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Working for the Man: MoCCA 2012

05/01/2012 12:48 pm by Jen Vaughn

Working for the Man: MoCCA 2012

BY JEN VAUGHN – Fantagraphics Books isn’t necessarily THE MAN of the comics world but since I’ve only ever self-published my own comics, MoCCA 2012 was my first two days on the job as a staff member of the independent comics publisher. There are more than a few differences between the two experiences. Read on!

Filed Under: Boom Studios, Comics, Culture, Fantagraphics, Top Shelf Tagged With: Boom Studios, Comics, David Mazzucchelli, Denis St. John, Fantagraphics, Jacq Cohen, Jason, Jess Fink, Marion Vitus, MTV Geek, Nancy, self-publishing, Shannon Wheeler, Top Shelf

Star Trek Space Toys

05/01/2012 9:04 am by Jen Vaughn

Star Trek Space Toys

A brief apology for posting this but the Star Trek nerd in me could NOT help myself. Many a weekend was spent in my youth attending the Star Trek conventions with my mom at the Plaza hotel in Las Vegas, the highlight of course was meeting Brent Spiner and Michael Dorn (Lieutenant Commanders Data and Worf).

Filed Under: Crowdfunding, No Comics Content, Television Tagged With: kickstarter, Star Trek, Toys

End of a Hair-a

04/24/2012 2:22 pm by Jen Vaughn

End of a Hair-a

The date was December 9th, 2011 when cartoonist and Center for Cartoon Studies professor Alec Longstreth shaved off his beard and shaggy do. A promise to himself in 2008, he decided to chart his progress through pictures of his hair and beard growth that would undoubtedly remind him daily of his commitment. Living in a small town with a beard as his shadow, Longstreth went from industrious Fellow of the school to an instructor of both summer workshops and graduate classes to the Acting Director (while James Sturm takes a much-needed sabbatical) . Even after all the excitement, he is still growing and evolving, deciding to learn watercolor on the side. Venture on to read more about the amazing cartoonist Alec Longstreth.

Filed Under: Cartoonists, Conventions, Culture, Indie Comics, Working for a Living Tagged With: Center for Cartoon Studies, Graphic Novels, self-publishing

Read it and Weep: The Cartoon Crier

04/24/2012 10:44 am by Jen Vaughn

Read it and Weep: The Cartoon Crier

Read it and weep! Go have yourself a good cry (probably at a Disney movie). In the tradition of occasionally free newsprint tabloid comics like the one-shot Caboose and quarterly Smoke Signal, a collaborative comic will be available this weekend at MoCCA! Official press release below:

Filed Under: Conventions, Downloadable Comics Tagged With: Cole Closser, Dennis the Menace, Ivan Brunetti, Joe Lambert, Melissa Mendes, R. Sikoryak, Richard Thompson

To Do (Saturday/at any Hampton hotel/your living room)

11/11/2011 3:09 pm by Jen Vaughn

To Do (Saturday/at any Hampton hotel/your living room)

This weekend is Portfolio Day at The Center for Cartoon Studies. Prospective students cram into the Colodny for a day of tours, faculty talks and portfolio reviews. Their age range is all over the place, fourteen years of age to fifty. Some don’t want to come to the school but know that they are on the right track with comics.

Filed Under: Comics, World Comics Tagged With: Movies

Legal Right & Ethical Might Part 2 with AUDIO

11/07/2011 11:13 am by Jen Vaughn

Legal Right & Ethical Might Part 2 with AUDIO

On October 21st, Stephen Bissette from The Center for Cartoon Studies met up with Oliver Goodenough from The Vermont Law School to discuss Jack Kirby and his relationship with Marvel Comics. The Comics Journal put the audio up and it is a good listen with a nice James Sturm introduction

Filed Under: Comics, Jack Kirby, Marvel Tagged With: creator rights, Jack Kirby, Marvel, Steve Bissette

What Halloween is Truly About, Or the True Meaning of Halloween

10/31/2011 9:58 am by Jen Vaughn

What Halloween is Truly About, Or the True Meaning of Halloween

BY JEN VAUGHN – Opening up my mail the other day I was assaulted by religious propaganda from Jack Chick for the most fabulous of holidays, HALLOWEEN. My pack included TWO holiday-appropriate comics that I will not share with you but be certain they took all the fun out of pranks, scary stories and trick-or-treating in their clumsy attempt to remind you that ‘Halloween was created by the devil.’

Filed Under: Culture, Helloween! Tagged With: Comics, Halloween

31 Days of Halloween: Dracula the Unconquered

10/26/2011 9:15 am by Jen Vaughn

31 Days of Halloween: Dracula the Unconquered

BY JEN VAUGHN – Comic writer, podcast host and serial blogger at his own website, The Invincible Super Blog, and Comics Alliance, Chris Sims sat down to have a chat with me about his upcoming Dracula comic to be fully released on Monday, October 31st, also known as Halloween. Six delicious pages are up as a preview now.

Filed Under: Digital Comics, Downloadable Comics, Helloween!, Interviews Tagged With: Digital Comics

Legal Right & Ethical Mights (To Do Friday)

10/18/2011 2:45 pm by Jen Vaughn

Legal Right & Ethical Mights (To Do Friday)

BY JEN VAUGHN – This Friday, ‘Marvel’ will face the ghost of Jack Kirby when professor and attorney Oliver Goodenough squares off against creator rights advocate and cartoonist Steve Bissette.

Filed Under: Culture, Jack Kirby, Legal Matters Tagged With: creator rights, Steve Bissette

How to Save a Graphic Novel Library

08/30/2011 12:05 am by Jen Vaughn

How to Save a Graphic Novel Library

BY JEN VAUGHN – Sunday night, a heroic group of cartoonists clamored their way over rocks, train tracks and rushing waters to evacuate the Schulz Graphic Novel Library.

Filed Under: Benefits, News Tagged With: libraries, The Center for Cartoon Studies

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