Ben Towle

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Summer of Minis 2010 – Part V

(Continuing my look at the minis I’ve been reading from this summer’s comics events. Earlier installment(s): Part I, Part II, part III, part IV) Well, I guess given that there’s a coating of snow on the ground as I look out my studio window, it’s probably time for me to go ahead and wrap up …

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Superhero Pinup: Trapster

Here’s another one of my superhero mini-pinups: Trapster. Unlike some of the other b-list characters I often find myself drawing, I actually have a real fondness for Trapster. Like a lot of comics-reading folk my I age, I grew up reading the John Byrne Fantastic Four and I recall really liking the issue where the …

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In Comics: Simplification and Recognition

First, a disclaimer: This is going to be a rambling post with no real “thesis” or conclusion–just some random semi-related thoughts.  That said, read on at your own risk… Not too long ago, floating all about the internets were a lot of links to cartoonist John Martz’s fantastic pixel art of Star Trek characters. What’s …

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Sketchbook 1/7

I’m at a point thumb-nailing a new chapter of Oyster War where I need some bad guys, so a few days ago I started drumming up some in my sketchbook.  I think there are maybe two or three “keepers” here–which is a better ratio than I usually achieve when I do one of these nine-panel …

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Christmas Card 2010

With the year coming to a close and Christmas fading into the past, I guess it’s safe to post our Christmas card from this year.  We actually managed to mail out the physical cards the week before Christmas this year, so anyone that’s been mailed a card has had it in their mitts for a …

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