i2i Symposium 2026 "Reweaving the Social Fabric of our Communities"

Painting at Bull Run 💣🎨 (21 July, 1861) An artist aims to paint a patriotic masterpiece... (Drawn w/ my 7th grade Civil War comics students!)

Freeman Colby Vol. 4 Poster Gallery Sample poster art & sources from the 1864 adventures of Freeman Colby & Co. ...

New Hampshire Sketchbook🆕 NEW BOOK OUT 26 MARCH 2026! // What happens when neighbors & strangers gather for wide-ranging conversations about the big ideas that shape our lives? Cartoonist Marek Bennett live-draws six New Hampshire communities on a mission to find out...

CONSTITUTION COMICS #1: “New, Strange & Terrible Doctrines” 💭 (w/ Prof. Updike-Schulzke) "For the People [are] the Source of all Authority..." ~ John Adams!

NATIONAL & STATE CONSTITUTIONS: What’s the Difference? 📜 (w/ Prof. Williams) "50% of Americans don't even realize they have a STATE constitution!"

The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Vol. 4 (1864) ⭐VOL. 4 LAUNCH DAY!⭐ JUNE-JULY, 1864: Freeman Colby rejoins his regiment for one last march on Richmond, but there's no end in sight to the wider struggle…

Mad King Pig’s 3-Cup Monte! There he goes again, trying to distract us -- Keep your eye on those cups!

Join us next Thursday 12 March @ 6:30pm at @gibsonsbookstore.bsky.social for THE CIVIL WAR DIARY OF FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 4 = Reading & signing the new book! Event info: gibsonsbookstore.com/event/freema... / #FreemanColby #FreemanColbyVol4 #YAGraphicNovels #HistoryComics #ComicsWorkshop #NHHistory

NH State COMICStitution 📜✏️ 1776 Preamble "WE, the members of the CONGRESS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE..." ~ Drawn from the world's first modern constitution!

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📖🔍👀 SNEAK PEEKS @ THE NEW BOOK! Freeman Colby Vol. 4 / p.34-42 📖 North Anna River (May-June 1864)

Revolution Sketchbook 📖 INTRO Announcing a year-long statewide project! Drawing as many places & stories as possible... 💬

Elisha Haynes: Revolutionary War Veteran An aged vet's pension app. provides a peek into his service & later life...

Freeman Colby Vol. 4 PREVIEW 📖 p.14-21: Cold Harbor (May 1864) 🔎Jane Tyler's PROLOGUE continues w/ the Battle of Cold Harbor...

The Big Speech 📜 (Doodle) Once again, the whole community gathers together to hear the latest... Hey! Quiet please! Down in front!!

1776 CRIMES OF THE KING (Declaration of Independence) Drawn from the "List of Grievances" in the US Declaration of Independence...

Freeman Colby Vol. 4 📖 p.1-13 🔎Preview pages from the new book! Featuring Jane Tyler's PROLOGUE...

Ona Judge ⛵(Portsmouth, 1796) A young woman dodges the president's slave-catchers...

Main Street Is Full of People open.substack.com/pub/marekben...

INKING: Battle of the Crater 💥 (30 July 1864) Inking a 2-page spread from Freeman Colby Vol. 4...

The Bill of Rights 📜 Quick Reference Guide A super-quick overview of Amendments #1-10 to the US Constitution... For use as a poster AND/OR a pocket reference guide!

Know Your FIRST AMENDMENT Rights 📜 The Mini-Comic A little legal mashup mini to keep in your pocket out there...

Thomas Sims ⛓️‍💥 (Boston, 1851) US Law in chains...

Prayer Vigil for Good🕯️ Concord NH www.patreon.com/posts/147978...

HOUSING WE NEED 2025 Forum Live-drawn w/ the Initiative for Housing Policy & Practice @ St. Anselm College...

1779 Petition to End Slavery in NH ⛓️‍💥 WORK IN PROGRESS based on the text of an important 18th century antislavery document...

No Such Thing as an UNfinished Sketch 🚨📖✏️ Teaching moments in fall fire drills... // READ @: PATREON >> / SUBSTACK >> (Maybe there’s no such thing as a distraction, either…) I showed the class my fire drill sketch… I told them maybe I’d add details later, but when I got home & looked at it I…

The SEVEN YEARS WAR 🌎 North America (1756-1763) THE CHALLENGE: Can we show the entire war, one year per page?

If you're in Vermont this weekend, swing by Burlington's Fletcher Free Library for #NonfictionComicsFestival = Free workshops & panels all day w/ cool cartoonists plus COMICSSSSSSS!!!! 📚 #comics #NonFictionComics #art #ArtShow #Library #Vermont

Diary Comics: “What if we draw blank boxes?” A simple way to open up the diary page to new ideas & wider stories...

Katahdin Sketchbook 🍂 (Fall 2025) Trailside sketches from an unofficial artist residency in the Maine woods...

“First Day of School” Welcome, new students! Watch your step...

Whitefield FALL FESTIVAL 🍂 Community Day Live-Sketching a town-wide celebration, 6 months after our first event...

Responsibility 🌍 To sources, readers, & our wider communities...

“FICTION or NON-FICTION?” (2022) Not exactly a definitive non-definition...

“Is It FICTION or NON-FICTION?” Short answer: IT'S NON-FICTION. // Real answer: IT'S COMPLICATED!

Hey friends ~ My next book is UP NOW for pre-orders here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar... 📖 #FreemanColby #FreemanColbyVol4 #GraphicNovel #kickstarter 🚀

HOW TO PLAY: “Name That Art!” Game🎨💬 Fun "Get Ideas" game for the museum (or elsewhere!)...

NH Sketchbook Intro A quick (draft) note from our upcoming book...

HOW TO: Plan a Classroom COMICS PROJECT! 📖💭 5 basic design considerations...

This just popped up on FB - I think by @marekbennett.bsky.social 😂👍👏

We're kickstarting FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 4 this month... www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...

Mrs. Potato’s Classroom🥔 Created w/ my students @ New Boston Central School...

Thinking of Self-Publishing? Here are some PROs and CONs to consider...

How to Draw Your Very Own BIRDS! Every bird you doodle has something important to tell you...

“Save the NHSCA” Sketchbook Selected sketches & diary comics from the fight to save the NHSCA (spring, 2025).... Click through to read each entry & more. FULL COLLECTION @ the Patreon >> April 2025 / "Demand a Better Budget" Rally May 2025 / Rally & Testimony: JUNE 2025 / Ultimate Rally "FOR OUR…

Summer Dreams #44 🦏 The Rhino Issue Drawn @ our 2025 kick-off workshop...

NH COMICStitution / ARTICLE 10: Right of Revolution "The doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power, and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind."

Posting these articles of the NH STATE CONSTITUTION Bill of Rights... Direct from 1784!