Samples of the many sources I’m using to draw FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 3
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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!
D.I.Y “Declaration of Independence” Template
Let’s take a moment to cartoon the core ideas of the US government ~ You might be surprised by how it looks!
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…
Comics Project: Comics Timeline
Combining research & imagination to build common knowledge about an era…
Hospital Cat 1: Finding F.A.S.T. in a Primary Source Text
These simple visual tools & marks will help primary source texts COME TO LIFE on your comics page!
Rebellion or Insurrection (18 U.S. Code § 2383)
Drawn to better understand the law…
Drawing the Law: Seditious Conspiracy (18 U.S. Code § 2384)
I drew this 2-page comic as a way to better understand the details of the law…
D.C.+Virginia Sketchbook (Fall 2019)
32 pages of diary comics = a behind-the-scenes look @ Rabbit’s footwork & research for Freeman Colby Vol. 3!
Freeman Colby: From Primary Sources to Comics
Gallery of sources & the comics they inspired!
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