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  • Steve Lieber

    Dilettante 041: Don’t Do That.

    STEVE LIEBER’S DILETTANTE Dilettante 041: Don’t Do That. I just completed a feat of marketing I can’t really recommend to anyone: I exhibited at three comics conventions in three weeks.…

    Dilettante 041: Don’t Do That.
  • Maggie’s World 044: It’s Collectible! Why?

    MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 044: It’s Collectible! Why? Collecting for me began when I first bought comics in the 1940s. The challenge then was clear: If you…

    Maggie’s World 044: It’s Collectible! Why?
  • Katie Cook

    You Can Draw With Katie Cook 039: How to Draw a Goldfish!

    LET’S GO GOLDFISHIN’! You Can Draw With Katie Cook 039: How to Draw a Goldfish! Written by Published Updated

    You Can Draw With Katie Cook 039: How to Draw a Goldfish!
  • Devourer of Words 040: After the Con

    MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 040: After the Con You’ve made contact. Either at a booth, at a party, at the bar, randomly on the convention floor…

    Devourer of Words 040: After the Con
  • Steve Lieber

    Dilettante 040: Decorate, Decorate

    STEVE LIEBER’S DILETTANTE Dilettante 040: Decorate, Decorate In this space, I’ve frequently made the case for a utilitarian approach to drawing comics. “Tell the story.” “Eliminate frills.” “Let your pictures…

    Dilettante 040: Decorate, Decorate
  • Maggie Thompson

    Maggie’s World 043: Comic-Con Memos

    MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 043: Comic-Con Memos Wow. Another year, another Comic-Con was coming, and I had a clever idea. What if I carried a mini notebook…

    Maggie’s World 043: Comic-Con Memos