Tag: Maggie Thompson
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Maggie’s World 003: Plus You Get . . .
MAGGIE’S THOUGHTS ON WONDERCON ANAHEIM! Maggie’s World 003: Plus You Get . . . For the month of March on Toucan, we’ve asked all of our regular contributors to talk about conventions in general and WonderCon Anaheim in particular. Each Toucan Tuesday, our monthly columnists will offer their own advice and thoughts about attending conventions. We begin…
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Maggie’s World 002: Squeeze the Day
KATIE’S FIRST DRAWING TUTORIAL! Maggie’s World 002: Squeeze the Day As we advance into 2013, I’m considering what I’ve done in the past to see whether I can do better in the future. I was going to call this exercise “Seize the Day”—but then figured we all do that already. When we go to a comics shop…
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Maggie Thompson: A Four-Color Life, Part Two
THE TOUCAN INTERVIEW Maggie Thompson: A Four-Color Life, Part Two Toucan: What was the process of putting a fanzine together like for you and Don? Was there a definite delineation of duties? Maggie: Well, in the early issues he was technically listed as the editor and I was technically I think the—I don’t know what I was…
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Maggie Thompson: A Four-Color Life, Part One
THE TOUCAN INTERVIEW Maggie Thompson: A Four-Color Life, Part One Maggie Thompson is one of the legendary founders of comics fandom. Without her and her late husband, Don Thompson—along with a small number of other comics-loving pioneers—we might not be reading blogs like Toucan or have the ability to enjoy fan-oriented magazines like Comics Buyer’s Guide. We talked to…
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Maggie’s World 001: Why I Love Comics
MAGGIE’S WORLD Maggie’s World 001: Why I Love Comics Welcome to the first installment of “Maggie’s World,” Maggie Thompson’s monthly column here on Toucan. For this launch month, we’ve asked all of our contributors to tell us why they love comics. So without any further ado, here’s Maggie, and our first installment of “Why I…