Ben Towle

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Sketchbook 11/28/08

Lately I’ve been doing a ton of either life drawing or drawing of hands and drapery from photographs, but spending too much time drawing from life to the detriment of drawing from imagination should be avoided just as much as the (more common) opposite situation. So… I decided to do another “grid” page in my …

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The Jhonen Vasquez Comics Journal Interview… or Not

I just finished reading issue #292 of The Comics Journal–which features a fantastic interview with one of my favorite cartoonists, Kim Deitch–and noticed in the upcoming issues section that a scheduled interview with SLG’s Jhonen Vasquez appears to have disappeared without a trace. From issue #291: Now, from issue #292: I guess if it’s been …

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A Proposal: No More “Obama as F.D.R” Images, Please

The comparisons between Barack Obama and F.D.R. are obvious: a president taking office during a severe finanacial crisis who will likely institute a large government infrastructure-building program as part of the way out.  So, you can’t really blame folks for capitalizing on this visually.   On the other hand, these images seem to be nearing the …

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Sketchbook 11/09/08

I’m a 2009 Eisner Judge

“Having read 5,000 comics in a single sitting to win a bet, this poor man suffered brain damage and appeared directly thereafter as – the Flaming Carrot!” Looks like I’ll be seeing if you really do turn into a Flaming Carrot as a result of reading tons and tons of comics in a short time …

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