THE CENTER FOR CARTOON STUDIES
GIANT HOLIDAY SALE AND AUCTION
Saturday, December 9, 1-4pm

Cartoonist Book Signings! • Comic Books!
CCS Sketch Factory! • Cookies!

Silent and lively auctions including
original cartoons, comics & graphic novels,
rare & remarkable items and services!

SCOOBY DOO ORIGINAL COMIC BOOK PAGES
SIGNED BOOKS, INCLUDING:
MCSWEENEY'S QUARTERLY SIGNED BY CHRIS WARE, SETH, AND IVAN BRUNETTI
SIGNED COPY OF MAUS SIGNED BY ART SPIEGELMAN
LIMITED EDITION ED KOREN SIGNED PRINT
MAKING COMICS SIGNED BY SCOTT MCCLOUD
AND SO MUCH MORE!

On Saturday, December 9, from 1-4pm, The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) is having the event of the season: CCS GIANT HOLIDAY SALE AND AUCTION. The event will feature the famous CCS Sketch Factory (back by popular demand) offering attendees custom illustrations to be drawn on location by CCS students. Great holiday items to acquire at this event include: comics, graphic novels, signed books, prints, and rare and remarkable items and services. Music, cookies, and fun to be had by all! Bring the entire family!

Cartoonists and CCS faculty members, Steve Bissette and James Sturm, will be signing books. Steve Bissette is best-known for Saga of the Swamp Thing, Taboo, "1963," Tyrant, and for co-creating the character of John Constantine. His comic efforts also fueled many films, including Constantine and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Secret of the Ooze. James Sturm’s comics and graphic novels have been translated into several languages and have won numerous awards, including "Best Graphic Novel of 2001" by Time Magazine. Also signing books will be Xeric Foundation award recipient and CCS student, Alexis Frederick-Frost, who will be debuting his first published graphic novel, La Primavera. The Xeric Foundation supports the nation’s most promising cartoonists by providing grants for self-publishing their work.

The event is a FUNraiser with proceeds going to support the CCS mission of offering the highest quality of education to students interested in creating visual stories. Please come show your support for the college and pick up a great holiday gift!

Time:	Sale opens at 1pm and goes until 4pm.
	Live auction begins at 3pm. No R.S.V.P. required.
Location:	The Center for Cartoon Studies
	94 South Main Street
	White River Junction, Vermont
Questions:	Please call (802) 295-3319

The Center For Cartoon Studies (CCS), located in the historic village of White River Junction, Vermont, is a dynamic cartooning school and studio that has been featured in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Farmer's Almanac, and on the front page of The Washington Post. For more information, visit www.cartoonstudies.org.

Silent Auction and Sale: Saturday, December 9 1-3pm
Live Auction: 3-4pm

EBAY AUCTION ITEMS

(Online eBay Auction ends: Saturday December 9, 3pm.)

CCS CATALOGUE PRESS SHEETS
Signed by Seth

Click to bid on Ebay item number: 270062453966
Un-cut press sheets for the Center for Cartoon Studies Inaugural Catalogue featuring artwork by renowned Canadian cartoonist Seth. Seth's graphic novel, It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken, has been selected as one of the 100 best comics of the 20th century by the editors of The Comics Journal. His work is currently serialized in the New York Times Magazine.

FANTASTIC FOUR: UNSTABLE MOLECULES

Click to bid on Ebay item number: 270062457687
Stan Lee Signed Fantastic Four: Unstable Molecules with Original Art Also Signed by R. Sikoryak and James Sturm

For Serious Collectors Only! Long out-of-print first edition of the Eisner Award Winning trade paperback with cover by Craig Thompson (Blankets). Unstable Molecules is signed by Stan Lee, James Sturm, and R. Sikoryak. This item includes original art by R. Sikoryak, whose original pieces are rarely sold.

THE ONION, 1988

Click to bid on Ebay item number: 270063139080
Three issues of America's premiere humor tabloid The Onion, from its first year of publication. These early issues are quite rare and are seldom seen on the market. Interior comics include work by CCS cofounder James Sturm and Onion editor Scott Dikkers.

