We Believe in Comics

Sep 24 2023 17 ep. 76 mins 3

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We Believe in Comics is the Sequential Artists Workshop's Friday Night Comics Workshop continuing the tradition begun by The Believer. We host Free Friday Night Comics Workshops every Friday on Zoom and YouTube. WE TEACH COMICS! The Sequential Artists Workshop is a grassroots, non-profit comics school and creative community. We teach people how to tell stories and make comics in Gainesville, Florida, USA… and around the world via our online courses and resources. www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org https://linktr.ee/sequentialartistsworkshop twitter/tiktok/instagram: @comicsworkshop

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