Super-quick tour of our sources & methods for Freeman Colby Vol. 3+!
Tag Archives: history
D.I.Y. Declaration of Independence 📖✏️ Preamble (TEMPLATE BOOKLET)
Let’s take a moment to cartoon the core ideas of the US government ~ You might be surprised by how it looks!
“FICTION or NON-FICTION?” (2022)
Not exactly a definitive non-definition…
Charging @ Spottsylvania Court House (12 May 1864)
Inking a 2-page spread from VOLUME 3…
REVOLUTIONARY WAR COMICS DEMO: The Intolerable Acts (SETTING + ACTION + RESULT)
Demo project to research & explain one little piece of a bigger story!
“New Year’s Day, 1864”
Drawn from a sketch by Edwin Forbes (Jan. 1864).
The Peculiar Death of Nathan Parker (Henniker / 1775)
Out of the firing line, into the forest…
Comics Project: History Timeline (3-Panel Comic Strips)
Combining research & imagination to build common knowledge about an era…
F.A.S.T. STORYTELLING TOOLS: Hospital Cat Demo #1
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!