Ben Towle

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Sketchbook 11/02

R. Crumb in Richmond

Pop on over to ComicsWorthReading for Part I of  my coverage of R. Crumb and Françoise Mouly’s recent appearance in Richmond, Virgina.  On the fence about whether you want to read my rambling diatribe about some lecture in Richmond?  How’s about this: the article includes a picture of my dog dressed up as R. Crumb.  …

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Stay Classy, Fox News!

“R. Crumb MOCKS book of Genesis”?!  I’m only about half-way through this book right now, but I’ve yet to encounter any “mocking.”  Yeah, sure, there’s a lot of brutal fighting, sexual violence, etc. but such is the Old Testament.  I think the only way you could read this word-for-word illustrated version of Genesis and think …

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First Look: Art of Osamu Tezuka God of Manga

Crumb this… Genesis that… Yadda, yadda, yadda…. Where’s the hoopla for The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga?! It officially came out yesterday and I had mine pre-ordered, so it arrived on my doorstep today.  (Curiously, Amazon appears to be out of them already.)  It’s a truly beautiful book.  I’ve not really even looked …

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Sketchbook 10/18

I’m not sure why I’m so preoccupied with this Count of Monte Cristo thing–especially since I have about a million other things I should be working on–but I’ve been sketching some possible character designs for other folks from the book.  The top two rows here are possible Fernand Mondego (also known as the Count de …

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