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  • Marc Bernardin

    Devourer of Words 59: Finding the Voice

    MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 59: Finding the Voice Unless you’re a novelist, who gets to write purely for yourself, it is likely that at some point…

    Devourer of Words 59: Finding the Voice
  • Jesse Hamm

    Carousel 009: The Context of Fantasy

    JESSE HAMM’S CAROUSEL Carousel 009: The Context of Fantasy Today’s bookstore shelves are packed with volumes about how to draw fantasy subjects—superheroes, dragons, fairies, aliens, robots, elves. The focus in…

    Carousel 009: The Context of Fantasy
  • Maggie Thompson

    Maggie’s World 066: Classics

    MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 066: Classics Did you ever read Stephen Becker’s Comic Art in America? It was a sample-packed volume that introduced readers in 1959 to the…

    Maggie’s World 066: Classics
  • You Can Draw with Katie Cook 059: How to Draw a Seasonal Pumpkin

    IT’S THE (SECOND) MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR! You Can Draw with Katie Cook 059: How to Draw a Seasonal Pumpkin Written by Published Updated

    You Can Draw with Katie Cook 059: How to Draw a Seasonal Pumpkin
  • Marc Bernardin

    Devourer of Words 058: Someone Else’s Toys

    MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 058: Someone Else’s Toys There are a couple of ways to make your living writing comics (or TV, or movies, or novels).…

    Devourer of Words 058: Someone Else’s Toys
  • Jesse Hamm

    Carousel 008: Common Mistakes

    JESSE HAMM’S CAROUSEL Carousel 008: Common Mistakes Over the years, I’ve given my share of portfolio reviews, and there are certain mistakes and problems that I see again and again.…

    Carousel 008: Common Mistakes