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JESSE HAMM’S CAROUSEL Carousel 011: Close Read: King Tut’s Tomb Jesse Hamm We’ve all seen (and sometimes suffered!) critiques of comics pages drawn wrong, but it’s uncommon to find a detailed...
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STEVE LIEBER’S DILETTANTE Dilettante 043: Constraints as a Creative Tool Steve Lieber Like many people who work in creative fields, my greatest enemy is the blank white page. Limitless options are a...
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STEVE LIEBER’S DILETTANTE Dilettante 021: Ten Ways to Add Life to a Page Steve Lieber Telling stories with comics is a long haul. A painter or a songwriter can sometimes go from conception to...
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