Ben Towle

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Sketchbook 2/21

Giant sloth:

Ma-Con: Comic Con, Feb 23

Coming up next week, I’ll be appearing at Ma-Con, a one-day comics event held at Macon, Georgia’s Museum of Arts and Sciences in conjunction with their running exhibit, “The Art of Macon Comics.”  That exhibit showcases the art of Macon comics artists Craig Hamilton, Ray Snyder and Tony Harris, some of whom local N.C. folks …

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Sketchbook 2/13

I’m a terrible caricaturist, (and terrible at likenesses in general, actually) but that doesn’t stop me from trying, especially if I’m stuck with a baby in my lap and the only thing in arm’s reach is a TIME Magazine.

Harvey Awards Ballots Now Open

2008 Harvey Award nomination ballots are available online now and, although I’d of course never directly request such a thing <cough!><cough!>, if for some reason you felt compelled to vote for Midnight Sun in any or all of the following categories, I’d certainly not object: BEST CARTOONIST BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM – ORIGINAL* (*I’m not exactly …

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Sketchbook 2/10

Ladies and gentlemen, a fat Pteranadon and an ankylosaurus that looks like  a dog:  I’ve signed on to do a 3-page story for the upcoming dinosaur/caveman-themed Wide Awake Press Free Comic Book Day comic and frankly I’m stumped for what to do… So, I’ve just been noodling around and drawing dinosaurs.  Deadline is the end …

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