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Devourer of Words 014: Building Character
MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 014: Building Character There’s a great saying, popularized back in 1983 by screenwriter William Goldman in his Hollywood memoir, Adventures in the Screen…
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Dilettante 015: Analyzing Eisner
STEVE LIEBER’S DILETTANTE Dilettante 015: Analyzing Eisner When I was in art school in the 1980s there were very few texts on how to tell stories in comics. My instructors…
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Maggie’s World 015: Girls Allowed
MAGGIE’S WORLD Maggie’s World 015: Girls Allowed Even seven decades ago, comic books were a storytelling art form like other storytelling art forms. Comic books encouraged the girls in their…
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You Can Draw with Katie Cook 012: Snail Mail!
SLOW WAY DOWN AND DRAW THIS ADORABLE MAIL-SNAIL! You Can Draw with Katie Cook 012: Snail Mail! Time to get your pencils out again! We’re going to draw an OH-SO-ADORABLE…
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Devourer of Words 013: To How-To or Not to How-To
MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 013: To How-To or Not to How-To Every writer working has an opinion on books that claim to teach you how to…
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Dilettante 014: Building the Low-budget World
STEVE LIEBER’S DILETTANTE Dilettante 014: Building the Low-budget World When I was a teen comics reader in the 80s, I remember asking the owner of my local comics shop (Jeff…
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Maggie’s World 014: Exploring the Comics World
MAGGIE’S WORLD Maggie’s World 014: Exploring the Comics World The comic books that I read as I was growing up were drawn and written in the United States. But my…
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You Can Draw with Katie Cook 011: A Valentine’s Day Whale!
IT’S A WHALE OF A DRAWING DEMO! You Can Draw with Katie Cook 011: A Valentine’s Day Whale! Love is in the air this month! Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching…
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Devourer of Words 012: Talking ‘Bout A Resolution
MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 012: Talking ‘Bout A Resolution It is the New Year and, as one does when the calendar resets itself, it’s time to…
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Dilettante 013: On Giving a Good Critique
STEVE LIEBER’S DILETTANTE Dilettante 013: On Giving a Good Critique Last year, I wrote a Dilettante column offering advice for artists showing their work around conventions. It was well-received, but I realized…
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Maggie’s World 013: New Year: Past and Future
MAGGIE’S WORLD Maggie’s World 013: New Year: Past and Future Ah, January! Named for Janus, the two-faced Roman god of transition who looks simultaneously to the past and future ……
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You Can Draw with Katie Cook 010 … A Holiday Dinosaur!
I AM SANTA, HEAR ME ROAR! You Can Draw with Katie Cook 010 … A Holiday Dinosaur! How to Draw a Holiday Dinosaur! Get out your pencils, kids! It’s time…