MATT MADDEN is on fire!

This fall, his book EXERCISES IN STYLE will be coming out from Chamberlain Brothers (Penguin). There’s more to see about this unique formal experiment at his website http://www.exercisesinstyle.com/

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And for comics artists in the NYC area, Matt will be offering two continuing education classes at the School of Visual Arts this fall.

One is called “Great Art through Rules, Constraints and Games” and starts Sept. 14 and will be concentrate on how using rules and constraints can help you make great comics. The class will explore everything from drawing style to story structure and content.

He will also be teaching his popular Ink Drawing class, which is great for people into comics, illustration, or drawing in general.That class starts Sept 20.

Go to the SVA website for more information or to register: http://www.schoolofvisualarts.edu/

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST — Matt and Jessica Abel are cooking something up for FIRST SECOND… Something big! More about that later, but for now it’s safe to say it will involve lines on paper.