Matt Madden and Jessica Abel on reading, teaching, and making comics.

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The Wrong Planet – Launch
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Inks for a 6-page story, Arid Ignition
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Pencils for a 6-page story, Arid Ignition
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Thumbnails for a 6-page story, Arid Ignition
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Here are the thumbs, with notes, for “Arid Ignition.”
Character designs for a 6-page story
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It’s great to do the character pinups activity when getting started on a new story, but reality is not always so neat. Here are some character workups for a six-pager, “Arid Ignition,” we’ll see develop over the next few chapters.
Chapter 15: Three Hour Comic D
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Chapter 15: Three Hour Comic C
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Chapter 15: Three Hour Comic B
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Chapter 15: Three Hour Comic A
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Chapter 12: On Location Comics 2
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Chapter 12: On Location Comics 1
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Chapter 11: Re-thinking Composition 2
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Chapter 7: Chip Pencil 2
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Chapter 7: Chip Pencil 1
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Chapter 11: Re-thinking Composition 1
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Chapter 10: Pin-ups 3
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Chapter 10: Pin-ups 2
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Chapter 10: Character Pin-ups 1
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Chapter 8: Inking Practice
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Chapter 6: A month of Sundays (chip 4)
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Chapter 6: A month of sundays (chip 3)
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Chapter 6: A month of Sundays (chip2)
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Chapter 6: A Month of Sundays (chip 1)
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Chapter 5: Penciling 3
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Chapter 5: Penciling 2
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Chapter 5: Penciling One
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chapter4: Jack and Jill (version C)
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Chapter 4: Jack and Jill (Version B)
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Chapter 4: Jack and Jill (version A)
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Chapter 3: Daily Strip
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Chapter 1: Drawing in Action
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Chapter 1: Scenario 3 (The Fighting Guys)
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Chapter 1: Scenario 2 (tripping)
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Chapter 1: Scenario 1 (the ball through the window)
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Chapter 1: A person Staggering
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Chapter 1: A Person Running
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Chapter 1: A ball Falling
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Actions within a drawing examples: a ball falling Place the mouse cursor over the image to reveal the commentary…
Chapter 1 Example: A newspaper
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Actions within a drawing examples: newspaper blowing in the wind
Example 1: Chapter 1: Car
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