Current and former Columbus College of Art and Design students chime in about their time in the Comics and Narrative program.
Continue reading “Straight from the Student’s Mouth”Major Change at CCAD
Comics as a medium have grown in popularity over the last few decades. That growth has spawned an increase in the demand for comics education. Some universities and colleges nationwide have started to offer “Comics” as a major, including Columbus College of Art and Design (CCAD). CCAD separated the Comics and Narrative Practice from the Illustration major in 2022. I took a brief tour of CCAD’s campus to learn more about the teachers and students of the program.
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UGLAS The 2022 winner of Cartoon Crossroads Columbus’ Emerging Talent Prize, Victoria Douglas is a rising cartoonist and illustrator in the area. They are a graduate of Columbus College of Art and Design and have been making comics since 2019. Victoria is probably best known for their ongoing comic CINNAMON. Published by Behemoth Comics, CINNAMON is an ordinary housecat who turns everything into an adventure. We get to see things through her eyes as she does battle with the antagonistic Henchrats, defends her domain from a laser pointer, and sometimes even comes to blows with her owner. Besides CINNAMON, Victoria has self-published Templar Vitae, a 24-hour comic, and Biblioware, a collection of short semiautobiographical comics.
Continue reading “10 Questions with Victoria Douglas”Comic Store Profile: Dragon’s Lair Comics & Fantasy®
Opening in the winter of 2022, Dragon’s Lair Comics & Fantasy® is the newest hobby shop to pop up in the Columbus area. They have a great selection of comics and graphic novels, but the real draw is their fantastic array of games and RPGs. Get to know owner Philip Siewert and find out what he loves about comics.
Continue reading “Comic Store Profile: Dragon’s Lair Comics & Fantasy®”The Life of Paul Contains Multitudes: An Appreciation of Michel Rabagliati’s Paul Moves Out
The mastery in Michel Rabagliati’s storytelling sneaks up on you. I remember my first encounter with his work, in one of those big Drawn and Quarterly anthologies circa 2000, thinking that I had found a cartoonist with a knack for well-observed comedy.
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Michael Anthony Carroll lives in Columbus, Ohio. His most recent works include “The Cute Ninja Tarot Deck”(a successful Kickstarter project) and “Sky Ninja,” a mini comic he created while on a vacation flight to Orlando, Florida. You can find him on Facebook at facebook.com/mackeral1964.
Continue reading “Top Five with Michael Anthony Carroll”Creating Comics in Prison
Editor’s Note: Adam White is the creator of Back to Blue, a semi-autobiographical comic that he has created while incarcerated within the Noble Corrections Institution in Caldwell, Ohio. Described as his “redemption story,” he starts by openly discussing how his drug addiction led him to rob banks, which in turn led to his current confinement. Having been in communication with Adam (with the help of his mother) for a little over a year, we invited him to tell us more about Back to Blue and the difficulties of making comics while in prison.
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Prolific artist Bryan Christopher Moss is a well-known Columbus figure, having been interviewed by every major Columbus publication, as well as appearing on Good Morning Columbus, and WOSU’s art centric program Broad & High. He is known for working in a variety of mediums including comics, fine arts, and murals and recently completed work on the graphic novel The Eightfold Path published by Abrams Books. Among his other comic credits include Rita’s Adventures, Outer Heaven, and the upcoming The Evangelists. Besides his comic work, Moss has been a teacher for Columbus city schools, the manager for Aminah Robinson’s house, and had his art displayed around the city. Columbus is fortunate to claim him, and we appreciate the time he took to answer our questions.
Continue reading “10 Questions with Bryan Christopher Moss”Top Five with Maryanne Rose Papke
What are your top 5 comics EVER?
Maryanne Rose Papke self-publishes comics online and in print. Her comics are usually weird, often silly, typically cute, sometimes sad, and occasionally epic. Check out her work at silverkraken.com.
Continue reading “Top Five with Maryanne Rose Papke”Octopus Pie Vol. 1
Comprised of Meredith Gran’s popular webcomic’s first two years of strips, Octopus Pie Vol. 1 tells the story of two twenty-somethings living together in New York. Ning is the uptight one who works at Ollie’s Organix, and Hannah is her friend from kindergarten turned stoner and pastry baker.
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