Mark Sable

Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of taking an #improv class at @ucbtla with talented, generous and funny folks you see depicted (by me) above. It was an immensely satisfy creative and personal experience, and so much fun to get out my comfort zone and make people laugh (hopefully with, not at me:). Click on the tags above to see how truly awesome they are. https://www.instagram.com/p/CqLentYvmVl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

More #caricature #art work from @sbrodner's @svacontinued class featuring the man of many (wonderfully expressive) faces, @pan_figs. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp5rjzRv-kP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

More #caricature work from @sbrodner's @svacontinued class featuring the man of many faces, @pan_figs. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp5rPt6PFWe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Proof I don't just like pop culture: The Thinker and The Burghers of Calais from the Rodin Museum in Philadelphia. If only he'd lived to see the kaiju he inspired. #rodin #rodan #sculpture (at Rodin Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CptRnsOPg5T/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“It's not about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward.” Mandatory #rocky statue pic from my brief trip to Philadelphia. (at Philadelphia Museum of Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpqzm0mM4EB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The many faces of the wonderful @darlindajust for @sbrodner's #caricature class. https://www.instagram.com/p/CpnO1Vesh1v/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The most satisfying saucer of teaching has been seeing my @mfavn students thrive after graduating. Amanda Sartor (@amsartor) is killing it as an artist for #magicthegathering and more, as seen in the above piece. Check out her work on IG, and if you're at Emerald City Comic Con you can buy her work in Artist's Alley row H. (I'll be at #eccc all weekend selling and signing books at table B-19). #comics #art #fantasyart #mtg #eccc2023. (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpYL26avEPU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Sightseeing in Seattle (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpVoWm8vKcV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Hello Seattle! I'm at Emerald City Comic-Con for my first convention of 2023. If you're here, please stop by. I'm at Artist Alley Table B19. #comics #eccc #eccc2023 (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpS_k7cvbWl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Photo dump of some #cooking I've done over the past month. https://www.instagram.com/p/CpO2TtQriN0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

This week's #caricature work from @sbrodner's class. The wonderfully expressive model is @pan_figs. Scroll for close-ups of some of my faves. https://www.instagram.com/p/CpDuyLPv7a8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

More #caricature #art from @sbrodner's @svacontinued class. This time the model is @johnnaslaby, who it seems is an extraordinary artist in her own right. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cox_X_bP8X8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The many faves of @sbrodner. Not only is my amazing amazing inspiring caricature intructure (I'm taking his @svacontinued Caricature Boot Camp for the fourth time) and a legendary caricaturist, he's also an incredibly good sport, posing for us when we didn't have a model. #art #caricature https://www.instagram.com/p/ConyQ3AvpvN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

This week I've been featuring work from former students in conjunction with my upcoming Writing For Comics continuing education class through @svacontinued and @mfavn. Next up is @thechaoman and his post-apocalyptic graphic novel series, Hazmatt. It's two volumes of survival action, with an art Duke that's a potent mix of manga and indie comics. What stands out the most about about Hazmatt and Tony's storytelling is that with he uses no dialogue. "Silent" issues are incredibly hard to pull off, and the fact that Tony has kept me hooked through two volumes without a single word ballon or caption is nothing short of remarkable. Check out Hazmatt and Tony's other work on his IG account. And if you're interested in learning to write comics, the link to sign up for my class is in my bio. #comics #scifi #wriring #writingcomics. https://www.instagram.com/p/CnnYGW-vHCK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

With my upcoming Writing For Comics online continuing education class starting Jan 30, I'm continuing to highlight exemplary student work form my nearly 10(!) years of teaching at SVA @mfavn. Next up is the wonderful @susannemreece. As a student Susanne started pushing the boundaries of the comic form immediately, creating a "visual essay" in comics form during her first year, I believe the first ever in our grad program. Since then, she has become a prolific comics creator, both in print and digital. Susanne's focus has been on vivid comics poetry and poignant memoir. It's amazing what she can convey in just a few short panels, and her Instagram comics posts are often the highlight of my day. Scroll to see a mere sliver of her output. Just as impressively, Susanne has joined me as a graduate level instructor at SVA, and it's been a pleasure teaching with her. She's also teaching "Comics Poetry: Experimenting with Text and Imagery" as an @svacontinued class this semester. Link to sign up for that class is in her bio (link to sign up for my class is in here). If you're a former or current student of mine and you'd like me to share/boos your work please DM me and I'll be happy to). #comics #poetry #comicspoetry #writing #writingforcomics #writingcomics https://www.instagram.com/p/CnkWngpPPtb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Since I'm going to be teaching my @mfavn Writing for Comics class at @svacontinued this semester, I thought I'd use that as an excuse to finally feature some of my incredible student's #comics work from over the years. First up is @gdaviscathcart's 1-800-Ghosts, out now from @fantagraphics. Without spoiling too much, it's a time travel heist set in the art world of 1980's New York. But it's much more than that. It's a virtuoso performance of art and writing, one which the prestigious Conics Journal called "a more or less a perfect comic." Scroll to see one if the best action sequences of all time. While I take no credit for my students work it was a pleasure to see this develop from script to comic, and I'm immensely proud of Davis' accomplishment. You can sign up for my class with the link in my bio. https://www.instagram.com/p/CnhxwJev6d-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Starting Jan 30th, I'm teaching an online Writing for Comjcs class at SVA (The School of Visual Arts). Unlike the classes I teach to grad students at @mfavn, this is a continuing education class though @svacontinued that is open to everyone. In 10 weeks you'll write a 20 page comics script an and a pitch/outline for a graphic novel series, with plenty of individualized feedback from me. Link to sign up in my bio. Feel free to hit me up with any questions (there's an online info session on Thursday, I'll post that info as it gets closer). https://www.instagram.com/p/CnNCtqzPQpc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=