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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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
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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…
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Maggie’s World 068: Covers
MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 068: Covers In Maggie’s World #29 in 2015, I griped about “an increasing emphasis on covers over contents” among collectors. It’s time to revisit that 2015…
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You Can Draw with Katie Cook 061: How to Draw a Snowy Penguin
LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW! You Can Draw with Katie Cook 061: How to Draw a Snowy Penguin Written by Published Updated
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Devourer of Words 060: The Choice
MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 060: The Choice It’s the beginning of a new year and if you’re anything like me, you: A) Wonder how you made…
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Carousel 010: Getting Organized
JESSE HAMM’S CAROUSEL Carousel 010: Getting Organized The new year is upon us, and it’s a great time to start some new organizational habits. Drawing comics poses special challenges to…
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Maggie’s World 067: Words
MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 067: Words Polonius: “What do you read, my lord?” Hamlet: “Words, words, words.” That was in Act 2, Scene 2; Shakespeare wrote those…