Ben Towle

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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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Make That: Should Have Waited Two Days…

…Because yet another review of Midnight Sun has appeared on those crazy internets. This time it’s actually an early (December 24th) review of the book from—presumably—the print edition of Publishers Weekly (!), which is just now making it to the online archive. Scroll way down-the comics section is the very last. It’s a quite positive …

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Sketchbook 2/6/08

I Shoulda Waited One More Day…

…To do yesterday’s Midnight Sun roundup, that is, because today another review appeared–and a pretty high-profile one at that. The current installment of The Onion AV Club Comics Panel reviews the book largely favorably and gives it a rating of “B.” Relative to the other items reviewed this week, that puts me behind the new …

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Midnight Sun Roundup

I’ve had a few things Midnight Sun-related trickle in over the last week or so, so here’s a rundown: Brian Heater over at the Daily Cross Hatch ran a nice write-up of the book back on the 23rd. The blog itself, including the review post in question, seems to be having some technical issues and …

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