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Two illustrated pages from graphic novel Other Ever Afters.

MFA in Comics adjunct professor Melanie Gillman releases Other Ever Afters

Media Coverage / December 11, 2021

Other Ever Afters is a new graphic novel by MFA in Comics adjunct professor Melanie Gillman is a collection of feminist, queer original fairy tales.

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Illustration by Thi Bui of Abdul-Haqq Khalifa, a technology tearcher from Garfiled Elementary, who joined the 2019 Oakland teachers' strike.

Thi Bui, MFA in Comics adjunct professor, illustrates the Oakland teachers' strike

Bay Area artists, including MFA in Comics adjunct professor Thi Bui, join forces to capture the Oakland teachers' strike through illustrated portraits coupled with direct quotes.

Image of Yvonne Mouser working in her Oakland furniture studio.

CCA Adjunct Professor featured in American Craft Council Magazine

CCA alum and adjunct professor Yvonne Mouser sat down with American Craft Council executive director Sarah Schultz to discuss the inspiration behind her creations, “craft thinking,” and much more.

Justin Hall—a man with a beard, wearing a black t-shirt—holds up a graphic novel while speaking to a class.

Q&A: Comics professor Justin Hall on nurturing community in queer comics

Interim MFA Comics Chair Justin Hall on his documentary, No Straight Lines, and the importance of finding (and sharing) your own voice.