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Devourer of Words 023: Brand Exercise
MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 023: Brand Exercise You would think that the key to being a successful comic book writer was being a good comic book…
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Dilettante 024: Tips on Mentoring
STEVE LIEBER’S DILETTANTE Dilettante 024: Tips on Mentoring Way back in my 2nd column here on Toucan (click here to read it!), I called for a revival of mentorship via…
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Maggie’s World 024: Tricky Business
MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 024: Tricky Business “I re-used old story plot formulas—not stories in the full sense. I thought I was revising the locale and characters…
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You Can Draw with Katie Cook 021: A Thanksgiving Turkey!
LET’S TALK TURKEY! You Can Draw with Katie Cook 021: A Thanksgiving Turkey! That holiday that features food, football, and a whole lot of thanks is right around the corner.…
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Devourer of Words 022: Comics Writers I’m Thankful for
MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 022: Comics Writers I’m Thankful for We are rapidly approaching Thanksgiving, at least according to every commercial on every channel—at least the…
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Dilettante 023: Influences
STEVE LIEBER’S DILETTANTE Dilettante 023: Influences Last weekend I was riding Amtrak back from a convention when my train was delayed by a freight train. Stuck there in a comfortable…
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Maggie’s World 023: ‘Tis the Season
MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 023: ‘Tis the Season November kicks off one of those chunks of time we call a season, as we lump together the celebrations…
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You Can Draw with Katie Cook 020 … A Kitten in a Jack-O-Lantern!
IT’S HALLOWEEN! LET’S DRAW PUMPKINS AND KITTIES! You Can Draw with Katie Cook 020 … A Kitten in a Jack-O-Lantern! It’s Halloween, and pumpkins and kitties go together like ……
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Devourer of Words 021: Choosing What’s Next
MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 021: Choosing What’s Next There comes a time for every writer when she or he is done with whatever it is they’re…
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Dilettante 022: Starting a New Project with a Collaborator
STEVE LIEBER’S DILETTANTE Dilettante 022: Starting a New Project with a Collaborator A well-worn truism among comics freelancers that the best part of any project is getting the green light…
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Maggie’s World 022: Comics Careers
MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 022: Comics Careers A recent University of Wisconsin workshop focused on the business of comics, and I was able to attend, as host…
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You Can Draw with Katie Cook 019: How to Draw a Mustached Octopus!
OCTOPI WITH FACIAL HAIR? IT COULD HAPPEN. You Can Draw with Katie Cook 019: How to Draw a Mustached Octopus! You know what octopi lack? Facial hair. I really think…