Ben Towle

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America: L’il Baby Waah Waah

I remember reading an article in Time magazine maybe ten years ago called something like “America: Nation of Whiners. Complainers and Cry-Babies.” Regretably, as the items below demonstrate, that’s as true today as it was then: Family Calls Comic Book Racist Cowboy cartoon draws fire Wal-Mart Web site makes racial connections Said an astute commentor …

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Midnight Sun: Pencil Pages

Here are a few non-consecutive, un-inked pages from my forthcoming comic book, Midnight Sun: (Click for larger image) (Click for larger image)

Macbeth Sample Panel

I recently submitted some sample sketches and drawings to a publisher for a proposed comics version of Macbeth. Here’s a sample panel from Act 1 Scene 5, in which Lady Macbeth is reading a letter in which Macbeth recounts his encounter with the witches–and later, the King’s men– on the heath. (Click for larger image)

December Critical Mass Ride

December’s Critical Mass ride in Winston-Salem will be on December 30th. More details later…

Comics Class at the Sawtooth Center

I’m teaching another comics class next term at the Sawtooth Center. Here’s a little flyer I whipped up: