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Category Archives: comics

“Sarah Low: Civil War Volunteer” (8p Comics Report)

How to create a quick 8-page mini “comics report” drawn from primary sources!

Posted byMarek13 Apr 202004 Jan 2023Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, how to, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: 1-sheet, Civil War, comics, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, hospital, how to, makeart, medicine, mini-comics, sarah low3 Comments on “Sarah Low: Civil War Volunteer” (8p Comics Report)

How to Draw Freeman Colby #3: Nurse Sarah Low

Draw along as Marek builds a splash page of nurse Sarah Low!

Posted byMarek02 Apr 202012 Feb 2026Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, how to, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: cartooning, Civil War, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, homeschool, hospital, how to, makeart, sarah low, splash page, video4 Comments on How to Draw Freeman Colby #3: Nurse Sarah Low

How to Draw Freeman Colby #2: Enlisting (August 1862)

Draw along as the boys enlist in the 39th Mass. Volunteers!

Posted byMarek31 Mar 202013 Apr 2020Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: action, Civil War, Comics Workshop, drawing, face, freeman colby, how to, inking, pencil, process, text, videoLeave a comment on How to Draw Freeman Colby #2: Enlisting (August 1862)

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

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 201923 Feb 2026Posted 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)

How to Draw Freeman Colby #1: Stick Figure Soldier

History cartooning tips from VOL. 2!

Posted byMarek03 Apr 201914 Sep 2023Posted infreeman colby, how to, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: Civil War, freeman colby, history, library of congress, New Hampshire, New Hampshire historical society, primary sources, stick figures, videoLeave a comment on How to Draw Freeman Colby #1: Stick Figure Soldier

Nurse Sarah Low / “Hospital Cat” (1863)

POSTER: Nurse Low writes in her log book while the hospital cat hunts hospital rats.

Posted byMarek05 Mar 201912 Feb 2026Posted infreeman colby, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: Civil War, freeman colby, inking, videoLeave a comment on Nurse Sarah Low / “Hospital Cat” (1863)

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