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  • Maggie Thompson

    Maggie’s World 090: 1961

    MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 090: 1961 In this 90th “Maggie’s World,” it seems appropriate to look at milestones. And hey! April 2021 is a pop culture anniversary…

    Maggie’s World 090: 1961
  • Jesse Hamm

    Carousel 031: Drawing What You See

    CAROUSEL BY JESSE HAMM Carousel 031: Drawing What You See Artists are often given the following advice: “Draw what you see, not what you THINK you see.” This may sound…

    Carousel 031: Drawing What You See
  • Maggie Thompson

    Maggie’s World 089: Looking for Laughs

    MAGGIES WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 089: Looking for Laughs One of our favorite forms of entertainment has been called “comics” for a long time, emerging from the 1700s…

    Maggie’s World 089: Looking for Laughs
  • Katie Cook

    You Can Draw with Katie Cook 078: How to Draw a Valentine’s Day Friend!

    MAKE A FRIEND FOR VALENTINE’S DAY You Can Draw with Katie Cook 078: How to Draw a Valentine’s Day Friend! Written by Published Updated

    You Can Draw with Katie Cook 078: How to Draw a Valentine’s Day Friend!
  • Jesse Hamm

    Carousel 030: Preparing the Script

    CAROUSEL BY JESSE HAMM Carousel 030: Preparing the Script Welcome to my 30th Carousel column! This month marks three years of my columns here on Comic-Con’s Toucan blog, and I’m…

    Carousel 030: Preparing the Script
  • Maggie’s World 088: Who Knew

    MAGGIES WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 088: Who Knew Reading through Walt Kelly’s “Albert and Pogo” stories for Dell’s Animal Comics recently, I stumbled over one in #19 (February 1946) in…

    Maggie’s World 088: Who Knew