What if the Charlotte and Emily Bronte, instead of going to school in Belgium, arrived in Vermont to study cartooning? The Center for Cartoon Studies really ups anyone’s game, whether you’re small, plain, and obscure from Yorkshire, or mighty and popular from anywhere else.
Read the whole comic HERE. Or stop by CCS in White River Junction, VT to pick one up! Or apply for your own creative experience! And donate to help support this remarkable institution.
This review in the New York Times one is the best yet! It appears in the print edition on Sunday Dec. 1st.
“This emotionally nuanced and visually stunning biography, illustrated in deft pencil strokes colored with moody shades of blue and featuring an insightful introduction written by Alison Bechdel, is the latest venture from the Center for Cartoon Stories…”
Join me and Jason Lutes at Phoenix Books on Sept 26th for a launch of Charlotte Bronte Before Jane Eyre and Houdini: the Handcuff King. We’ll have a discussion about historical biography and creating graphic novels.
If you can’t wait for that, here’s Episode 591 of Eva Solberger’s Stuck In Vermont, where I talk about making the book about Charlotte Bronte, the great cartooning weather in the state of Vermont, and a theme park idea. (hint: there will be gruel.)
This fall (2019) I am joining the faculty at the Center for Cartoon Studies, that offers a two-year MFA and certificate program in creating comics. It’s so exciting to come out of my hermit cave and to be a part of this community dedicated to providing the highest quality of education to students interested in creating visual stories.
Not Actually the Center for Cartoon Studies!
This is Roe Head School where Charlotte Brontë studied and taught. If only they had offered comics as a subject—would we be reading Jane Eyre the graphic novel?
This one page is in the annual Cartoon Issue, with a great cover by Alison Bechdel.
