Samples of the many primary sources I’m using to draw Summer 1864 in FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 4…
Tag Archives: Civil War
VOL. 4 PREVIEW / Jane Tyler #2: After the Battle
Enslaved mother Jane Tyler saves lives at the battle of Cold Harbor…
VOL. 4 PREVIEW / Jane Tyler #1: Before the Battle
Jane Tyler holds 3 generations of her family together, despite being enslaved by the family of a US president…
VOL. 4 PREVIEW MINI / “My Dear Parents” (1 June 1864)
Our first set of sample pages from the upcoming book!
“My dear parents…”: Drawing the Crossing
An opening spread from FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 4…
“Perseverance Comics” / August 1864
What does it mean to report back at all costs?
Harriet Jacobs Teaching (March 1864)
VOL. 3 cover artwork, drawn in honor of the ceaseless teaching, writing, & organizing by women like Harriet Jacobs & Sarah Low on behalf of refugees, patients, soldiers, & their country…
“Honesty Comics” / August 1861
When swearing a oath in 1861, HONESTY is the most important thing — Even when you’re breaking the law.
Field Hospital @ The Wilderness (6 May 1864)
Drawing a single panel from Freeman Colby Vol. 3 / p.323…
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
“Rebel Wounded Coming In” (The Wilderness / May 1864)
Drawn from a battlefield sketch by Alfred Waud.
“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…
