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Announcing the shortlist for the 2024 CARTOONIST STUDIO PRIZE AWARD

Each year, the Cartoonist Studio Prize will be awarded to work that exemplifies excellence in cartooning. The creators of two exceptional comics for this year will be awarded $1,000 each. The winners will be selected by The Beat and The Schulz Library staff at The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS).

This year, there are thirteen nominees in each the “long-form” category and the “short-form” category.

The nominees for Best Long-Form Comic are:

Anais Nin: A Sea of Lies by Léonie Bischoff
The Chromatic Fantasy by H.A.
The Cliff by Manon Debaye
Cuckoo by Joe Sparrow
Eden II by K. Wroten
Eric’s Sister by Kaitlin Chan
The Great Beyond by Léa Murawiec

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Tags: cartoonist studio prize, Comics, Graphic Novels, Long-Form Comics, Schulz Library, Short-Form Comics, Studo Prize, The Beat

Natalie Norris ‘20 Publishes Debut Graphic Memoir, DEAR MINI

Congratulations to Natalie Norris ‘20 for the release of her debut graphic memoir, DEAR MINI, out now via Fantagraphics! DEAR MINI began as Natalie’s thesis project while at CCS. The second and final volume of the graphic memoir will be printed in 2025.

“I first connected with Eric [at Fantagraphics] back in 2019 when I sent him some minicomics for The Center for Cartoon Studies’ Industry Day. He liked my early work so when I finished my thesis I sent him a physical copy to see if it would be something he’d be interested in. And luckily he was!” said Natalie.

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Tags: CCS Alum, Fantagraphics, Graphic Memoir, Graphic Novel, Minicomic, Natalie Norris, Schulz Library, Thesis Project

Black Lives Matter Comics Reading List

American Library Association has compiled a lengthy reading list of graphic novels that draws attention to the Black experiences of the past and present. Supporting the Black Caucus of the American Library Association as well as the Black community at large, they created this list of books to demand a new future for our Black friends and neighbors.

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Tags: ALA, American Library Association, Andrew Aydin, Andrew Helfer, Anthony Horton, Ben Passmore, black lives matter, Damian Duffy, Damon Smyth, David F. Walker, Don Brown, Drown City, Fights, Ho Che Anderson, Incognegro, Joel Christian Gill, John Jennings, John Lewis, Kindred, King, Malcolm X, Marc Mauer, March, Marissa Louise, Mat Johnson, Max Brooks, Nate Powell, Octavia Butler, Pitch Black, Race to Incarcerate, Randy DuBurke, reading list, Sabrina Jones, Schulz Library, Strange Fruit, The Harlem Hellfighters, The Life of Frederick Douglass, Warren Please, Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures, Youme Landowne, Your Black Friend, Yvam Alagbe

Slate and The Center for Cartoon Studies will once again name the best print and webcomic of the year

Each year the Cartoonist Studio Prize will be awarded to work that exemplifies excellence in cartooning. The creators of two exceptional comics will be awarded $1000 each. Winners will be selected by Slate’s Dan Kois, the faculty and students of The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS), and this year’s guest judge, Candida Rifkind President of the Comics Studies Society and co-editor of the new Wilfrid Laurier UP book series Crossing Lines: Transcultural/Transnational Comics Studies. The deadline to enter is January 31.

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Tags: Candida Rifkind, cartoonist studio prize, Dan Kois, Graphic Novels, Schulz Library, Slate, Web Comic of the Year, Web comics

Young Adult comics at The Schulz Library

Young Adult is a booming genre. To keep things simple, in The Schulz Library we group YA and Middle Grade books. Either way, it is a popular section!

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Tags: Aaron Renier, Amulet, Andy Runton, Angela Boyle, Aqua, Bone, Boxers and Saints, Bridget Comeau, Cartoon Books, Cartoon Studies, Dan Nott, Faith Erin Hicks, First Second, Friends with Boys, Gene Yang, Graphix, I Kill Giants, Image Comics, J. M. Ken Niimura, Jarad Greene, Jeff Smith, Jess Johnson, Jillian Tamaki, Joe Kelly, Joey Weiser, Kazu Kibuishi, Koyama Press, Kozue Amano, Mariko Tamaki, Mermin, middle grade, Nem Sears, Night Air, Oni Press, Owly, Raina Telgemeier, Schulz Library, Smile, Spinning, Square Fish, The Unsinkable Walker Bean, This One Summer, Tillie Walden, Tokyopop, Young Adult

The Schulz Library: Mini Comics Collection

The Schulz Library has always had an impressive Zine Garden, what they call their collection of mini-comics. But they have recently begun to add the zines to their online database so that the massive collection is searchable. Dan Nott ′18, assistant librarian at the Schulz Library, talks about the collection, organizing and managing publications, and how mini-comics provide a unique insight into the the history of the community around them.

