Jan

03

2012

As a teacher, having confianza with my students has always been of the utmost importance. In fact, it’s always been my main priority: I just figured the content-learning would come if I could get my students to trust me. Teaching, I think, is about managing human relationships. ...read more

autobio comics, writing

Activities, Blog, Cartoonists, Educators, Guest posts, Lesson plans, Making Comics

Best American Recap: Notable Comics of 2010

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Jessica

Dec

12

2011

This week we are going to give away a set of about 10 comics and graphic novels that were featured in the Best American Comics 2010 List of Notable Comics! Just comment on this post between now and Tuesday December 13 at 5 pm, and you will be entered in a drawing to win the pile. ...read more

Best American Comics, Notables

Blog, Cartoonists, Comics readers, Educators, Reviews, Students

Panels, pages and balloons book club: a few notes on Asterios Polyp

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Jessica

Dec

09

2011

This Saturday, December 17, we’ll be hosting a final live book club meeting at the central branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. This time we’ll be discussing Asterios Polyp, by David Mazzucchelli. ...read more

book club, David Mazzucchelli, discussion questions

Activities, Blog, Comics library, Comics readers, Educators

Best American Comics: the Notable Comics of 2011

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Jessica

Dec

07

2011

This week we are going to give away a set of about 25 mincomics and self-published books that were featured in the Best American Comics 2011 List of Notable Comics! Just comment on this post between now and Friday December 9 at 5 pm, and you will be entered in a drawing to win the pile. ...read more

Best American Comics, Notables

Blog, Cartoonists, Comics readers, Educators, Students

A holiday gift idea: the beginning cartoonist’s starter kit

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Matt

Dec

05

2011

The Holidays are coming! And we have a great gift idea for you: a beginning cartoonist’s starter kit! To get your special person started in comics, just use our checklist to buy him or her the basic tools of the trade. ...read more

supplies

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Panels, pages, and balloons book club: a few notes on Lucille

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Matt

Nov

17

2011

This Saturday, November 19, we’ll be hosting another live book club meeting at the Central branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. This time we’ll be discussing the recently translated French comic Lucille, by Ludovic Debeurme. ...read more

book clubs, discussion questions, disucssion questions, Ludovic Debeurme

Activities, Blog, Comics library, Comics readers, Educators

Guest post: Chinese calligraphy—Shu fa

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Mark Siegel

Nov

16

2011

Our editor on Drawing Words & Writing Pictures is the multi-talented Mark Siegel. He’s the creator of Sailor Twain, and often posts interesting observations on art and craft. A few months back he posted a couple of times on the art of Chinese calligraphy, and as Matt and I were recently thinking about sumi ink ... ...read more

brush inking, inking, sumi

Blog, Cartoonists, Drawing Comics, Guest posts, Tools and techniques

Drawing comics live demo: report

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Jessica

Oct

28

2011

At a recent conference at the University of Iowa, I drew a six-panel comic in front of six 25-minute sessions of middle- and high-school kids, one panel at a time. It was a chance to talk naturally about the order of work, the materials needed, and to show all the behind-the-scenes action. ...read more

brush inking, inking, lettering, nib pen, page layout, penciling

Blog, Demos and tutorials, Drawing Comics, Educators, Making Comics

Guest post: About teaching comics, part 3

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Mari Ahokoivu

Oct

27

2011

Mari Ahokoivu on getting unstuck, teaching comics

Mari Ahokoivu is back with the much-anticipated third part of her visual essay on teaching comics. This time out: getting unstuck. ...read more

Mari Ahokoivu, teaching

Blog, Cartoonists, Comics readers, Educators, Guest posts

Panels, pages, and balloons book club: a few notes on Ice Haven

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Matt

Oct

23

2011

Next Saturday, October 29, we’ll be hosting our second live book club meeting. This time, we’ll be discussing Ice Haven, by Daniel Clowes. ...read more

book clubs, Daniel Clowes, reading comics

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