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Category Archives: comics

Paul Long: Revolutionary War Veteran

Paul Long (Rye, NH) escapes from slavery & serves in the Revolution…

Posted byMarek03 Feb 202303 Apr 2025Posted inBlack Revolutionaries, comics, Comics Workshop, mini-comicsTags: 1-sheet, black history, comics, Comics Workshop, history, liberty, mini-comics, New Hampshire, revolution, slavery, veteransLeave a comment on Paul Long: Revolutionary War Veteran

History: Roots & Branches

A demo page drawn at a recent EL VIAJE / VERMONT READS event…

Posted byMarek31 Jan 202309 May 2023Posted inApplied Cartooning, comics, Comics WorkshopTags: comics, Comics Workshop, education, el viaje, El Viaje Mas Caro, forest, history, library, placemaking, primary sources, process, rabbit, roots, template, the most costly journey, treeLeave a comment on History: Roots & Branches

The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Vol. 3 (1864)

1864: The continuing adventures of a Yankee school teacher in the heart of the Civil War! ⭐ “Great Reads from Great Places” (Nat’l Book Festival / 2022) ⭐ #1 AMAZON NEW RELEASE

Posted byMarek25 Jan 202323 Dec 2025Posted inBooks, comics, freeman colby, ShopTags: Civil War, freeman colby, freeman colby series, graphic novel, Henniker, history, New Hampshire8 Comments on The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Vol. 3 (1864)

“Rebel Wounded Coming In” (The Wilderness / May 1864)

Drawn from a battlefield sketch by Alfred Waud.

Posted byMarek29 Dec 202220 May 2024Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: alfred waud, battle, Civil War, color, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, history, ink, pencil, quick-draw, video, virginia, wildernessLeave a comment on “Rebel Wounded Coming In” (The Wilderness / May 1864)

“The Wolf’s Dictionary”: Lincoln & Liberty (April, 1864)

From the pages of Freeman Colby Vol. 3: A nation at war over the meaning of one word…

Posted byMarek14 Dec 202214 Dec 2022Posted incomics, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, UncategorizedTags: Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, comics, freeman colby, government, liberty, rights, sheep, slavery, speech, Walt Whitman, washington, wolfLeave a comment on “The Wolf’s Dictionary”: Lincoln & Liberty (April, 1864)

Freeman Colby Vol. 3 Poster Gallery

Sample poster art & sources from the 1864 adventures of Freeman Colby & Co. …

Posted byMarek07 Dec 202204 Aug 2025Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, How to Draw Freeman ColbyTags: 1864, Civil War, color, colored pencil, crayon, freeman colby, history, posters, primary sources2 Comments on Freeman Colby Vol. 3 Poster Gallery

Freeman Colby @ the National Book Festival / Washington DC

Interviews w/ “Great Reads from Great Places” Authors @ Library of Congress…

Posted byMarek25 Oct 202226 Jan 2023Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, videoTags: award, Civil War, Comics Workshop, education, freeman colby, freeman colby series, library of congress, literacy, national book festival, videoLeave a comment on Freeman Colby @ the National Book Festival / Washington DC

“Space TAKEN” (Poetry Comics Demo)

Sci-Fi comics retrospection, after Robert Frost.

Posted byMarek17 Oct 202217 Oct 2022Posted inComics Camp 2022, Comics Workshop, Mini-Comics, mini-comics, poemsTags: 1-sheet, comics camp, diy, how to, mini-comics, one-sheet, poetry, rabbit, robert frost, sci-fi, space, travelLeave a comment on “Space TAKEN” (Poetry Comics Demo)

VOL. 3 COVER ART: Wilderness Wildfire (5 May 1864)

Drawn from a battlefield sketch by Alfred Waud.

Posted byMarek16 Oct 202220 May 2024Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, how to, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: alfred waud, battle, Civil War, color, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, history, ink, pencil, quick-draw, video, virginia, wilderness1 Comment on VOL. 3 COVER ART: Wilderness Wildfire (5 May 1864)

Vol. 3 Sample Pages & Sources: “We Start in 20 Minutes for the Front”

What if the primary source text doesn’t say…?

Posted byMarek13 Oct 202221 Jan 2023Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colbyTags: alexandria, alfred waud, army, Civil War, freeman colby, general grant, letter, march, primary sources, resourceLeave a comment on Vol. 3 Sample Pages & Sources: “We Start in 20 Minutes for the Front”

Sky Full of Monsters (WONDERS / Oct. 2022)

This mini started off as MONSTER MAYHEM, & ended up as GARDEN DIARY.

Posted byMarek08 Oct 202212 Oct 2022Posted incomics, Mini-Comics, mini-comics, wondersTags: biology, comics, Comics Workshop, diary, diary comics, gardens, mini-comics, science, spider, wondersLeave a comment on Sky Full of Monsters (WONDERS / Oct. 2022)

“Sleeping on Their Arms” / Winslow Homer @ The Wilderness

Drawn from a 2p spread in Harper’s (28 May 1864)

Posted byMarek06 Oct 202203 Mar 2023Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, how to, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: camp, Civil War, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, history, jonas bacon, quick-draw, stick figure, video, virginia, wilderness, winslow homerLeave a comment on “Sleeping on Their Arms” / Winslow Homer @ The Wilderness

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