history. Original pages from Irene will be on display in the CCS Gallery from October 7 to December 1.

Tags: Andy Warner, Dakota McFadzean, DW, IRENE, Irene Anthology

Alum D.W. newest comic, Mountebank, releases with Fantagraphics

NEW! D.W. (′12) newest comic, Mountebank, with Fantagraphics. A mountebank is a someone who deceives others, especially to trick them out of their money. Doubt you will feel tricked out of your money getting this book, the illustration style does trick your mind. It’s a psychedelic doodle book stretching the boundaries of what is a comic.

This is D.W.’s first comic with Fantagraphics. It was also featured as a notable comic in the 2016 Best American Comics. You can already see his psychedelic work in volumes 2, 4, 5, and 6 of Irene, a comic anthology D.W. founded with classmates Andy Warner and Dakota McFadzean.

Click here to order Mountebank.

Tags: D.W., Fantagraphics, IRENE, Mountebank

Next Up Visiting Artist: D. W.

D. W. was born and grew up in New Jersey and has lived in Philadelphia, Vermont, San Francisco, and Seattle. He earned his MFA from The Center for Cartoon Studies in 2012 and, alongside his CCS ′12 classmates Andy Warner and Dakota McFadzean, is a founder and editor of the comics and art anthology Irene. He is the co-creator of self-published jam zines with Kevin Uehlein and Mark Connery, and has contributed to publications in North America, Australia, and Lebanon. His first book, Mountebank, was published by Fantagraphics in 2017. He spends his free time memorizing poetry and oratory, learning about the Civil War, and volunteering as an adult literacy tutor.

Tags: Andy Warner, Cartoon Studies, Dakota McFadzean, DW, Fantagraphics, IRENE, Kevin Uehlein, Mark Connery, Mountebank

Fantagraphics to Publish Mountebank by D. W. ′12 This Summer

D.W. (′12) is releasing his newest comic, Mountebank, with Fantagraphics this summer. A mountebank is a someone who deceives others, especially to trick them out of their money. Doubt you will feel tricked out of your money getting this book, the illustration style does trick your mind. It’s a psychedelic doodle book stretching the boundaries of what is a comic.

Preorder for Mountebank is available now! It ships on July 31, 12017.

Tags: D.W., DW, Fantagraphics, IRENE, Mounebank

CCS at Alternative Press Expo

October 12-13
San Francisco

Special mini comics self-publishing workshop by The Center for Cartoon Studies faculty Alec Longstreth and alum Nomi Kane on Saturday at 2pm!

Stop by table 529 to learn more about our program, meet CCS alum Donna Almendrala, Nomi Kane, Jen Vaughn, and take home a printed copy of our How To Draw catalog. IRENE anthology and faculty Alec Longstreth will also be exhibiting at APE!

For more information, visit: comic-con.org/ape

Tags: Alec Longstreth, APE, Basewood, Cartoon Studies, CCS, Comics, Donna Almendrala, IRENE, Jen Vaughn, Nomi Kane

A 32-page comic on how our government works

This Is What Democracy Looks Like comic cover

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.

The Center for Cartoon Studies

Stories tagged IRENE

New Release: To Know You’re Alive by Dakota McFadzean ’12

To Know You’re Alive by Dakota McFadzean ’12

Irene Anthology Exhibit at The Center for Cartoon Studies

Alum D.W. newest comic, Mountebank, releases with Fantagraphics

Next Up Visiting Artist: D. W.

Fantagraphics to Publish Mountebank by D. W. ′12 This Summer

CCS at Alternative Press Expo

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A 32-page comic on how our government works

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