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NYCC 2025 Michael Dolce Sketches Epicenter Cover for Sire Studios

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Buddy Scalera @buddyscalera.bsky.social · 3d

Our friend @sirestudios.bsky.social did some live sketching for us at #NYCC this year.

youtu.be/QwD1d7IEi6Y?...

#comicbookschool @mikefasolo.bsky.social

YouTube video by Comic Book School - Buddy Scalera & Mike Fasolo

Artist Elisabetta D'Amico Live Drawing Elektra at NYCC 2025

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Buddy Scalera @buddyscalera.bsky.social · 2d

Your Characters, Your Rules! - Why You Must Create Archetypes & Analogs Like Marvel, DC, & Image

www.youtube.com/live/dKPup7-...

@mikefasolo.bsky.social #comicbookschool #writingadvice #writingcomics

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Buddy Scalera @buddyscalera.bsky.social · 2d

NYCC25 Comic Artist Joe Eisma @supajoe.bsky.social Drawing and Inking #Jughead

youtu.be/nO0Tru9s8pA?...

#NYCC #NYCC2025 #artistalley
Thanks to @deannadestito.bsky.social for the introductions.
Tag: @mikefasolo.bsky.social

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mikefasolo.bsky.social @mikefasolo.bsky.social · 3d

Watch artist Elisabetta D'Amico do a live sketch at NYCC! #comicbookschool video by @buddyscalera.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOTV...

YouTube video by Comic Book School - Buddy Scalera & Mike Fasolo

Heads! (How to Draw 'Em!) with Sean Chen - Tutorial

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Buddy Scalera @buddyscalera.bsky.social · 6d

Heads! (How to Draw 'Em!) with Sean Chen - Comic Art Tutorial

www.youtube.com/live/qYBK0zg...
With me & @mikefasolo.bsky.social #comicbookschool #wolverine #seanchen

YouTube video by Comic Book School - Buddy Scalera & Mike Fasolo

Artist Carola Borelli Live Drawing Gambit & Rogue at NYCC 2025

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Buddy Scalera @buddyscalera.bsky.social · 4d

Artist @carolaborelli.bsky.social Borelli Live Drawing Gambit & Rogue at #NYCC 2025

www.youtube.com/live/s748WS8...

Tag @mikefasolo.bsky.social @deannadestito.bsky.social

YouTube video by Comic Book School - Buddy Scalera & Mike Fasolo

NYCC 2025 Michael Dolce Sketches Epicenter Cover for Sire Studios

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Buddy Scalera @buddyscalera.bsky.social · 4d

#NYCC 2025 Michael Dolce Sketches Epicenter Cover for Sire Studios @sirestudios.bsky.social

youtu.be/QwD1d7IEi6Y?...

#comicbookschool
@mikefasolo.bsky.social

YouTube video by Comic Book School - Buddy Scalera & Mike Fasolo

Your Characters, Your Rules! - Why You Must Create Characters Like Marvel, DC, & Image

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mikefasolo.bsky.social @mikefasolo.bsky.social · 7d

Instead of waiting for permission to write your favorite heroes, create your own. Tonight on #comicbookschool with @buddyscalera.bsky.social and @mikefasolo.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/live/dKPup7-...

Stop dreaming and start creating! You may never get a chance to write mainstream superhero comic books for your favorite publishers like Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and Image Comics. But you sure can cr...

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Buddy Scalera @buddyscalera.bsky.social · 7d

Tonight - 8:00 PM EST

Your Characters, Your Rules!
Why You Must Create Characters Like #MarvelComics, #dccomics & #ImageComics

www.youtube.com/live/dKPup7-...
With me and @mikefasolo.bsky.social
#comicbookschool

Archive - Mike Fasolo Writes

mikefasolo.bsky.social @mikefasolo.bsky.social · 7d

He wanted to finish his novel.
So he locked himself away to do it.
Self-Imposed Exile — a serialized fictional journal.
Read from the start:
mikefasolo.substack.com/archive

Full archive of all the posts from Mike Fasolo Writes.

Casting Call - How to Cast Characters to Create Better Comics

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Buddy Scalera @buddyscalera.bsky.social · 10d

Casting Call - How to Cast Characters to Create Better Comics

www.youtube.com/live/fQJkxwR...

