Ben Towle

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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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Goggles & Gloves

Here’s a drawing I did today for an upcoming project I’m working on with Chris Reilly and Steve Ahlquist. The story’s called Goggles and Gloves and this is a possible version of the main character, Raymond: (Click for larger image) Yes, the pose is blatently stolen from…uh, I mean, “is a respectful homage to,” one …

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Independent Forecast: Then & Now

Independent Forecast: Then & Now Here’s a curious bit of press for Strange Eggs. While generally positive, I’m forced to conclude that they’re reviewing an ad for the book in “Previews” magazine, rather than a preview copy of the book itself. At any rate, the presence of cartoonist Derf in the anthology seemed to sell …

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ABC News: Like Something Out of a Cartoon…

ABC News: Like Something Out of a Cartoon… “Professor Frink, Professor Frink He makes you laugh, he makes you think….”