Ben Towle

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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….”

Roger Langrige nominated for NCS award

NCS News Congrats to Roger Langridge, who’s been nominated for a Reuben (the award given out by the National Cartoonists’ Society). Roger is one of the best, and most underappreciated, cartoonists working today. He’s been nominated for his brilliant new book, Fred the Clown.

Cackalacky

I’m slowly beginning work on another book of tall tales—sort of a follow up to my last book Farewell, Georgia. This one’s going to be all stuff from North Carolina, and will be mainly stories that I’ve been told personally, rather than being made up of “researched” folk tales from books. I also want to …

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