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Tags: Cartoon Studies, Dan Nott, interview, Mini-comics, Schulz Library, zine garden, zines

The Schulz Library Collection: Daily Comics

We have close to 20,000 books and zines that include graphic novels and gags, anthologies and mini comics, classic comics, daily/weekly comic collections, student work, manga, reference and more. Thanks for generous donations from publishers, artists, and collectors the world over, our collection is abundant and unique. From our selection of contemporary graphic novels, zines, student and faculty work, to our out-of-print and rare collections of gag cartoons and classic newspaper strips, The Schulz Library is a dream come true for the cartoonist bibliophile.

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Tags: Angela Boyle, B.C., Bad Machinery, Ben Katchor, Bridget Comeau, Calvin and Hobbes, Cartoon Studies, cartoonstudies, Daily Comics, Dan Knott, Danielle Corsetto, Doonesbury, Ernie Bushmiller, Frank King, Garry Trudeau, Gary Larson, Gasoline Alley, George Herriman, Girls With Slingshots, Jerry Scott, Jess Johnson, Jim Borgman, John Allison, Johnny Hart, Julius Knipl, Krazy Kat, Liniers, Macanudo, Moomin, Nancy, Nancy Dreams and Schemes, Night of the Crash-Test Dummies, Penny Arcade, Pogo, Schulz Library, The Far Side, Tove Jansson, Zits

More CCS on Instagram

Tillie Walden ′16 in The Center for Cartoon Studies Schulz Library during her time teaching summer workshops.

If you want more comics in your life, and more from The Center from Cartoon Studies (CCS), you should be keeping an eye on the CCS Instagram: @cartoonstudies. You will find posts about alum and students with new books and awards, about the library, and reblogs from alum and students posting great art.

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Tags: cartoonstudies, centerforcartoonstudies, instagram, Jarad Greene, Penina Gal, Schulz Library, Summer Workshops, Tillie Walden

Alum Spotlight: Eisner nominations 2018

Eisner nominations are out and we must send out congratulations our CCS alums!

Liniers, CCS fellow 2016–17, is nominated for Good Night, Planet with Toon Books for Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8). For ages 4 and up, the story explores what your toys do when you’re sleeping.

Tillie Walden ’16 for Spinning, which is nominated for Best Publication for Teens (ages 13–17) and for Best Reality-Based Work. Spinning is about Tillie’s time as a figure skater, all through high school, where she comes of age, comes out, and comes into her own.

Let’s also give a shout out for Charles M. Schulz whose Celebrating Snoopy (Andrews McMeel) is up for Best Archival Collection / Project—Strips. The Schulz family provided the funds for CCS to start the excellent Schulz Library.

Tags: Charles Schulz, Eisner, Good Night Planet, Liniers, Schulz Library, Spinning, Tillie Walden

Top Two at the Schulz Library

In the last 12 months, two books are sitting at the top of the heap at the Schulz Library as the most checked out: Kevin Czap’s Futchi Perf (Czap Books, 2017) and Sophia Foster-Dimino’s Sex Fantasy (Koyama Press, 2017). To help push them into first place, Czap is the current fellow at CCS (2017–2018).

Futchi Perf is about optimism and community. Perf’s (the title character) idealized future is full of tight and romantic friends, music, and a little bit of urban magic. The book collections a series of short comics set in the same background into a larger, deeper story.

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Tags: Cartoon Studies, CCS Fellow, Czap Books, Fütchi Perf, Graphic Novels, Kevin Czap, Koyama Press, Schulz Library, Sex Fantasy, Sophia Foster-Dimino

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 Schulz Library

Announcing the shortlist for the 2024 CARTOONIST STUDIO PRIZE AWARD

Natalie Norris ‘20 Publishes Debut Graphic Memoir, DEAR MINI

Black Lives Matter Comics Reading List

Slate and The Center for Cartoon Studies will once again name the best print and webcomic of the year

Young Adult comics at The Schulz Library

The Schulz Library: Mini Comics Collection

The Schulz Library Collection: Daily Comics

More CCS on Instagram

Alum Spotlight: Eisner nominations 2018

Top Two at the Schulz Library

MFA and Certificate Program

Make a Gift to CCS

Online and In-person Workshops

Join CCS ENews

Cartoon Club

The Schulz Library

FREE! ONE-WEEK CARTOONING WORKOUT

A Free One-Week Cartooning Workout

THE ED KOREN SCHOLARSHIP FUND

BIPOC Cartoonist Fund Accepting Donations

FREE COMICS

CARTOONING IN AN ANXIOUS AGE

Let's Talk About It: A Graphic Guide to Mental Health

A 32-page comic on how our government works

The Applied Cartooning Manifesto