Ben Towle

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Drawing Words & Writing Pictures: Ch 1, Homework

Here’s my week one homework assignment for the Drawing Words and Writing Pictures “nomad” group in which I’m participating.  The assignment was as follows: What you should be aiming for in this assignment is something along the lines of the “Drawing time” activity—a complex action that requires readers to follow along a certain path to …

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Kyle Webster And I Are On Triad Arts Up Close

Yesterday, along with Light Children illustrator Kyle Webster, I was interviewed briefly on the local NPR arts protram Triad Arts Up close.  Direct link to MP3 here.

Sketchbook 8/14

Come See Me At The Decatur Book Festival 8/31

In discussions about how great it is that comics/graphic novels have “arrived” and are now respectable and respected, I’m often the wet blanket, but I guess I’ll have to admit that the fact that I’ve been invited to not one, but two, book festivals this year is a sign of something.  In September, I’ll be …

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Drawing Words & Writing Pictures: Ch 1, Activity 1

Not too long ago, I wrote a review of Matt Madden & Jessica Abel’s excellent cartooning textbook, Drawing Words and Writing Pictures.  In it I note that although the book is designed for in-class use, the authors have set up the curriculum to accommodate those working alone (“Ronin” as they refer to them) and those …

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