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Devourer of Words 008: Hollywood State of Mind
WHEN THE STUDIOS COME A’CALLIN’… Devourer of Words 008: Hollywood State of Mind While the crazy intellectual-property gold rush of the 2000s—when producers and development executives would visit the San…
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APE Special Guest Colleen Coover, Part One
THE TOUCAN INTERVIEW APE Special Guest Colleen Coover, Part One Cartoonist Colleen Coover and her husband, writer Paul Tobin, are the prom queen and king of digital comics in 2013.…
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Dilettante 009: Forming A Studio
STEVE LIEBER’S DILETTANTE Dilettante 009: Forming A Studio I’m a founding member of Periscope Studio, a Portland, Oregon workspace shared by two dozen cartoonists and comic book makers, plus friends…
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Maggie’s World 009: Research, Obsession, and Obsessive Research
MAGGIE’S WORLD Maggie’s World 009: Research, Obsession, and Obsessive Research Hey, good question! Let me check it out! This is how it begins for me. Thanks to the Internet and…
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You Can Draw with Katie Cook 007 … A Happy-Go-Lucky Robot!
KATIE’S FIRST DRAWING TUTORIAL! You Can Draw with Katie Cook 007 … A Happy-Go-Lucky Robot! This time around, we’re going to learn how to draw a robot! Let’s make him…
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Dilettante 008: Reading a Script
HOW ARTISTS SHOULD READ A SCRIPT! Dilettante 008: Reading a Script A few months back, I shared some notes for writers on writing for an artist. It’s about time I shared…
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Maggie’s World 008: Savoring the Aftermath
MAGGIE’S WORLD Maggie’s World 008: Savoring the Aftermath Golly, that con was amazing! And I’m exhausted. I think I’ll take a nap. It’s confession time. That nap (and the many…
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Maggie Thompson’s Comic-Con Diary: The Final Day
DEAR DIARY, DAY FIVE! Maggie Thompson’s Comic-Con Diary: The Final Day I hope you’ve noticed how articulate and reportorial these entries have been. That’s about to change. With Comic-Con technically…
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Maggie Thompson’s Comic-Con 2013 Diary, Day Four!
DEAR DIARY, DAY FOUR! Maggie Thompson’s Comic-Con 2013 Diary, Day Four! I’m going to have to ponder my Diary schedule. Last night (what with the Eisners and reporting and fun…
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Maggie Thompson’s Comic-Con Diary, Day Three!
DEAR DIARY, DAY THREE! Maggie Thompson’s Comic-Con Diary, Day Three! The day began for me with a fascinating “Spotlight” panel on Tony Isabella. I’ve known Tony since he was in…
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Maggie Thompson’s Comic-Con 2013 Diary, Day Two!
DEAR DIARY, DAY TWO! Maggie Thompson’s Comic-Con 2013 Diary, Day Two! My convention day (first full day! woot!) began with a concerted effort to fight off a sore throat no…
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Maggie Thompson’s Comic-Con 2013 Diary, Day One!
DEAR DIARY, DAY ONE! Maggie Thompson’s Comic-Con 2013 Diary, Day One! Here’s the thing: My usual Toucan blog consists of what I hope is thoughtful (or—what the heck—flippant) commentary on…