12 MARCH 2026 = VOL. 4 Launch Day! Join us THURSDAY PM in Concord, NH to celebrate:
📚The Freeman Colby Series | Vol. 1 | Vol. 2 | Vol. 3 | Vol. 4+
The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Vol. 4
Drawn by Marek Bennett
- 5″x7″ / 464 pages / B&W
- Published by COMICS WORKSHOP (2026)
- PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-7343869-3-6
- HARDCOVER ISBN: 978-1-7343869-4-3
- ON SALE DATE: 12 March 2026
- PAPERBACK PRICE: $29.95
The continuing adventures of a Yankee schoolteacher in the Union Army.
JUNE-JULY, 1864: Freeman Colby rejoins his regiment for one last march on Richmond, but there’s no end in sight to the wider struggle…
An epic account from the trenches of a nation at war with itself — Drawn entirely from the actual diaries, letters, & sketchbooks of eyewitnesses to history!
(YA) RECOMMENDED AGES 12+ / Historical violence, references to racism, slavery, &c.
📖 START READING VOL. 4:
Freeman Colby Vol. 4 📖 PREVIEW
Selected pages from the new book…
PREVIEW MINI-COMICS:
MORE PROCESS DEMOS:
How to Draw FREEMAN COLBY
Here’s how I create my FREEMAN COLBY graphic novels, from panels to pages to poster art & more!
How to Create a (Historical Adventure) Graphic Novel
Super-quick tour of our sources & methods for Freeman Colby Vol. 3+!
Freeman Colby: From Primary Sources to Comics
Gallery of sources & the comics they inspired!
Primary Sources of Freeman Colby Vol. 4
Samples of the many primary sources I’m using to draw Summer 1864 in FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 4…
+ SHIRTS @ the Threadless Shop 👉
All artwork ©2026 Marek Bennett
All rights reserved. No portion of this book (except small portions for review or non-commercial purposes) may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the artist.
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