1863: The continuing saga of a Yankee school teacher in the Union Army: Young Freeman Colby joined the 39th Massachusetts Regiment in search of “better returns,” but now he just wants to survive the war and return home to his friends & family in New England! Marching deeper into the war-torn heart of Virginia, he crosses paths with countless fellow survivors — widows, poets, volunteer nurses, refugee children, ragged soldiers, brave mothers striving to deliver their families from slavery… This wide-ranging graphic novel weaves together their stories with Colby’s actual letters home, laying bare the day-to-day human struggles that shaped one of the most consequential years in American history.
Coloring Freeman Colby’s “Wilderness”-How to Draw Freeman Colby #5: “Wilderness” Poster ← #4: SARAH LOW bio mini NEXT → Here’s a series of live-draws showing the creation of a FREEMAN COLBY poster based on a painting by Winslow Homer… 1. Inking First we’ll lay down a base black & white ink drawing to outline our scene: Here’s the […]
D.C.+Virginia Sketchbook (October 2019)-32 pages of diary comics, drawn while exploring Civil War historical sites & battlefields… A behind-the-scenes look at Rabbit’s footwork & research for Freeman Colby Vol. 3 (1864)! ORDERING INFO: Special print edition available to Patreon members: SAMPLE PAGES:
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