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Tag Archives: comics

VOL. 4 PREVIEW MINI / “My Dear Parents” (1 June 1864)

Our first set of sample pages from the upcoming book!

Posted byMarek01 Jun 202316 Feb 2026Posted incomics, comics camp 2023, freeman colby, Mini-Comics, mini-comics, Vol. 4Tags: 1864, Civil War, comics, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, history, how to, map, mini-comics, virginia6 Comments on VOL. 4 PREVIEW MINI / “My Dear Parents” (1 June 1864)

Peleg Runnels: Revolutionary War Veteran

1778: Enlisted in the 1st Rhode Island Regt. / “Absolutely made FREE & entitled to all wages.”

Posted byMarek29 May 202304 Jul 2023Posted inBlack Revolutionaries, comics, Comics Workshop, mini-comicsTags: 1-sheet, alton, black history, comics, Comics Workshop, history, mini-comics, New Hampshire, peleg runnels, revolution, rochester, slavery, somersworth, veteransLeave a comment on Peleg Runnels: Revolutionary War Veteran

COMPOST COMICS #1

Our most down-to-earth superhero yet…

Posted byMarek19 May 202307 Sep 2023Posted inApplied Cartooning, comics, comics camp 2023, Comics Workshop, Compost Comics, mini-comics, superheroTags: 1-sheet, apples, biology, comics, Comics Workshop, compost, education, gardens, health, mini-comics, one-sheet, plants, science, usdaLeave a comment on COMPOST COMICS #1

Umbrella Man™ #17: Origin of Waffle Head

Action-packed origin of U.M.’s most delicious nemesis…

Posted byMarek12 May 202315 Sep 2024Posted incomics, Comics Workshop, mini-comics, superheroTags: 1-sheet, comics, Comics Workshop, food, mini-comics, one-sheet, silly, superhero, umbrella man, waffle headLeave a comment on Umbrella Man™ #17: Origin of Waffle Head

Mini-Comics Assembly Lines

Best practices for a class PUBLISHING PARTY!

Posted byMarek18 Apr 202308 Mar 2025Posted incomics camp 2023, Comics Workshop, how to, projectTags: assembly, classroom, comics, Comics Workshop, education, handbook, how to, publishing, teamworkLeave a comment on Mini-Comics Assembly Lines

Prince Whipple: Revolutionary War Veteran

Served 2 enlistments while enslaved by a signer of the Declaration of Independence!

Posted byMarek14 Apr 202324 Feb 2026Posted inBlack Revolutionaries, comics, Comics Workshop, mini-comics, Revolution SketchbookTags: 1-sheet, black history, comics, Comics Workshop, history, mini-comics, New Hampshire, portsmouth, prince whipple, revolution, slavery, veterans, william whippleLeave a comment on Prince Whipple: Revolutionary War Veteran

VOL. 4 / p.32-33 🔎📖 “My dear parents…” (1 June 1864)

Drawing an opening spread from FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 4…

Posted byMarek12 Apr 202303 Mar 2026Posted incomics, FCv4 previews, freeman colby, Vol. 4Tags: 1864, alfred waud, Civil War, comics, Comics Workshop, edwin forbes, fcv4 preview, freeman colby, history, how to, timothy o'sullivan, virginia4 Comments on VOL. 4 / p.32-33 🔎📖 “My dear parents…” (1 June 1864)

Caesar Wallace: Revolutionary War Veteran

Caesar Wallace served 3 enlistments in Mass. & NH regiments…

Posted byMarek24 Feb 202319 Jul 2023Posted inBlack Revolutionaries, comics, Comics Workshop, mini-comicsTags: 1-sheet, black history, caesar wallace, comics, Comics Workshop, exeter, history, liberty, massachusetts, meredith, mini-comics, New Hampshire, revolution, slavery, veteransLeave a comment on Caesar Wallace: Revolutionary War Veteran

Comics Terms 💬

Working definitions from the COMICS WORKSHOP HANDBOOK… ✍

Posted byMarek09 Feb 202301 Sep 2025Posted incomics, Comics Workshop, FeatureTags: cartoon, cartoonist, comics, creator, graphic novel, page, panel, story2 Comments on Comics Terms 💬

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 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)

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