Ben Towle

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Boxing Bucket in the ring

Occasionally I create what I call “a couch comic.” At the end of the evening when I’m ready to wind down, I usually make myself a drink and sit on the couch doodling and watching a bit of a DVD. Sometimes, I use this time to create a quick, spontaneous one-page comic in my sketchbook. …

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Johanna no lika the “Strange Eggs”

Cognitive Dissonance Hey, what can I tell ya? There’s no such thing as bad press. I can’t believe she didn’t like my heartwarming retelling of “The Ugly Duckling” in which a grusome hobo-alien finds peace and contentment among the inner city homeless!

Queer Eye for the Egg Guy

Gay League – Gay Previews 5/2005 Apparently “Strange Eggs” has been declared “LGBT and gay friendly” by the Gay League—owing, I assume, to the presence of Tommy Kovac. Good thing I didn’t do that story where Pat Robertson hatches from and egg and “cures” Kip of his emerging homosexuality… Here’s a pic of the hopefully-final …

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Toon Town: Center for Cartoon Studies to open in White River Junction

Toon Town: Center for Cartoon Studies to open in White River Junction Here’s a nice summary article about The Center for Cartoon Studies, a new cartooning school being started by my friend and cohort James Sturm in Vermont. I’d consider going myself, except (a) I already have one useless degree in cartooning, and (b) it’s …

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Egg Story

Completely unrelated to the book Strange Eggs that I’ve been working on with Chris Reilly, is Egg Story by J. Marc Schmidt. I’m embarrassed to say, I just got around to reading this recently—embarrassed because we’re both published by the same publisher…and because of the egg connection. At any rate, I really enjoyed the book. …

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