Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Matt Madden has continually developed systems, exercises, and challenges that push cartoonists and inspire creative exploration across the field of cartooning. His work includes 99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style and instructional guides like Drawing Words and Writing Pictures. In his new book, Six Treasures of the Spiral, Madden applies strategic limitations and disciplined approaches to produce a body of work that is both technically impressive and emotionally resonant. Professor Andrew Kunka (Autobiographical Comics and The Life and Comics of Howard Cruse: Taking Risks in the Service of Truth) will discuss Madden’s latest work and reflect on the rigorous creative practice behind Six Treasures of the Spiral.
Matt Madden has continually developed systems, exercises, and challenges that push cartoonists and inspire creative exploration across the field of cartooning. His work includes 99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style and instructional guides like Drawing Words and Writing Pictures. In his new book, Six Treasures of the Spiral, Madden applies strategic limitations and disciplined approaches to produce a body of work that is both technically impressive and emotionally resonant. Professor Andrew Kunka (Autobiographical Comics and The Life and Comics of Howard Cruse: Taking Risks in the Service of Truth) will discuss Madden’s latest work and reflect on the rigorous creative practice behind Six Treasures of the Spiral.
