{"id":1070,"date":"2013-01-28T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\/?p=1070"},"modified":"2023-12-18T16:14:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T00:14:09","slug":"you-can-draw-with-katie-cook-001-why-i-love-comics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\/you-can-draw-with-katie-cook-001-why-i-love-comics\/","title":{"rendered":"You Can Draw … with Katie Cook 001: Why I Love Comics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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KATIE COOK JOINS TOUCAN!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You Can Draw … with Katie Cook 001: Why I Love Comics<\/h1>\n\n\n
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Hello all! My name is Katie Cook . . . and I love comics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I grew up always knowing I’d be a cartoonist. I told teachers in preschool who asked me what I wanted to do when I grew up that I was going to draw cartoons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I spent all my time devouring comics, newspaper comics, animated movies, whatever. There was nothing else I wanted to spend my time on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, at the tender age of *mumble mumble*, I draw comics for a living. I write comics for a living. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have gotten to do work for things that I’ve loved since I was a kid  . . . Star Wars,<\/em> the Jim Henson Company, Marvel, and more. Recently, I began writing the bestselling comic My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.<\/em> These are things that impacted me<\/em> as a kid, and now I’m a part of their impact on a new generation . . . a career does not get better than this! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love comics as a medium and as an artform, but I also love them as a community. I have met the best people while working in comics. Other artists and writers are as supportive as you can get, because they want comics to thrive for years to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of that community is also going to comic book conventions! These have become part of my life in a way that I would never have imagined. It’s my chance to meet people, draw for folks, and more. I love them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think I’ve been going to San Diego Comic-Con for 7-ish years now, and ever since the Artists\u2019 Alley folks welcomed me with open arms, I have looked forward to the craziness each year. I go to a lot<\/em> of conventions every year, but Comic-Con is that hectic pilgrimage of nerdery that I love. I premiere my new books there, I meet new fans there, I have a spot I’ve been in for a while where I know people will always be able to find me. It’s an amazing event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Katie Cook will be contributing to Toucan on the fourth Tuesday of every month, with her column \u201cYou Can Draw . . .\u201d Tune in next month to get your first Katie-torial and draw along with her!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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