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The life and times of children's book illustrator, Matthew Cordell.

Monday, June 30, 2008

Dang!

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I just finished reading the best interview from Tom Spurgeon ( The Comics Reporter ) with Julie's and my favorite cartoonist, Lynda Barr...
Tuesday, June 24, 2008

How to Ollie in 8 Simple Steps

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Here's two more finished pages of my ongoing (currently online-published) graphic novel, VILLAGE PARK. This is the first of a handful of...
Friday, June 20, 2008

P.S., R.I.P.

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Today, my old Boston electric pencil sharpener died. I got it when I was in the eleventh grade (1991). Therefore, it gave a good, solid 17 y...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Village Park Prologue

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Well, here's the beginning of my ongoing graphic novel, VILLAGE PARK. I've set up a new page from my website where you can click-thr...
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Thursday, June 5, 2008

Cartoonists=Crazy

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So, while I was waiting on some notes for my next picture book, I tooled around and finally wrapped the first section (the prologue) of a gr...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Anatomy of a Nose

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I've been tooling around with this graphic novel idea of mine for a while now. Several months or so. I've shopped it around to a few...
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Friday, May 23, 2008

Loosey Goosey

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Here's another one of my scratch pieces of paper I scanned. Sort of, doodles in the margin. But I love the way this looks. Someday I wan...
Friday, May 16, 2008

Pigs in Dogtown

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Here's a few new drawings that combine two of my favorite things--pigs and old skateboarding. Always wanted to skate an abandoned pool i...
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

1980

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Trying to stay in shape with the pen while in between final art. Also, occasionally, trying to draw without sketching in pencil first. Mixed...
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Friday, May 9, 2008

Slight Change of Plans

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Matthew Cordell
Chicago Suburbs, IL, United States
I'm a children's book author and illustrator who lives and works in the burbs of Chicago. I dwell in a home with my wife, picture book author and YA novelist, Julie Halpern and our two lovely children. Life is great, man.
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