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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…
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Dilettante 007: Navigating Artists’ Alley
KATIE’S FIRST DRAWING TUTORIAL! Dilettante 007: Navigating Artists’ Alley Comic-Con will be here soon. (For you guys, that is. Not for me. I’ll be at my drawing board in Portland…
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Bud Plant: Comics Retailing Pioneer
THE TOUCAN INTERVIEW Bud Plant: Comics Retailing Pioneer Bud Plant is one of the pioneers of the comics retail world. He was one of the first storeowners (probably the first…