Bio:<\/p>\n
Ben Towle<\/strong> is a five-time Eisner-nominated cartoonist. His most recent book is Four-Fisted Tales: Animals in Combat<\/i> (Dead Reckoning, 2021) a collection of real-life stories about the animals that have fought alongside their human counterparts in wars throughout history. His previous work, the rollicking nautical fantasy comic, Oyster War<\/i>, was published by Oni Press in 2015. His other comics work includes Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean<\/i> (with Sarah Stewart Taylor), a graphic novel for young adults (Disney\/Hyperion Books 2010) which received accolades from such publications as The New York Times<\/i> and Publishers Weekly<\/i> and was a Junior Library Guild selection, as well as the historical fiction graphic novel Midnight Sun<\/i>. He lives in Columbus, OH with his wife, Rebecca, dog, and cat.<\/p>\n
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I’m a cartoonist and teacher living in Columbus, Ohio. I’m from a Navy family and consequently grew up in various locations throughout the U.S., but I’d lived in North Carolina for most of my adult life and called it home until very recently.<\/p>\n
I studied philosophy at Davidson College<\/a>, but finding the job market for professional philosophers somewhat lacking, I joined a rock band<\/a> after graduation, made a record for an indie label, and spent a couple of years touring the Southeast in a Chevy van with a transmission that would occasionally, and without warning, burst into a cloud of smoky burnt transmission fluid.<\/p>\n
In an effort to ward off practical pursuits for a few more years, I decided to return to school to study “Sequential Art” (an unfortunate term for cartooning and comic book art) at The Savannah College of Art and Design<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Portfolio<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
portfolio.benzilla.com<\/a><\/p>\n
Publications<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
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- Four-Fisted Tales: Animals in Combat<\/a> – from Dead Reckoning<\/li>\n
- Oyster War<\/a> – from Oni Press<\/li>\n
- Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean<\/a> (w\/Sarah Stewart Taylor) – recently reprinted, from Disney\/Hyperion<\/li>\n
- Midnight Sun<\/em><\/a>, a 136-page historical fiction book, published by SLG Publications, currently out of print<\/li>\n
- My first full-length solo comic book: Farewell, Georgia<\/em>, published by SLG Publications, currently out of print<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Teaching<\/strong>: <\/p>\n
I’ve taught at The Savannah College of Art and Design<\/a>. The North Carolina Governor’s School, the University of North Carolina School for the Arts, and The Sawtooth School for Visual Art<\/a>, among other places. I’m currently an adjunct professor of Comics and Narrative Practice at The Columbus College of Art and Design<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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Bio: Ben Towle is a five-time Eisner-nominated cartoonist. His most recent book is Four-Fisted Tales: Animals in Combat (Dead Reckoning, 2021) a collection of real-life stories about the animals that have fought alongside their human counterparts in wars throughout history. His previous work, the rollicking nautical fantasy comic, Oyster War, was published by Oni Press in 2015. … <\/p>\n