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The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Vol. 3

1864: Further adventures of a Yankee school teacher in the heart of the Civil War!

Posted byMarek04/05/2022Posted inBooks, comics, freeman colby, ShopTags: Civil War, freeman colby, freeman colby series, graphic novel, Henniker, history, New HampshireLeave a comment on The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Vol. 3

Freeman Colby @ Spottsylvania Court House (12 May 1864)

Inking a 2-page spread from VOLUME 3…

Posted byMarek15/04/202215/04/2022Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: battle, Civil War, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, history, hymn, jonas bacon, piano, quick-draw, spottsylvania, stick figure, video, virginia2 Comments on Freeman Colby @ Spottsylvania Court House (12 May 1864)

Comics Project: Comics Timeline

Combining research & imagination to build common knowledge about an era…

Posted byMarek16/03/202102/01/2022Posted inComics Workshop, projectTags: Comics Workshop, curriculum, education, history, idea, lesson, research, teaching, unit, world war ii1 Comment on Comics Project: Comics Timeline

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!

Posted byMarek24/02/202124/03/2021Posted inApplied Cartooning, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, How to Draw Freeman ColbyTags: Civil War, comics, Comics Workshop, education, freeman colby, history, sarah low4 Comments on Hospital Cat 1: Finding F.A.S.T. in a Primary Source Text

Drawing the Law: Rebellion or Insurrection (18 U.S. Code § 2383)

I drew this 2-page comic as a way to better understand the details of the law…

Posted byMarek10/02/202112/02/2021Posted inApplied Cartooning, comics, Comics Workshop, videoTags: capitol, cartooning, comics, crime, current events, dc, history, how to, insurrection, law, legal, rebellion, sedition, us, washington1 Comment on Drawing the Law: Rebellion or Insurrection (18 U.S. Code § 2383)

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…

Posted byMarek14/01/202112/02/2021Posted inApplied Cartooning, comics, Comics Workshop, videoTags: capitol, cartooning, comics, current events, dc, history, how to, insurrection, law, legal, sedition, us, washington1 Comment on Drawing the Law: Seditious Conspiracy (18 U.S. Code § 2384)

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!

Posted byMarek28/10/201923/04/2022Posted incomics, freeman colby, Mini-Comics, mini-comics, Shop, wondersTags: dc, diary comics, freeman colby, history, sketchbook, travel, virginia, Walt Whitman, washingtonLeave a comment on D.C.+Virginia Sketchbook (Fall 2019)

Freeman Colby: From Primary Sources to Comics

Gallery of sources & the comics they inspired!

Posted byMarek17/10/201905/01/2022Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colbyTags: Civil War, fannie dawson, freeman colby, freeman colby series, history, primary sources, sarah low, Walt Whitman3 Comments on Freeman Colby: From Primary Sources to Comics

The St. Albans Raid #1

Detailing a little-known outburst of domestic terrorism in a small New England town far from the front lines of the Civil War…

Posted byMarek20/07/201920/09/2020Posted incomics, Mini-Comics, mini-comics, ShopTags: 1864, Civil War, guerrillas, history, St. Albans, terrorism, Vermont1 Comment on The St. Albans Raid #1

“Freeman Colby’s Illustrated” #2 (1863)

Available SPRING 2019 with all pre-orders of FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 2 via http://www.MarekBennett.com …

Posted byMarek10/05/201910/05/2019Posted infreeman colby, Freeman Colby's Illustrated Magazine, Mini-Comics, mini-comicsTags: alfred waud, Civil War, edwin forbes, freeman colby, history, james fuller queen, newspaper, primary sources, reference, winslow homer1 Comment on “Freeman Colby’s Illustrated” #2 (1863)

How to Draw Freeman Colby #1: Stick Figure Soldier

History cartooning tips from VOL. 2!

Posted byMarek03/04/201914/04/2020Posted infreeman colby, how to, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: Civil War, freeman colby, history, library of congress, New Hampshire, New Hampshire historical society, primary sources, stick figures, videoLeave a comment on How to Draw Freeman Colby #1: Stick Figure Soldier

The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Vol. 2

1863: The continuing saga of a Yankee school teacher in the Union Army.

Posted byMarek01/02/201914/01/2022Posted inBooks, comics, Feature, freeman colby, ShopTags: Civil War, freeman colby, freeman colby series, graphic novel, Henniker, history, New Hampshire5 Comments on The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Vol. 2

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