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A new step by step comic to teach kids how to Grow a Garden by CCS alumni Alexis Frederick-Frost

Alexis Frederick-Frost ’07 created a graphic novel for First Second’s Maker Comics series with six gardening projects. Maker Comics: Grow a Garden is out now! You’ll follow along with Will, Violet, and Basil at the Garden Gnome Academy. Will and his friends learn about soil and compost. To follow along, you don’t need a big backyard—just a little bit of space and a lot of sunlight.

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Tags: Adventures in Cartooning, Alexis Frederick-Frost, Andrew Arnold, First Second, Grow a Garden, in stores now, James Sturm, Maker Comics

CCS Alumni Sophie Goldstein releases coming-of-age fantasy graphic novel: An Embarrassment of Witches

An Embarrassment of Witches by Sophie Goldstein ′13 and Jenn Jordan released on March 3 from Top Shelf Comix. This coming-of-age tale is set in an urban fantasy world full of animal familiars, enchanted plants, and spell-casting. The story explores the mundane horrors of breakups, job searches, and post-graduate existential angst.

“The blobby, busy artwork, drenched in candy colors, is packed with visual jokes: a traffic jam with dragons and pumpkin carriages, mall stores named Fae Jewelers and Taco Spell, a corporate office that turns into an M.C. Escher maze.”
—Publishers Weekly

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Tags: AdHouse Books, An Embarrassment of Witches, Darwin Carmichael is Going to Hell, Fantagraphics, Gene Ambaum, House of Women, in stores now, Jenn Jordan, Kickstarter, Poopy Claw, Slate, Sophie Goldstein, The Oven, Top Shelf Comix

Noisemakers Anthology with Lucy Knisley ′09 and Sophie Goldstein ′13

Cover of Noisemakers: 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World, from Kazoo

Kazoo has released Noisemakers: 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World, an anthology of women throughout history, including stories by Lucy Knisley ′09 and Sophie Goldstein ′13. From the creators of the award-winning Kazoo magazine—the quarterly, indie print magazine for girls, ages 5 to 12—comes a look at the lives of 25 extraordinary women through the eyes of 25 extraordinary comic artists. In 25 distinct styles from some of the most exciting comic artists, Noisemakers is for everyone who is not afraid to use their voice and for those who could use a little boost.

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Tags: AdHouse, An Embarrassment of Witches, Anthology, Fantagraphics, First Second, House of Women, in stores now, Kazoo, Kid Gloves, Lucy Knisley, Noisemakers, Relish, Sophie Goldstein, The Oven

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 in stores now

A new step by step comic to teach kids how to Grow a Garden by CCS alumni Alexis Frederick-Frost

CCS Alumni Sophie Goldstein releases coming-of-age fantasy graphic novel: An Embarrassment of Witches

Noisemakers Anthology with Lucy Knisley ′09 and Sophie Goldstein ′13

MFA and Certificate Program

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Online and In-person Workshops

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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