Category Archives: Series 5

A few Weeks off Before Series 6

Comic Book Poems will be taking a few weeks off before we start Series 6. Expect more Comic Book Poems in September. Until then here is a teaser for Series 6.  

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Comic Book Poems Series 5 – Portfolio- Lessons Learned

We now have Series 1 – Outsider Art, Series 2 – 1001 Monsters, Series 3 – Unfinished and also Series 4 – Eyes. But here we are looking back at Series 5 – Portfolio. Formula is probably the word that comes … Continue reading

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Comic Book Poems – Series 5 – Portfolio now live

Portfolio is Series 5 of the Comic Book Poems website. This is a collection of 10 Comic Book Poems together as a zine which you can read online, download, read on a tablet or even print off. The collection is … Continue reading

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Comic Book Poems Series 5 – Portfolio – Front Cover

Comic Book Poems are being collected together as groups of 10 and presented as a downloadable Zine. Series 5 goes by the title Portfolio and the cover can be seen below. The zine will be made available soon (19 August … Continue reading

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Comic Book Poems Series 5 – Portfolio

Now that another 10 Comic Book Poems have been released it is time to collect them together as a downloadable Zine. The title of Series 5 is Portfolio and it collects the ten Comic Book Poems highlighted below. See the … Continue reading

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Illustrating a Comic Book Poem – Thanks Claire

Sometimes the visuals say it all and this is a great example. Thanks Claire is a story and was exhibited in Glasgow during the Commonwealth Games 2014. Info on the exhibition can be found here. I illustrated the Comic Book … Continue reading

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Writing a Comic Book Poem – Thanks Claire

I don’t want to write much here as  I don’t want to give much away. It’s not a traditional Comic Book Poem as the text almost reads like prose. It is a character reflecting back on their life and remembering … Continue reading

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Thanks Claire- Comic Book Poem

The Final Comic Book Poem of Series 5 is Thanks Claire. Please give it a read below. The individual Pages are below: A slideshow is below: DOWNLOAD If you would like to download a PDF you can so here.   … Continue reading

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Thanks Claire – Preview – Comic Book Poems

Here is a teaser/preview for the last Comic Book Poem in Series 5. It is called Thanks Claire and will go live on 10 August 2015. Check back at the blog to see the final Comic Book Poem.

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Illustrating a Comic Book Poem – Lovers Turn To Monsters

Refresh follows a similar approach to other Comic Book Poems in Series 5. It is two pages long and the text and story is delivered in the first page, with page 2 reserved for character development. We do however see … Continue reading

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