Stories tagged Tom O’Brien

CCS at Pulp Culture Comic Arts Festival

Pulp Culture Comic Arts Fest and Symposium

The Pulp Culture Comic Arts Festival and Symposium is coming up at the end of October. CCS faculty Jason Lutes (Berlin, Drawn and Quarterly, 2018) presented the pre-conference keynote address on September 27. And another CCS faculty, Stephen R. Bissette, provided the excellent Sasquatch illustration for their poster.

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Alum Spotlight: Allison Bannister

Allison Bannister ′14 is currently working on her PhD in Communication and Rhetoric at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York. She completed the following interview with Angela Boyle ′16.

Who was your thesis advisor for your second year at CCS?

My advisor was Linda Medley. Her cartooning is amazing, and Castle Waiting (Fantagraphics, 2006)was the first graphic novel I ever owned, so I had loved her comics for a very long time. Even though things didn’t work out as well as we’d hoped and she was only able to work with me for the fall semester, it is still amazing to me that I got to work with one of my cartooning heroes as part of my time at CCS.

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Kickstarter Spotlight: Awesome ‘Possum Volume 4

Awesome 'Possum 4

Angela Boyle ′16 (that’s me) edits, curates, etc. etc. the natural science comic anthology Awesome ‘Possum. Volume 4, with 34 creators, is currently live on Kickstarter. Through Awesome ‘Possum, artists share their love of nature and science. And many CCS folks are taking part in sharing this love.

Tillie Walden ′16 did the inks for the cover, which Angela has colored. And Jon Chad, Publication Workshop teacher at CCS, contributed an inspiring introduction essay. And Angela Boyle talks all about figs, from our myths to the 850 species of Ficus.

From “Fantastic Ficus, Full of Figs” by Angela Boyle

Hedj ′17 shows herbivores eating meat. They used a lovely framework, actors on a children’s show including talking animals, to frame the conversation between the show star and her deer costar, Deirdre.

From “The Casual Carnivore” by Hedj

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Open Submissions:
“Who Is the Silhouette?”

open submissions for "Who Is the Siloheutte?"

Superheroes have been and will be a hot topic in comics. Tom O’Brien (’15) and Allison Bannister (’15) currently have open submissions for Who Is the Silhouette?, an anthology that asks the questions “what makes a superhero?” They are exploring their take on superheroes with a mind toward telling tales about diverse characters.

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CARTOONING IN AN ANXIOUS AGE

Cartooning In An Anxious Age (pdf) is a free comic by Cara Bean on the act of drawing, which focuses your attention and intimately connects you with the generative act of creation. It’s an inspiring read.

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

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

Created for middle and high school students, Let’s Talk About It: A Graphic Guide To Mental Health is a lively and educational comic book that destigmatizes the conversation around mental health.

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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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