SILENT AND LIVE AUCTION ITEMS:

SARA VARON ORIGINAL SILKSCREENED POSTER

Sara Varon's comics and illustrations can be found in numerous publications, including Bust Magazine, Nickelodeon Magazine, and the New York Times. Her graphic novel Sweaterweather, a mostly-wordless collection of short stories, postcards, and paper dolls, has a sweet and poignant appeal that makes it enjoyable to all ages.

CALIFORNIA DREAMING PINOT NOIR

Chris Kalnick, creator of NON: The Transcendental Extraterrestrial, presents the 2005 vintage of his California Dreaming Pinot Noir complete with glasses and decanting instructions.

DOGS AND WATER
Anders Nilsen (signed, with original drawing inside)

Anders Nilsen's Ignatz award-winning story of a boy and his bear as they journey deep into the middle of nowhere. Best known for his mini-comic series, Big Questions, Nilsen has received three additional Ignatz nominations.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE MANIA

Mirage Studios of Northampton, MA, birthplace of the infamous Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, has donated a truly radical amount of merchandise for your consideration. The lot includes toys, lunchboxes, children's clothing, games, bicycles, and much more! Finish your holiday shopping in one fell swoop. Or make your kid's year by throwing him that that Ninja Turtle themed birthday bash! Bonus Charity Opportunity: Donate to two non-profits at once! Buy the Ninja Turtle items and donate them to The Haven, one of the Upper Valley's most respected charities, where the toys will be given to disadvantaged families. CCS can arrange delivery. Estimated Value $500 Starting Bid: $200

SIN CITY (FOR THE TOM IN YOUR LIFE)
Frank Miller (signed)

Now a major motion picture, the first volume of Sin City is collected here and enclosed in a commemorative slipcase. Signed "to Tom!" on slipcase and inside cover.

DRAWN AND QUARTERLY SHOWCASE NUMBER 3

Volume three of Drawn and Quarterly's annual showcase features comic stories by Geneviève Elverum, Sammy Harkham, and Matt Broersma. Includes an original drawing by Sammy Harkham on the frontpiece.

BERLIN number 1-4, 9, 10
(number 10 signed)
Jason Lutes

Berlin has been lauded as one of the most ambitious works of historical fiction in comics to date. The narrative follows a host of characters in the city of Berlin between the years of 1928 and 1933. Jason Lutes’ clear-lined artwork and remarkable ability to juggle multiple viewpoints presents a Berlin that teems with elegance and humor, conflict and interconnection.

ORIGINAL "ZIPPY" STRIP
Bill Griffith, 2003

Bill Griffith, the creator of Zippy the Pinhead, began his comics career in 1969 with strips published in the East Village Other and Screw Magazine. Zippy debuted in 1970 in the first issue of Real Pulp Comics. Described by Griffith as a "walking subconscious,” Zippy has been the subject of at least two doctoral dissertations and is said to have appeared on the Berlin wall.

THE LAST BROADCAST DVD

Hailed internationally as a breakthrough in independent filmmaking, Stefan Avalos and Lance Weiler's "The Last Broadcast" was the first feature film to be digitally released via satellite to theaters across the US. A grisly account of the investigation of the Jersey Devil Murders, the mockumentary-thriller has merited widespread critical acclaim. Includes the "Jersey Devil" mini-comic produced by Elizabeth Chasalow, Alexis Frederick-Frost, Jacob Jarvela, Sean Morgan, Lauren O'Connell, Caitlin Plovnick, Adam Staffaroni, and Josie Whitmore of the CCS Senior class, as well as CCS faculty members Steve Bissette, Sarah Stewart Taylor, and Peter Money.

HART'S WAR MESS KIT

Official "mess kit" from the 2002 escape adventure Hart's War, starring Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell. Directed by Gregory Hoblit. Donated by CCS faculty member Steve Bissette.

JABBA THE HUTT FIGURINE

Full-sized "Jabba the Hutt" action figure from the original line of Star Wars collectibles. Donated by CCS faculty member Steve Bissette.

HOOD MUSEUM PRIVATE COLLECTION TOUR

Katherine W. Hart, curator of academic programming at the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College will give a personally guided tour of a private collection including 18th and 19th century satirical prints and original Disney cells. The tour will be open to one bidder and up to nine guests.

UNDERSEA DELIGHTS

This "Lobster Plate Special," donated by Steve and Marjory Bissette, includes an original sketch by Steve, decorative glass platter, two plates, potholder, lobster-claw butane lighter, and a box of Maine's finest salt-water taffy.

THE COMPLETE MAUS

Art Spiegelman (signed, with original drawing inside) Both volumes of Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel are collected in The Complete Maus. Originally published serially in 1977, Spiegelman's incredibly moving tale of Holocaust survival centers around himself and his father Vladek. As Art endeavors to preserve his father's story, the narrative unfolds in an enthralling exploration of hope, fear, and cross-generational guilt. With its haunting images and deceptively simple style, Maus has been lauded as one of the most influential pieces of comic literature ever published.

SARAH STEWART TAYLOR NOVEL NAMESAKE

CCS faculty member Sarah Stewart Taylor, author of the celebrated mystery series featuring art historian Sweeney St. George, will name a character in a forthcoming novel after one bidder. Winner will also receive signed copies of Taylor's previous books: Mansions of the Dead, O'Artful Death, Still As Death, and Judgment of the Grave.

THE RABBI'S CAT
Joann Sfar (signed)

Considered one of the brightest and most talented French comic artists, Joann Sfar has written or collaborated on more than one hundred books for adults and children. Set in Algeria in the 1930s, The Rabbi's Cat is a story of love and theological mischief centered around a rabbi, his daughter, and their talking cat.

TOKYOPOP MANGA SAMPLER

A sampling of Tokyopop's latest titles with a retail value of over $190. Featuring titles such as Star Trek: the manga, Trash, Devil May Cry, and Petshop of Horrors.

R. CRUMB TRADING CARD POSTER AND TRADING CARDS

RARE! Denis Kitchen Publishing presents two sets of R. Crumb trading card posters. Crumb is one of the greatest cartoonists ever to set pen to paper. Each full-color poster corresponds to a set of cards illustrated by Crumb, displaying portraits and short biographies of legendary musicians. Each set includes "Early Jazz Greats," "Heroes of the Blues," and "Pioneers of Country Music" posters with one accompanying trading card pack.

DRAWING COMICS IS EASY
Alexa Kitchen (signed)

With four publications under her belt at the age of eight, Alexa Kitchen is one of the most impressive young cartoonists in the field! Her first hardcover, a step-by-step instructional guide to drawing your own comics, contains artistic wisdom valuable to readers of any age.

WILL EISNER TWO-PACK
The Building, and Invisible People (both signed!)

William Erwin Eisner (1917-2005) was an acclaimed American comic writer, artist, and entrepreneur. H e is considered one of the most important contributors to the development of the medium. Best known for his highly influential comic series The Spirit, Eisner took a leading role in establishing the graphic novel as a form of literature. In 1988, the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award was created to honor yearly achievements in the comics medium. The Building is a chronicle of the lives contained within one city building. A melancholy look at the treatment of the past, it explores the collective memory left behind when a landmark is destroyed. Invisible People collects a trio of graphic novellas about the anonymous faces on the street and their lost or forgotten stories.

STEVE CANYON 40TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
Milton Caniff (signed)

Milton CaniffTerry and the Pirates. The strip ran in newspapers across the US until 1988, ending shortly after Caniff's death. The 40th Anniversary Special collects Steve Canyon strips from 1953 to 1954.

R. CRUMB COFFEE TABLE ART BOOK
(includes signed seriograph)

The first comprehensive retrospective of the work of Robert Crumb, one of the most famous and influential underground cartoonists in the world. Features sketches and recollections from his childhood, early underground work, full-length comic stories in color for the first time, as well as previously unpublished work.

COMIC STRIP LIBRARY STARTER KIT

Dilbert! Peanuts! Doonsbury! Lots of laffs awaits the winning bidder of this cartooning treasure trove. A diverse collection of comic-strip albums for anyone looking to start or add to his own comic book library. Or use them as stocking stuffers!!!

TWO CARTOONISTS AT YOUR KID'S BIRTHDAY PARTY!
A Unique One-Of-A-Kind Event!

At your child's next birthday party (or any celebration), The Center for Cartoon Studies will provide two talented cartoonists to thrill the children with the magic of cartooning. Watch your child's story come to life on paper getting drawn before their eyes. Cartoonists will also lead an instructional activity getting everyone involved in drawing and games galore! Winner must live within a 40minute car ride from White River Junction!

