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  • Katie Cook

    You Can Draw with Katie Cook 063: How to Draw a Shy Monster

    GIANT (SHY) MONSTER ALERT! You Can Draw with Katie Cook 063: How to Draw a Shy Monster Written by Published Updated

    You Can Draw with Katie Cook 063: How to Draw a Shy Monster
  • Jesse Hamm

    Carousel 013: Mapping

    JESSE HAMM’S CAROUSEL Carousel 013: Mapping Comics are often described as a medium that deals with time. We talk about the pacing of a story, about a story’s moments being ordered chronologically, we describe a…

    Carousel 013: Mapping
  • Maggie Thompson

    Maggie’s World 071: Gag Cartoons

    MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 071: Gag Cartoons When Don and I began our Comic Art fanzine in 1960, we named it that because we were fans of all sorts…

    Maggie’s World 071: Gag Cartoons
  • 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