Ben Towle

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Someone Please Make the Crazy Man Go Away

Ramones + Tom Waits + Dan Clowes = Cool

SLG’s 20th Anniversary

SLG: Too Stupid to Quit This year marks the 20th year in the comic book business for publisher Slave Labor Graphics. This is a remarkable feat for an independent comic book publisher. In fact, off the top of my head, I can only think of one other such entity that’s been around that long, that …

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Draculas Vs. Frankensteins

Your Mom’s Basement: Draculas Vs. Frankensteins The age old debate continues, in this case with Jesse Farrell (age 10) championing Dracula and Marty Allen (also age 10) playing counterpoint.  Whether these are actual children or not, it’s a pretty funny article.

Looks Like I’m Gonna Have to go to Washington

“Cartoon America” Opens Nov. 2 – The Library of Congress The exhibition will feature 100 masterworks of such celebrated artists as political cartoonists Thomas Nast, Rube Goldberg, Bill Mauldin and Patrick Oliphant; comic strip creators Winsor McCay, George Herriman, Chic Young, Milt Caniff, Charles Schulz and Lynn Johnston; humorous gag cartoonists Peter Arno and William …

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