Ben Towle

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San Diego

I transported my digital camera 3000 miles to San Diego, only to find it D.O.A. on the one day I took it to the convention and actually had a few hours to wander around and take pictures. Hopefully it’s just the batteries…but, anyway, this was forwarded to me. Front to back, that’s Chris Reilly, Steve …

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Ugliest Dog in the World?

I’m on the snopes.com email newsletter list and recently received this month’s issue highlighting new additions to the site. Snopes.com specializes in researching stories and news items that circulate either verbally or via the internet, then either debunking them as urban legends or verifying that they are in fact true. This one is truly stunning: …

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Count Stinkula

I’m doing a two-page story for the next Wide Awake Press anthology. The theme this time around is horror. I haven’t got the story entirely worked out yet, but it will definitely feature Count Stinkula: Hobo Vampire! (Click for larger image)

USNews.com: The power of Potter

The power of Potter (7/25/05) The article linked above is about the new Harry Potter novel, but contains some good press for comics as well, including a swell quote from yours truly: If Harry Potter doesn’t lure kids in, maybe comic books will. That’s what librarians are finding, as they reel in book-wary students with …

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Wide Awake Press: INDIE ISLAND AT THE 2005 HEROES CONVENTION

Wide Awake Press: INDIE ISLAND AT THE 2005 HEROES CONVENTION The link above is a report on the recent Charlotte con, via J. Chris Campbell of Wide Awake Press, along with some pictures from the event. Regarding me, Chris relates the rarely told tale of my introduction to the facinating world of mini-comics: Ben Towle …

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