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Category Archives: Comics Workshop

Comics Project: History Timeline (3-Panel Comic Strips)

Combining research & imagination to build common knowledge about an era…

Posted byMarek16 Mar 202116 Feb 2026Posted inComics Workshop, projectTags: Comics Workshop, curriculum, education, history, idea, lesson, research, teaching, unit, world war ii3 Comments on Comics Project: History Timeline (3-Panel Comic Strips)

Comics Project #3: Comics Investigation

Using the mini-comics book form as a way to question, research, and respond to new topics…

Posted byMarek15 Mar 202122 Apr 2025Posted inComics Workshop, get ideas, projectTags: Comics Workshop, curriculum, education, idea, lesson, research, teaching, unit1 Comment on Comics Project #3: Comics Investigation

Comics Project #2: Primary Source Perspective

Combining texts with visuals to create informed original interpretations of the historical record!

Posted byMarek15 Mar 202103 Apr 2024Posted inComics Workshop, get ideas, projectTags: Comics Workshop, curriculum, education, graphic novel, idea, lesson, teaching, unit2 Comments on Comics Project #2: Primary Source Perspective

Hospital Cat 2: Drawing Panels & Pages from Primary Sources

All those F.A.S.T. visual markups will really help us see the various parts of the story… So let’s draw!

Posted byMarek14 Mar 202124 Mar 2021Posted inApplied Cartooning, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, How to Draw Freeman ColbyTags: cat, Civil War, comics, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, hospital, how to, panel, rat, sarah low3 Comments on Hospital Cat 2: Drawing Panels & Pages from Primary Sources

Comics Project #1: Graphic Novel Adaptation

Drawing our reading experiences in collaborative comics format…

Posted byMarek05 Mar 202111 Sep 2024Posted inComics Workshop, get ideas, projectTags: Comics Workshop, curriculum, education, graphic novel, idea, lesson, teaching, unit2 Comments on Comics Project #1: Graphic Novel Adaptation

Umbrella Man™ #1 ☔ (Quick-Draw Video)

Goofy MINI-COMIC urban umbrella vigilante adventure!!

Posted byMarek28 Feb 202112 May 2026Posted incomics, mini-comics, superhero, videoTags: comics, Comics Workshop, hero, mini-comic, mini-comics, quick-draw, silly, superhero, team x-ray, umbrella, umbrella man, video5 Comments on Umbrella Man™ #1 ☔ (Quick-Draw Video)

F.A.S.T. STORYTELLING TOOLS: Hospital Cat Demo #1

These simple visual tools & marks will help primary source texts COME TO LIFE on your comics page!

Posted byMarek24 Feb 202116 Feb 2026Posted inApplied Cartooning, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, How to Draw Freeman ColbyTags: Civil War, comics, Comics Workshop, education, freeman colby, history, sarah low6 Comments on F.A.S.T. STORYTELLING TOOLS: Hospital Cat Demo #1

“Magnet Migrants” (Mini)

Surprising secrets of magnets & migrating birds!

Posted byMarek16 Feb 202112 Mar 2025Posted incomics, Comics Workshop, Mini-Comics, mini-comicsTags: bicknell's thrush, biology, birds, cartooning, comics, diary, earth, magnet, magnetism, migrant, migration, mini-comics, nature, physics, pigeon, robin, science5 Comments on “Magnet Migrants” (Mini)

Rebellion or Insurrection (18 U.S. Code § 2383)

Drawn to better understand the law…

Posted byMarek10 Feb 202110 Jul 2022Posted inApplied Cartooning, comics, Comics Workshop, videoTags: capitol, cartooning, civics, comics, crime, current events, dc, history, how to, insurrection, law, legal, rebellion, revolution, sedition, us, washington1 Comment on Rebellion or Insurrection (18 U.S. Code § 2383)

Drawing the Law: Seditious Conspiracy (18 U.S. Code § 2384)

I drew this 2-page comic as a way to better understand the details of the law…

Posted byMarek14 Jan 202110 Jul 2022Posted inApplied Cartooning, comics, Comics Workshop, videoTags: capitol, cartooning, civics, comics, current events, dc, history, how to, insurrection, law, legal, sedition, us, washington1 Comment on Drawing the Law: Seditious Conspiracy (18 U.S. Code § 2384)

Tophat Cat: “TRUST” Mini

1-sheet mini-comic meditation mantra…

Posted byMarek13 Jan 202111 Jul 2022Posted incomics, mini-comicsTags: cat, library, mini-comic, mini-comicsLeave a comment on Tophat Cat: “TRUST” Mini

“Micro-Library” Comics Camp (2020)

In this live-draw series, we’ll create lots of tiny books & build a library to store ’em!

Posted byMarek01 Jan 202107 Mar 2023Posted inComics Camp 2020, Comics Workshop, how to, videoLeave a comment on “Micro-Library” Comics Camp (2020)

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