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Author Archives: Marek

CARTOONIST PROFILE

Basic info about the artist / Drawn in response to questions from a student project…

Posted byMarek04 Mar 202016 Feb 2025Posted inApplied Cartooning, Comics WorkshopTags: ask me anything, comics, Comics Workshop, education, q&aLeave a comment on CARTOONIST PROFILE

Sharjah Sketchbook

The daily adventures of a cartoon rabbit teaching comics in the Persian Gulf!

Posted byMarek01 Mar 202023 Dec 2024Posted inBooks, comics, Non-fiction, sketchbook, wondersTags: autobio, cartooning, Comics Workshop, education, graphic novel, islam, sharjah, sharjah international book fair, sibf19, travel, uae, united arab emirates, wonders2 Comments on Sharjah Sketchbook

“Woogums Goes for a Walk” (1-Sheet / 8 Page)

A desktop quick-draw, from blank paper to finished 8-page mini-comic…

Posted byMarek26 Feb 202006 Sep 2023Posted inComics Workshop, get ideas, how to, mini-comics, videoTags: 1-sheet, abduction, alien, cat, Comics Workshop, drawing, erase, ink, inking, mini-comics, pencil, process, self publishing7 Comments on “Woogums Goes for a Walk” (1-Sheet / 8 Page)

Quick-Folding a “1-SHEET” (8-page) Mini-Comic

A super-quick demo of folding a blank booklet from a single sheet of paper.

Posted byMarek24 Jan 202010 Apr 2023Posted inComics Workshop, how to, mini-comics, videoTags: 1sheet, Comics Workshop, mini-comics, self publishing1 Comment on Quick-Folding a “1-SHEET” (8-page) Mini-Comic

Residency @ Crotched Mountain School

This residency was a great reminder that the ART we make is also a record of PERSONAL CONNECTIONS in our community…

Posted byMarek15 Jan 202030 Aug 2021Posted inComics WorkshopTags: Crotched Mountain, education, guest, school, special education, student artworkLeave a comment on Residency @ Crotched Mountain School

“Jingle Bells” Quick-Draw Monster Sleigh Ride

Here’s a little mid-winter musical mayhem for the New Year…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yPBSYzJrF4

Posted byMarek01 Jan 202009 Mar 2020Posted invideoTags: jingle bells, monster, music, newyear, sleigh, solstice, video, winterLeave a comment on “Jingle Bells” Quick-Draw Monster Sleigh Ride

Drawing Community / Sharjah, U.A.E.

Rabbit wanders convention halls at Sharjah International Book Fair:

Posted byMarek01 Nov 201929 Apr 2025Posted inApplied Cartooning, comics, Drawing CommunityTags: comics, Comics Workshop, community, photos, rabbit, sharjah, sharjah international book fair, sibf19, sketch, sketchbook, sketching, travel2 Comments on Drawing Community / Sharjah, U.A.E.

D.C.+Virginia Sketchbook (Fall 2019)

32 pages of diary comics = a behind-the-scenes look @ Rabbit’s footwork & research for Freeman Colby Vol. 3!

Posted byMarek28 Oct 201906 Jan 2025Posted incomics, freeman colby, Mini-Comics, mini-comics, Shop, sketchbook, wondersTags: dc, diary comics, freeman colby, history, sketchbook, travel, virginia, Walt Whitman, washington1 Comment on D.C.+Virginia Sketchbook (Fall 2019)

Freeman Colby: From Primary Sources to Comics

Gallery of sources & the comics they inspired!

Posted byMarek17 Oct 201905 Jan 2022Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colbyTags: Civil War, fannie dawson, freeman colby, freeman colby series, history, primary sources, sarah low, Walt Whitman3 Comments on Freeman Colby: From Primary Sources to Comics

The St. Albans Raid #1

Detailing a little-known outburst of domestic terrorism in a small New England town far from the front lines of the Civil War…

Posted byMarek20 Jul 201920 Sep 2020Posted incomics, Mini-Comics, mini-comics, ShopTags: 1864, Civil War, guerrillas, history, St. Albans, terrorism, Vermont1 Comment on The St. Albans Raid #1

Freeman Colby Vol. 2 Poster Gallery

Sample full-color art from the 1863 adventures of Freeman Colby & Co. …

Posted byMarek01 Jun 201904 Aug 2025Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colbyTags: 1863, abraham tuckson, Civil War, color, crayon, fannie dawson, freeman colby, history, jonas bacon, posters, primary sources, sarah lowLeave a comment on Freeman Colby Vol. 2 Poster Gallery

“Freeman Colby’s Illustrated” #2 (1863)

Available SPRING 2019 with all pre-orders of FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 2 via http://www.MarekBennett.com …

Posted byMarek10 May 201929 Aug 2022Posted infreeman colby, Freeman Colby's Illustrated Magazine, Mini-Comics, mini-comicsTags: alfred waud, Civil War, edwin forbes, freeman colby, history, james fuller queen, newspaper, primary sources, reference, winslow homer1 Comment on “Freeman Colby’s Illustrated” #2 (1863)

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