Ben Towle

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Center for Cartoon Studies

I’m currently in White River Junction, Vermont visiting the Center for Cartoon Studies. I arrived yesterday and delivered a short talk to the 21 students who make up the inagural incoming class, then have been kicking around the town since then. Below are a few pictures: Here’s the main drag of downtown White River Junction: …

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Ignatz Nominees FINALLY Announced

Like the headline says, the Ignatz awards–the annual comics industry awards presented every year at SPX–have been announced, just a week or so before the event itself. Here’s a list: 2005 Ignatz Awards I’m glad to see that Roger Langridge and Josh Cotter are finally getting some recognition. If you don’t own the Fred the …

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SPX 2005

SPX 2005 is creeping up. Here’s a cool banner I received from J. Chris Campbell of Wide Awake Press: (Click for larger image)

____ are Fun to Draw

Here’s my contribution to a mini-comic debuting at the upcoming SPX in Bethesda, MD. The idea behind this publication is that all contributors provided the editor with a list of what he or she considers to be 40 fun to draw things. The editor then compiled a list of the most popular items. Each contributor …

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Anal Porpoise Assault Leads to Second Version of Today’s ‘Dilbert’

Anal Porpoise Assault Leads to Second Version of Today’s ‘Dilbert’ Here’s the strip in question: (Click for larger image)