The Small Press Expo, North America’s Premiere Independent Cartooning and Comic Arts Festival is just around the corner!
Come September 14th-15th, droves of CCS students, alumni and faculty will be headed down to both attend the show and sell their work. Among those selling there work, many will be debuting new work!
Here are a few more of the CCS books that will be debuting at the show.
Can’t Lose: A Friday Night Lights Fanzine – edited by Melissa Mendes (Class of 2010)
A zine published by Oily Comics, Can’t Lose is completely dedicated to one of the greatest television shows ever: Friday Night Lights. This zine includes comics, drawings, and other contributions by Dan Zettwoch, Jesse Lucas, Nomi Kane, Sean Ford, Sam Spina, Jon Shaw, Henry Eudy, Laura Beck, Minty Lewis, Derik Badman, Gretta Johnson, Jeff Lok, Breanne Trammell, Julia Gualtieri, Denis St. John, RJ Casey, and Lucius Wisniewski. Cover art by Charles Forsman.
Lou Number 17 – Melissa Mendes (Class of 2010)
The latest in a series written and drawn by Melissa Mendes, and published by Oily Comics. Lou follows a young tomboy named Lou and her family, as they navigate love, pizza, outer space, and potentially dangerous adults.
Stranger Knights 4 – Edited by Bill Volk (Class of 2010)
Stranger Knights is an anthology of short genre comics featuring work by Bill Volk, Bryan Stone, Mary Soper, and Ann Lewis.
In this volume: A wizard is forced by her mother to demonstrate what she’s learned. Funny animals plot to steal a special banana. A headless suit of armor is discovered. A space princess sets out to rescue herself.
Long Division – Joyana McDiarmid (Class of 2013)
Long Division is the story of a college student before, during and after a mental breakdown, told in fragments of her memory.
Parts One and Two are each 40 B&W pages and have screen-printed covers.
Love, Currently – Rio Aubry Taylor (Class of 2012)
A continuing monthly feature in the fine arts magazine Au Courant, this collection brings together the first eight installments of Rio Aubry Taylor’s graphic narrative LOVE, CURRENTLY. LOVE, CURRENTLY tells the story of Lan Zhibran, an emotional drop-out who must deal with the turmoil of losing his college aged daughter to a terminal illness. Living in the dregs of Miami’s filth, he must find a way to put his mind at ease lest he die in the scorching sand of his own guilt-made-hell.
Mangy Mutt Comics Sampler – Dan Rinylo (Class of 2013)
Murray the mutt and Shmedley the cat — a couple of flea-bitten philistines just tryin’ to live their crusty little lives day-by-day! Follow them to each wild adventure’s side-splitting dead end! Meet sweet, sweet Patsy and her drunk dad! Learn the dangers of unprotected sex! Explore the mysteries of the unknown! Assorted comic strips, Sunday pages, and a full-color poster!