MANHATTAN, KANSAS
DVD, Color, 79 minutes.
One-of-a-kind DVD packaging signed by director Tara Wray

Cinema and documentary fans rejoice! Up-and-coming independent filmmaker and CCS visiting artist Tara Wray presents her premiere documentary film. The story of her reunion with her mother after five years of estrangement, Wray's film explores the complexity of the parent-child relationship in the face of mental and emotional instability. Manhattan, Kansas received an Audience Award at the 2006 South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas.

NEW YORKER CLASSICS COLLECTION STARTER KIT

New Yorker Cartoons is gag cartooning at it's highest form. Selected volumes of classic New Yorker cartoons and cartoonists showcase the incredible talents of such legendary cartoonists like Peter Arno, Saul Steinberg, William Steig, Charles Addams, and many more!

DAY OF THE DEAD HOT SAUCE KIT

Add a little spice to your life! A selection of spicy sauces for El Dio De Los Muertos. Includes habanero, jalapeño, and cayenne varieties. Donated by Steve and Marjory Bissette.

HELLRAISER STAND-UP

Own a piece of horror history! Scare the neigborhood kids next halloween! Life-sized cardboard Hellraiser stand-up from the 1987 horror movie directed by Clive Barker.

ROMANCE COMICS/PROJECT ROMANCE (SIGNED)
The Origin and Future of Romance Comics!

Young Romance Comics #4, from the original run published in 1948, is one of the first romance comics ever published and drawn by comic book legend Jack Kirby (creator of The Fantastic Four, The X-men, Captain America, The Hulk, and many more!!). Project Romance is the most recent anthology of romance-themed comics featuring today's rising cartooning superstars!. Both books donated by Bill Boichel, owner of The Copacetic Comics Company. Bill also wrote the introduction to the book.

LOCALLY RAISED LAMB
A LAMBTASTIC AND TASTY TREAT

CCS faculty member Sarah Stewart Taylor and her husband Matt Dunne will provide a selection of mutton from their home-reared stock. Includes two racks, two legs, and an assortment of other cuts. Frozen; delivery to be arranged. BAAAAAHHHH!

PHASE 7 ISSUES number 5 AND number 6, PLUS ORIGINAL DRAWING
Alec Longstreth (signed)

Alec Longstreth is a Brooklyn cartoonist who has been self publishing his minicomic, Phase 7, since 2002. Issues number 5 and number 6 constitute the first two chapters of the five-part adventure series BASEWOOD. Phase 7 number 5 is the 2005 winner of the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Minicomic. The cutting edge of modern cartooning!!

TALES FROM THE CRYPT BOX SET
VHS, 13 volumes, 39 episodes

Based on the legendary and gruesome EC comics from publisher William Gaines, this horror anthology features stories of murder, supernatural nastiness and gory humor. The "Cryptkeeper's Dozen" collection spotlights some of the best episodes in the series, including three by Academy Award-winning director Robert Zemeckis.

TALKING FREDDY KRUEGER DOLL

A truly freakish piece of horror movie memorabilia. Fans of the 6-part Nightmare on Elm Street series will appreciate this classic (and chatty) representation of the slasher movie's villain. Doll comes complete with hat in original, unopened package. CCS is not responsible for any "mischief" the doll may cause once in your home. A locked truck is recommended for storage!

SCOOBY-DOO ORIGINAL COMIC PAGES
Joe Staton, 2002

Joe Staton started his comics career in 1971 at Charlton Comics, drawing the superhero E-man and has gone on to draw every comic character of note since. This collection of his original pages spans a number of issues from the Scooby-Doo series from DC Comics.

MCSWEENEY'S number 13
(signed by Seth, Chris Ware, and Ivan Brunetti)

Three of the most celebrated cartoonists of our time have inscribed the 13th issue of one of the best-read and most widely-circulated literary journals. McSweeney's number 13 is devoted entirely to comics. Featuring pieces by comics legends R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Daniel Clowes, Lynda Barry, Los Bros Hernandez, Adrian Tomine and more, as well as essays about comics by Ira Glass, Chip Kidd, John Updike, and others. Topped off with an amazing fold-out dust jacket by Chris Ware, McSweeney's number 13 is an essential item for any comic enthusiast.

THE COMPLETE PEANUTS PRESS PROOFS

Good Grief! A rare collector's item. The Complete Peanuts, a 320-page reprinting of the beloved comic strip, assembles Charles Schulz's masterwork into a single volume. This press proof of the dust jacket is in its original un-cut format.

