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Tag Archives: freeman colby

“Is It FICTION or NON-FICTION?” (2025)

Short answer: IT’S NON-FICTION. // Real answer: IT’S COMPLICATED!

Posted byMarek23 Oct 202514 Nov 2025Posted inApplied Cartooning, comics, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, How to Draw Freeman ColbyTags: comics, Comics Workshop, diary, education, freeman colby, history, how to, Non-fiction, primary sourcesLeave a comment on “Is It FICTION or NON-FICTION?” (2025)

Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Address 📖 4 March, 1865

“All knew that [slavery] was somehow the cause of the war…”

Posted byMarek20 Jan 202518 Apr 2025Posted incomics, freeman colby, Mini-Comics, mini-comics, Vol. 4, Vol. 6Tags: Abraham Lincoln, capitol, civics, Civil War, comics, Comics Workshop, dc, freeman colby, government, history, how to, inauguration, mini-comics, slavery, speech, washingtonLeave a comment on Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Address 📖 4 March, 1865

VOL. 4 PREVIEW 🔥 “Return to Port Royal”: Alec Turner’s Story

Memories of enslavement & revenge in Northern Virginia…

Posted byMarek17 Jan 202521 Jan 2025Posted incomics, freeman colby, Mini-Comics, mini-comics, Vol. 4Tags: 1864, alec turner, city point, Civil War, comics, Comics Workshop, daisy turner, freeman colby, history, how to, mini-comics, port royal, slavery, virginia2 Comments on VOL. 4 PREVIEW 🔥 “Return to Port Royal”: Alec Turner’s Story

Freeman Colby Vol. 3: 1864 Poster Art & Source Book

🎨See the full-color original poster art, alongside the period visual sources that inspired it!

Posted byMarek22 Oct 202431 Jan 2025Posted inBooks, Comics Workshop, projectTags: alfred waud, art, book, Civil War, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, kickstarter, poster, primary sources, winslow homerLeave a comment on Freeman Colby Vol. 3: 1864 Poster Art & Source Book

August 1864 PREVIEW 💥 City Point Explosion

Colby writes home between battles… (Originally drawn for VOL. 4 / Now planned for VOL. 5)

Posted byMarek18 Aug 202425 Jan 2025Posted incomics, comics camp 2023, Comics Camp 2024, freeman colby, Mini-Comics, mini-comics, printables, Vol. 4, Vol. 5Tags: 1864, city point, Civil War, comics, Comics Workshop, education, freeman colby, history, how to, mini-comics, virginiaLeave a comment on August 1864 PREVIEW 💥 City Point Explosion

Wilderness Volley (6 May 1864)

Drawn from a battlefield sketch by Alfred Waud.

Posted byMarek06 May 202428 May 2024Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, how to, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: alfred waud, battle, Civil War, color, colored pencil, Comics Workshop, crayon, freeman colby, Harper's Weekly, history, ink, pencil, quick-draw, video, virginia, wildernessLeave a comment on Wilderness Volley (6 May 1864)

FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 4 📈 Progress Charts

A full year of Page-Per-Day progress charts from work on the new book…

Posted byMarek28 Mar 202425 Nov 2025Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, Vol. 4Tags: 1864, chart, Civil War, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, progressLeave a comment on FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 4 📈 Progress Charts

Primary Sources of Freeman Colby Vol. 4

Samples of the many primary sources I’m using to draw Summer 1864 in FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 4…

Posted byMarek03 Jan 202425 Nov 2025Posted infreeman colby, Vol. 4Tags: Civil War, freeman colby, harriet jacobs, history, New Hampshire historical society, primary sources, sarah low, susie king taylor, work in progressLeave a comment on Primary Sources of Freeman Colby Vol. 4

VOL. 4 PREVIEW / Jane Tyler #2: After the Battle

Enslaved mother Jane Tyler saves lives at the battle of Cold Harbor…

Posted byMarek04 Jul 202307 Jul 2023Posted incomics, comics camp 2023, freeman colby, Mini-Comics, mini-comics, Vol. 4Tags: 1864, Civil War, cold harbor, comics, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, history, how to, jane tyler, map, mini-comics, slavery, virginia3 Comments on VOL. 4 PREVIEW / Jane Tyler #2: After the Battle

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…

Posted byMarek13 Jun 202321 Aug 2024Posted incomics, comics camp 2023, freeman colby, Mini-Comics, mini-comics, Vol. 4Tags: 1864, Civil War, cold harbor, comics, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, history, how to, jane tyler, map, mini-comics, slavery, virginia1 Comment on VOL. 4 PREVIEW / Jane Tyler #1: Before the Battle

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

Our first set of sample pages from the upcoming book!

Posted byMarek01 Jun 202320 Jan 2025Posted 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, virginia3 Comments on VOL. 4 PREVIEW MINI / “My Dear Parents” (1 June 1864)

“My dear parents…”: Drawing the Crossing

An opening spread from FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 4…

Posted byMarek12 Apr 202304 Nov 2025Posted incomics, freeman colby, Vol. 4Tags: 1864, alfred waud, Civil War, comics, Comics Workshop, edwin forbes, freeman colby, history, how to, timothy o'sullivan, virginia3 Comments on “My dear parents…”: Drawing the Crossing

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