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  • Devourer of Words 046: Listening Post

    MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 046: Listening Post This will sound familiar to anyone who’s ever written anything: there is a point when you’re not sure what…

    Devourer of Words 046: Listening Post
  • Steve Lieber

    Dilettante 047: Early Kirby Exposures

    STEVE LIEBER’S DILETTANTE Dilettante 047: Early Kirby Exposures This August will be the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jack Kirby. My main exposure to Kirby’s work was through a…

    Dilettante 047: Early Kirby Exposures
  • Maggie’s World 051: Here’s How!

    MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 051: Here’s How! A picture is worth 1,000 words? That saying became traditional in the early 20th century, and the combination of many…

    Maggie’s World 051: Here’s How!
  • Katie Cook

    You Can Draw with Katie Cook 046: How to Draw a Cactus!

    KATIE’S FIRST DRAWING TUTORIAL! You Can Draw with Katie Cook 046: How to Draw a Cactus! Written by Published Updated

    You Can Draw with Katie Cook 046: How to Draw a Cactus!
  • Marc Bernardin

    Devourer of Words 045: Kirby and Eisner at 100

    MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 045: Kirby and Eisner at 100 Comic-Con will be celebrating the lives and careers of Jack Kirby and Will Eisner this year.…

    Devourer of Words 045: Kirby and Eisner at 100
  • Maggie Thompson

    Maggie’s World 050: Free

    MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 050: Free A free comic book? Free? Who thought up that idea? A look at the “Promotional Comics” section of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide will…

    Maggie’s World 050: Free