With @mikefasolo.bsky.social on #comicbookschool
#mcu #dcu #wizardmagazine #castingcall

YouTube video by Comic Book School - Buddy Scalera & Mike Fasolo

Self-Imposed Exile - Journal Entry #6

mikefasolo.bsky.social @mikefasolo.bsky.social · 7d

One cabin.
One man.
One unfinished book.

The hardest part of writing isn’t the words—it’s yourself.

mikefasolo.substack.com/p/self-impos...

A novel told in journal fragments: a writer's quiet struggle to finish a novel, alone in the woods.

Hidden Gems: Legion of Superheroes #283 - The origin of WILDFIRE!

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Wheezy Waiter @wheezywaiter.bsky.social · 8d

My doc about Green Bay Packer fandom from the otherside of the world, No Packers, No Life, is opening across Wisconin in 10 days!

And I'll be at the VIP premiere in 8 days. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/no-packers...

2 Super Bowl Champions will be there!

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mikefasolo.bsky.social @mikefasolo.bsky.social · 11d

Wildfire was one of the best characters from the Legion of Superheroes back in the day. This gem reveals his origin. Definitely worth a read. #comicbookschool with @buddyscalera.bsky.social and @mikefasolo.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/shorts/GgUxv...

YouTube video by Comic Book School - Buddy Scalera & Mike Fasolo

How to Set Up Your Substack - Step-by-Step Guide for Comic Creators

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Buddy Scalera @buddyscalera.bsky.social · 12d

How to Set Up Your #Substack - Step-by-Step Guide for Comic Writers and Artists
Featuring @mikefasolo.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/live/fuVj-5K...

YouTube video by Comic Book School - Buddy Scalera & Mike Fasolo

What is Your Story Really About with Ryan Engle and Jay Martin

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Buddy Scalera @buddyscalera.bsky.social · 12d

What is Your Story Really About? We talk with Ryan Engle and Jay Martin about their @darkhorse.com series

youtu.be/szAyLuflqc8?...
#writingcomics #darkhorsecomics #writingtips

YouTube video by Comic Book School - Buddy Scalera & Mike Fasolo

Barry Windsor-Smith Artist Spotlight - Legendary Storyteller Retrospective

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Buddy Scalera @buddyscalera.bsky.social · 11d

Barry Windsor-Smith Artist Spotlight - Legendary Storyteller Retrospective
www.youtube.com/live/yZO5cR2...
#BWS #visualstorytelling #conanthebarbarian

YouTube video by Comic Book School - Buddy Scalera & Mike Fasolo

Archive - Mike Fasolo Writes

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mikefasolo.bsky.social @mikefasolo.bsky.social · 12d

One writer. 
One dream. 
One cabin in the woods. 
But solitude doesn’t always play fair.

mikefasolo.substack.com/archive

Full archive of all the posts from Mike Fasolo Writes.

What is Your Story Really About with Ryan Engle and Jay Martin

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Wheezy Waiter @wheezywaiter.bsky.social · 12d

Tell your friends!

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mikefasolo.bsky.social @mikefasolo.bsky.social · 12d

What is your story really about? Take a listen to Ryan Engle as he talks about getting to the heart of the story.
with @buddyscalera.bsky.social and @mikefasolo.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=szAy...

YouTube video by Comic Book School - Buddy Scalera & Mike Fasolo

Designer's Guide to Logos: Tip #3 - Targeting the Client's Vision

mikefasolo.bsky.social @mikefasolo.bsky.social · 12d

I think Superman can take him.

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Buddy Scalera @buddyscalera.bsky.social · 13d

"Superman vs Amazing Spider-Man" offered a cover that fans of Marvel and DC were thrilled to see in 1976. The #visualstorytelling provided the impact required to sell a treasury-size comic for $2 when the average price of comics was only $.30.
Art: Ross Andru, Dick Giordano

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Buddy Scalera @buddyscalera.bsky.social · 13d

Designer's Guide to Logos: Tip #3 - Targeting the Theme of the Comic Book

youtu.be/2xevjaPcMNQ?...
With @mikefasolo.bsky.social

YouTube video by Comic Book School - Buddy Scalera & Mike Fasolo

Why Bridges Don’t Randomly Collapse (We Checked)

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Wheezy Waiter @wheezywaiter.bsky.social · 12d

I followed a bridge inspector around for a day. We inspected 12 bridges! We met a dog, an eagle, several people who thought I knew stuff about bridges, and there's a laser! youtu.be/KD2nHrxJNpA

YouTube video by WheezyWaiter