The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art was founded in September 1976 by
cartoonist Joe Kubert and his wife Muriel in the old Baker mansion at 45 Lehigh Street in Dover; Its first graduating class of
1978 included
Stephen R. Bissette,
Thomas Yeates, and
Rick Veitch. By 1980, the school offered a three-year program in Cartoon Illustration, Graphic Arts, and Cinematic Animation. Approved by the
New Jersey Department of Education, the Kubert School advertised itself to veterans and "
non-resident alien" students. In the 1980s, the school moved into Dover's former high school at 37 Myrtle Avenue. Founder and instructor Joe Kubert kept his own studio in the school, later joined by his sons
Adam and
Andy, who are also comic book professionals and who taught at the school. Anthony Marques, a graduate of the school and a comics illustrator, editor and comics shop owner, became the president after acquiring the school in the fall of 2019.
Geoff Johns taught two master classes at the school in 2020, with
Jason Fabok joining him for one of the classes. At one stage, Johns had considered attending the school. In May of 2025, the school relocated to a new location at 27 Main St.
Madison, New Jersey. ==Campus and student body==