Ben Towle

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Mystical Crab Claw Strike!

Although I’m just now nearing “over the hump” status for my current series, Midnight Sun, (issue three–of five–is roughed out and I begin penciling it today), it’s never to early too start thinking about the next project down the line. Obviously the bulk of my creative energy is now focused on Midnight Sun and will …

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Music Sketch from SPX 2006

Here’s a sketch I did for a guy at SPX this year.  His sketchbook theme was Music:

SPX Shuffleupagus

Here’s the Shuffleupagus jam I participated in at SPX this year. The other participants were Adam Rosenblatt, Isaac Cates and Michael Wenthe. What’s amazing about this particular jam technique, and this example in particular, is how coherent a story one often winds up with. In this case it was really helped along by the fact …

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Langridge’s Fin Fang Foom

Comic Geek Speak :: View topic – PREVIEW ART THREAD Scroll down towards the end of the page linked above to see two really sweet-looking pages by the amazing cartoonist Roger Langridge.  Apparently, he’s reprising last year’s great Marvel Monsters holiday special issue.  This year’s Langridglicious contributiuon: “How Fin Fang Foom Saved Christmas.”

Midnight Sun #2 in Stores this Wednesday

Like the title says, the second issue of my series Midnight Sun, published by Slave Labor Graphics, is in stores nationwide this Wednesday. If you’re in Winston-Salem, that means you can get a copy at either Silver Bullet Comics, or Ssalefish Comics and Toys. Here’re a few preview pages from the issue: