{"id":25369,"date":"2025-09-25T09:37:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T13:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=25369"},"modified":"2025-09-25T09:37:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T13:37:32","slug":"transylvania-students-research-comic-zine-in-chicago-with-school-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2025\/09\/transylvania-students-research-comic-zine-in-chicago-with-school-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Transylvania students research comic zine in Chicago with school grant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/09\/transylvania_comics-3-730x455.jpeg\" alt=\"students holding a comic book\" class=\"wp-image-25379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/09\/transylvania_comics-3-730x455.jpeg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/09\/transylvania_comics-3-350x218.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/09\/transylvania_comics-3-768x479.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/09\/transylvania_comics-3-810x505.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/09\/transylvania_comics-3-300x187.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/09\/transylvania_comics-3.jpeg 1088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Transylvania University seniors Alice Beatty and Samuel Schultz are combining their illustration and writing talents to produce an eclectic \u2014 and independent \u2014 comic zine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project broke through the panels of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripclubcomics.com\/\">Strip Club Comics<\/a> this past summer as they traveled to Chicago for inspiration thanks to a Kenan research grant, which is also funding a comic convention at Transylvania later in the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019ve completed the second issue \u2014 on their own, outside of class in true indie spirit. &#8220;Strip Club Comics is an entirely self-published, self-drawn, self-scripted and self-motivated collection of art produced by a gaggle of twenty-somethings,&#8221; according to the website. 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Beatty noted, though, that studies like literature have benefitted her as a writer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their publication features diverse genres \u2014 from satirical superheroes akin to The Tick to the noir detective tale &#8220;Scully and Boone,&#8221; inspired by 1970s horror movies. &#8220;We try really hard to make what we can&#8217;t find in the world \u2014 stuff that we would like to read,&#8221; Schultz said. Each comic adopts a distinct visual style, drawing from other influences like &#8220;The Venture Bros.,&#8221; &#8220;Over the Garden Wall&#8221; and animated classics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a labor of love,&#8221; Beatty added (both she and Schultz plan to continue producing comics after graduation). Collaborators on the project join for the passion, not pay or credit. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripclubcomics.com\/about-us\">See who else contributes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the summer, their weeklong immersion in the Windy City included checking out architecture, ghost and mobster tours, the Navy Pier, deep-dish pizza and observation deck skyline views. &#8220;We basically tried to experience as much of the city as possible,&#8221; Beatty said, describing how they snapped street scene photos, sketched and brainstormed the next issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for the comic convention, Schultz&#8217; senior capstone project involves organizing and writing a paper about the Campus Center event. 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