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  • Marc Bernardin

    Devourer of Words 061: Gearing Up

    MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 061: Gearing Up With the hotel lottery behind us — I hope the odds were in your favor — it’s time to…

    Devourer of Words 061: Gearing Up
  • Jesse Hamm

    Carousel 012: Thumbnails

    JESSE HAMM’S CAROUSEL Carousel 012: Thumbnails When I was twelve, and living in Sedona, I decided to climb a mountain called Greyback, which was situated just outside of town. From…

    Carousel 012: Thumbnails
  • Maggie Thompson

    Maggie’s World 070: 4

    MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 070: 4 A friend asked me recently what comics I’d recommend for her 4-year-old nephew. Thinking about the sort of comics I’d loved…

    Maggie’s World 070: 4
  • Maggie Thompson

    Maggie’s World 069: Age

    MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 069: Age At Comic-Con in 1992, Todd McFarlane received an Inkpot Award. He was 31 at the time (and had been experimenting with…

    Maggie’s World 069: Age
  • Katie Cook

    You Can Draw with Katie Cook 062: How to Draw a Seal of Approval!

    USE THIS SEAL OF APPROVAL WISELY! You Can Draw with Katie Cook 062: How to Draw a Seal of Approval! Written by Published Updated

    You Can Draw with Katie Cook 062: How to Draw a Seal of Approval!
  • Jesse Hamm

    Carousel 011: Close Read: King Tut’s Tomb

    JESSE HAMM’S CAROUSEL Carousel 011: Close Read: King Tut’s Tomb We’ve all seen (and sometimes suffered!) critiques of comics pages drawn wrong, but it’s uncommon to find a detailed discussion…

    Carousel 011: Close Read: King Tut’s Tomb