In Stores Now! Maker Comics: Draw a Comic by JP Coovert ′08
Maker Comics: Draw a Comic! by JP Coovert ′08 released on October 22. The next book in the Marker Comic series, the ultimate DIY guides, you will find illustrated instructions for seven comic book projects! The International Comics Library is in a lot of trouble! If Maggie can’t come up with $500,000 in a week, Dr. Carl is going to bulldoze her grandfather’s library and turn it into a parking lot. To save the day, she’ll need all her comic drawing skills, the loyal library watchdog, and her new assistant (that’s you).
Americana (and the Act of Getting over It) by The Center for Cartoon Studies graduate Luke Healy ′14 released September 10. This autobiography centers around Luke’s hike over the Pacific Crest Trail. The trail runs 2660 miles down the west coast of the United States, a grueling test of body and spirit. Luke’s life-changing journey weaves in and out of humorous reflections on his experiences in America and his development as an artist.
Praise for Americana:
“A thought-provoking graphic novel about the exploration of the Arctic […] Healy’s narrative gains power from the interconnecting stories and a carefully chosen thematic color palette, but above all it is powered by his brilliant handling of the wordless panels where so much of the story is told.” —Publisher’s Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
“Healy is a master of stitching together narrative threads like a double helix of twinned realities.” —The Washington Post
In Stores Now: Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden ′16
Are You Listening? by The Center for Cartoon Studies graduate Tillie Walden ′16 releases on September 10 through First Second. In this magical realism story, Bea is on the run when she runs into Lou. As they journey through West Texas where strange things follow them, the landscape morphs into an unsettling world. A mysterious cat joins them, and they are haunted by a group of threatening men. To stay safe, Bea and Lou must trust each other as they are driven to confront buried truths. The two women share their stories of loss and heartbreak—and a startling revelation about sexual assault—culminating in an exquisite example of human connection.
Praise for Are You Listening?:
“Complex panel layouts in dark tones and moody reds often bleed together, and stretches of silent art fit the heaviness of the tone.” —Kirkus Review
“The volume is most successful as a nuanced portrayal of the connection between Bea and Lou, nearly a decade apart in age but young and gay and navigating trauma and loss in rural Texas.” —Publisher’s Weekly
“Walden is up to her usual visual tricks in her latest, with intriguingly layered, intricately detailed images in rich, warm, sunset colors that lack concrete realism but cultivate powerful atmosphere.”—Michael Ruzicka at Booklist Reader
“Her line is incredibly changeable: Sometimes it feels edgy, other times loose and windswept, other times prosaically down-to-earth.”—Etelka Lehoczky at NPR
In Stores Now: Stig and Tilde, Vanisher’s Island by CCS Fellow Max de Radigues
Stig and Tilde, Vol. 1: Vanisher’s Island by The Center for Cartoon Studies fellow (2009-10) Max de Radigues is available September 10 from NoBrow. Keeping with a local tradition, twins Stig and Tilde head to a desert island to survive alone. However, an unexpected detour leads them to the wrong island, and it looks like it’s inhabited by something that isn’t too fond of guests.
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