ORIGINAL SILKSCREENED PUBLICITY POSTER
(signed by Sammy Harkham, Kevin Huizenga, and Anders Nilsen)

This 2-color silkscreened poster by Anders Nilsen commemorates the joint showing of work by Sammy Harkham (Kramer's Ergot, Poor Sailor), Kevin Huizenga (...Or Else, Ganges), and Anders Nilsen (Dogs and Water, Big Questions), presented by Drawn and Quarterly, Fantagraphics Books, and The Center for Cartoon Studies. Kevin Huizenga, who drew CCS's latest brochure, received an Ignatz award this year for Outstanding Story (Ganges number 1). Harkham and Nilsen were also nominated, for Oustanding Anthology and Outstanding Artist, respectively.

HOUDINI- ADVANCED READING COPY PLUS ORIGINAL DRAWING
Jason Lutes and Nick Bertozzi

Due out in April of 2007, The Center for Cartoon Studies presents its first ever publication, Houdini: The Handcuff King. Jason Lutes (Berlin) and Nick Bertozzi (The Masochists, Rubber Necker) collaborate to produce a striking and energetic depiction of a day in the life of Harry Houdini. Also included is an original drawing by Nick Bertozzi.

ED KOREN NEW YORKER PRINTS (signed)

Long associated with the New Yorker, Upper Valley legend Ed Koren has published over a thousand cartoons, covers, and illustrations. His work has been exhibited worldwide, and is included in the permanent collections of the Fogg Museum, The Rhode Island School of Design Museum, The Princeton University Museum, The Fizwilliam Museum at Cambridge University, and the Swann Collection at the Library of Congress.

CCS INFORMATIONAL BOOKLET PRESS SHEETS

Kevin Huizenga
Un-cut press sheets for the Center for Cartoon Studies Introductory Booklet "How To Draw Comics" featuring artwork by Ignatz award-winner Kevin Huizenga. Kevin is one of the most exciting cartooning talents to emerge in the last few years. This item has never been offered before and is sure to be a serious collectors item!

ED BRUBAKER VARIETY PACK

Signed Comics and Personal Letter Ed Brubaker began his career in comics writing and drawing the semi-autobiographical series Lowlife. He has since gone on to work on a staggering number of titles, writing for Batman, Sandman Presents: Dead Boy Detectives, Uncanny X-Men, The Authority, and many others. Included in this set are four Brubaker books: Catwoman: Crooked Little Town, collecting issues 5-10 of Brubaker's 2001 Catwoman series, issues number 4 and number 5 of Gotham Central (signed), the stories of Gotham City's non-super heroes, and At The Seams, a love triangle examined from three points of view. Also included is a personal note to CCS director James Sturm.

TRUE PORN GIFT PACK

Kelli Nelson and Robyn Chapman (signed) True Porn and True Porn 2 constitute the epic anthology of autobiographical sexploits collected by Kelli Nelson and CCS fellow Robyn Chapman. Over 50 cartoonists contributed real-life sex stories, resulting in an eclectic and revealing look at a time-honored social activity. Gift pack also includes two True Porn T-shirts. Suggested for Mature Readers

THE MOTHERLOAD

HOLY HERO HANDFUL! The Center for Cartoon Studies presents its largest auction item: 20 boxes containing approximately 2000 comics. Primarily Marvel and DC hero titles, indie comics and manga also make up a percentage of the collection. Each issue is individually bagged and boarded for protection. Titles include Batman, Superman, X-Men, Silver Surfer, She-Hulk, Spiderman and countless others.

THE ALBRIGHT EASEL

A Fold-Away Drawing Easel Designed and produced by Greg Albright Made from solid poplar wood, featuring several adjustments points and a unique fold-away storage hinge. It's been tested by the pros. This compact easel is used in The Center for Cartoon Studies drawing classes, with amazing results!

GO PARENTS! GUIDEBOOKS

If the words "MOM! The TOILET'S CLOGGED!" and "Yikes, it's due TOMORROW?" send involuntary shivers down your spine, it's time to consult Go Parents! With a wealth of knowledge on how to handle "school snafus," family squabbles, and other kid disasters, these guidebooks take a humorous and proactive approach to parenting. Set includes five essential volumes, donated by Nomad Press in White River Junction.