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A sketchbook-and-how-to-draw-comics guide that, in the words of its creators, "helps you to be awesome" sounds like... well, an awesome idea, doesn't it? No wonder, then, that the Kickstarter to fund I Draw Comics has reached almost twice its goal ... Read more

 

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]]>drawingI Draw ComicsIDrawComicsKickstarterMatt MarroccoMattMarroccoMike NortonMikeNortonreference guideReferenceGuideRyan StegmanRyanStegmansketckbooksGraeme McMillan2012-08-21T16:30:00 00:00The Jack Kirby Convention Sketchbook: 10 Artists Take on the Fourth World and Morehttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/07/jack-kirby-sketchbook/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/07/jack-kirby-sketchbook/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/07/jack-kirby-sketchbook/#commentsFiled under: ,


I've been taking a sketchbook to comic book conventions for years -- and I've gotten some truly amazing things -- but when this year's HeroesCon rolled around, I decided to start a new one with a theme. I strongly considered doing an ... Read more

 

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]]>Benjamin BirdieBenjaminBirdieDeclan ShalveyDeclanShalveyGabriel HardmanGabrielHardmanJack KirbyJackKirbyJay PottsJayPottsJeremy DaleJeremyDaleMing DoyleMingDoyleScott wegenerScottWegenerThom ZahlerThomZahlerTom FowlerTom ScioliTomFowlerTomScioliChris Sims2011-06-07T15:00:00 00:00Theme Sketchbook: Spider Jerusalem Goes Gonzohttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/09/08/spider-jerusalem-sketchbook/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/09/08/spider-jerusalem-sketchbook/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/09/08/spider-jerusalem-sketchbook/#commentsFiled under: , ,


While Spider Jerusalem of Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson's Vertigo series "Transmetropolitan" would probably love to see a sketchbook filled with images of Batman getting kicked in the balls, his ego would probably also be open to the ... Read more

 

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]]>Spider JerusalemSpiderJerusalemTransmetropolitanBrian Warmoth2010-09-08T11:00:00 00:00Theme Sketchbook: Batman Getting Hit in the Ballshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/08/30/batman-hit-balls-sketchbook/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/08/30/batman-hit-balls-sketchbook/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/08/30/batman-hit-balls-sketchbook/#commentsFiled under: , ,


We're big fans of theme sketchbooks at ComicsAlliance, which is why we're going to start regularly featuring the sketchbooks of our readers. Today, we're going to start with one of the more unusual themes we've heard of: A sketchbook of Batman ... Read more

 

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]]>ballsbatmanbatman hit in the ballsBatmanHitInTheBallsconvention sketchbookConventionSketchbooksketchbookthem sketchbookThemSketchbookLaura Hudson2010-08-30T14:00:00 00:00This 'Rise of Arsenal' Cat Themed Sketchbook Totally Ruleshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/07/27/rise-of-arsenal-sketchbook/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/07/27/rise-of-arsenal-sketchbook/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/07/27/rise-of-arsenal-sketchbook/#commentsFiled under: , ,


I have long wanted to have my own theme sketchbook to bring to conventions for artist commissions, but I've never hit on quite the right idea. ComicsAlliance contributor David Wolkin put me to shame at the recent Comic-Con by coming up with an ... Read more

 

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]]>achewoodarsenaldead catDeadCatkevin churchKevinChurchrise of arsenalRiseOfArsenalLaura Hudson2010-07-27T11:30:00 00:00Sketchbook: Calvin & Hobbes Covered by Comic Book Artistshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/12/10/sketchbook-calvin-and-hobbes-covered-by-comic-book-artists/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/12/10/sketchbook-calvin-and-hobbes-covered-by-comic-book-artists/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/12/10/sketchbook-calvin-and-hobbes-covered-by-comic-book-artists/#commentsFiled under: ,


"Calvin and Hobbes" is, without question, one of the great comic strips of our age. Written and drawn from 1985 to 1995 by Bill Watterson, the strip captured the magic of childhood with irony, humor, and more than a little magic of its own. ... Read more

 

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]]>calvin and hobbesCalvinAndHobbessketchbookLaura Hudson2009-12-10T16:30:00 00:00Theme Sketchbook: Tintin by Dozens of Comics Artistshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/11/05/tin-tin-theme-sketchbook-art/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/11/05/tin-tin-theme-sketchbook-art/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/11/05/tin-tin-theme-sketchbook-art/#commentsFiled under: ,


Theme sketchbooks? Are great. Rather than going to conventions and getting random drawings of any old thing from your favorite creators, some comics fans make theme sketchbooks, where they ask all the artists to sketch something from the same ... Read more

 

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