Ben Towle

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Sketchbook 5/19

MacGuffin Graphic Novel Bookshop: RIP?

I received news earlier today from Newport News based illustrator Wade Mickley that MacGuffin: The Graphic Novel Bookshop, the amazing…uh, well… graphic novel bookshop–also in Newport News–is now closed. You can find my post from this holiday season about the store here, along with Wade’s comment from today. While I’m saddened by this news (which …

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Browser Knows Best

Via TCJ.com’s news site, Journalista, it’s noted that Fox news has apparently picked up on the latest superhero comics tempest in a teacup: the Mary Jane statue. You can read the article here, but there’s really no need to, since my trusty Firefox browser has gotten to the crux of the matter:

Get Yer “Hate” Condoms Here, Folks!

Available here.

True Origin of the Hush Puppy

Now that Free Comic Book Day is over and the Wide Awake Press offering, Eats, has been out for a bit, I guess it’s safe to post the story I contributed to the book: “The 100% True Origin of the Food Known (In Civilized Parts) as the ‘Hush Puppy.’” You can get the whole Eats …

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