A graphic novel epic of the American Civil War… Drawn from the diaries & letters of the real people who lived it!
~ COMING FALL 2022 ~
VOL. 3 : 1864 ➤
Colby & co. make the discoveries & connections that could mean life or death in the battles ahead…
VOL. 2 : 1863 ➤
The continuing saga of Freeman Colby, featuring Nurse Sarah Low, Walt Whitman, Fannie Dawson, & more.
VOL. 1 : 1861-62 ➤
A Yankee schoolteacher goes to war! Drawn from Freeman Colby’s actual diary.
Marek Bennett’s historical graphic novel series details the adventures of NH school teacher Freeman Colby & several contemporaries in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. Drawn entirely from primary source accounts, it portrays the day-to-day realities faced by a diverse cast of participants between 1861-1865.
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AUTHOR VISITS AVAILABLE:
“Drawing Freeman Colby: Adventures of a New Hampshire School Teacher in the Civil War”
VIDEOS: “How to Draw Freeman Colby”
Check out this growing list of videos demonstrating Marek’s stick-figure historical cartooning approach… Then try drawing your own!
Freeman Colby: From Primary Sources to Comics ➤
Building characters & storylines from multiple primary sources…
RECENT POSTS TAGGED “FREEMAN COLBY”:
Primary Sources of Freeman Colby Vol. 3
Samples of the many sources I’m using to draw FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 3
Civil War Cartoonist Mini: “Artists to the Front!”
Eyewitness artists on the battlefield…
How to Create a (Historical Adventure) Graphic Novel
Super-quick tour of our sources & methods for Freeman Colby Vol. 3!
The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Vol. 3
1864: Further adventures of a Yankee school teacher in the heart of the Civil War!
Freeman Colby @ Spottsylvania Court House (12 May 1864)
Inking a 2-page spread from VOLUME 3…
Marching in DC (Demo Page from FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 3)
How I build a page from Freeman Colby Vol. 3 using the SETTING + ACTION + RESULT layout …
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Vol. 1 : 1861-62 ➤
A Yankee schoolteacher goes to war! Drawn from Freeman Colby’s actual diary. (352 pages)
Vol. 2 : 1863 ➤
The continuing saga of Freeman Colby, featuring Nurse Sarah Low, Walt Whitman, Fannie Dawson, & more. (548 pages)
~ COMING FALL 2022 ~
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