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Category Archives: comics

“Black-Capped Chickadee” (Bird Book Mini)

Backed w/ HOW TO DRAW CHICKADEES…

Posted byMarek21 Apr 202122 Dec 2025Posted incomics, Comics Workshop, mini-comicsTags: 1-sheet, biology, birdbook, birds, chickadee, comics, Comics Workshop, how to, mini-comic, mini-comics, nature, science2 Comments on “Black-Capped Chickadee” (Bird Book Mini)

Poetry Comics Camp (2021)

How to create cartoons, make mini-comics, scribble story-scrolls, and more… all based on ideas from poems, songs, and other growing things!

Posted byMarek20 Apr 202107 Mar 2023Posted inComics Workshop, how to, poems, videoTags: CLiF, comics camp, Comics Workshop, education, how to, live-draw, poem, poetry1 Comment on Poetry Comics Camp (2021)

The Peculiar Death of Nathan Parker (Henniker / 1775)

Out of the firing line, into the forest…

Posted byMarek19 Apr 202119 Apr 2026Posted incomics, Comics Workshop, Revolution SketchbookTags: 1775, battle, comics, Comics Workshop, death, England, Henniker, history, lexington, nathan parker, New Hampshire, nh, revolution, treeLeave a comment on The Peculiar Death of Nathan Parker (Henniker / 1775)

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

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

Chickadee Cupboards (Mini)

Drawn @ library workshops (& by the birdfeeder) in early winter.

Posted byMarek22 Dec 202021 Apr 2021Posted inApplied Cartooning, comics, mini-comics, wondersTags: birds, chickadee, food, forest, nature, titmice, winter2 Comments on Chickadee Cupboards (Mini)

Coloring Winslow Homer’s “Wilderness”

Drawing poster artwork from VOL. 3, based on a painting by Winslow Homer…

Posted byMarek01 Sep 202019 Apr 2023Posted inComics Camp 2020, freeman colby, how to, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: Civil War, color, Comics Workshop, crayon, freeman colby, freeman colby series, how, how to, ink, pencil, poster, virginia, wilderness, winslow homer1 Comment on Coloring Winslow Homer’s “Wilderness”

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