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Ben Towle

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Cartoonist, five-time-time Eisner nominee, programming co-chair Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC), adjunct comics prof @ CCAD, intergalactic trader & general nuisance. Four-Fisted Tales, Oyster War, etc. Columbus, OH (Comics City, USA!)/Palm Springs, CA

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Every time I see that left rendering I think about this guy

06.03.2026 05:24 πŸ‘ 173 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2
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A cartoon from the 1950’s that’s more relevant than ever πŸ’”

04.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 19841 πŸ” 8407 πŸ’¬ 346 πŸ“Œ 323
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I love how Mary Worth can drag out literally months of characters talking about socks or whatever, but today suddnely Mary has a cat?

05.03.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Whoa

04.03.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Good point. I was there recently for Thought Bubble, but didn't do my usual bookstore check when I went through Heathrow!

04.03.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, bizarre. I'd never heard of it. Came out in 2010 apparently

04.03.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Always curious about what comics are at airport book stores. This is terminal E in O'hare. Kind of a random selection of stuff. Love the Dog Man table tent tho!

04.03.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
A comic panel of Uncle Scrooge thinking "what a horrible fate to befall the world!"

A comic panel of Uncle Scrooge thinking "what a horrible fate to befall the world!"

03.03.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 380 πŸ” 91 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Watching this 1988 documentary about the making of Akira while I draw. Otomo looks like he's about 12 in this hahaha.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXsa...

03.03.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Supreme Court declines to hear appeal over copyright protection for AI-generated 'art'

The U.S. Copyright Office previously ruled that only human-made artwork is eligible for protection

(via Reuters)

03.03.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 854 πŸ” 165 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 40
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Absolutely epic pic of Shohei Ohtani in the Kyocera Dome in Ōsaka. πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅βšΎπŸ‡―πŸ‡΅βšΎ

#WorldBaseballClassic

03.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Dayummm, Jim Steranko with the zinger!

(re. Wonder Woman artist H.G. Peter, from his History of Comics.)

03.03.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Million-dollar idea for DC Comics: the Batman of Roku City

03.03.2026 03:02 πŸ‘ 82 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spent a ton of time trying to get a panel to look good, but ultimately just had to scrap it and try something else--which I think looks decent now. Sometimes it be that way, ya know?

02.03.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Clément Oubrerie nous a quitté Un grand chagrin, un choc, une immenses tristesse le départ d'un garçon avec lequel on avait tissé au fil des ans de vrais liens sincères et amicaux. Et

Oh damn, RIP ClΓ©ment Oubrerie--known in the US mainly for Aya of Yop City and the The Golden Compass adaptation. Amazing cartoonist.

www.ligneclaire.info/clement-oubr...

02.03.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Men think about the Shi'ar Empire at least once a day.

27.02.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Preview: Klaus Janson gets his due at the Philippe Labaune Gallery starting March 5 Here's an exclusive preview of Klaus Janson's retrospective show at the Philippe Labaune Gallery which opens on March 5.

This Klaus Janson show in NYC looks great!

One of the few downsides to being out here in Palm Springs for the winter vs. Columbus is that I can't just pop over to NYC for the day for stuff like this 😒

www.comicsbeat.com/preview-klau...

02.03.2026 20:29 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

With Peanuts, pretty sure no. I think Schulz did some covers, but interiors were Jim Sasseville and other folks. @benjaminlclark.com ,is this correct?

02.03.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, very cool!

I didn't see a large-scale show of comics art until the Masters of American Comics
show in 2005.

01.03.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yep!

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Couple comics-related pickups from Palm Springs vintage market this AM: catalog from the exhibit High and Low, first major Museum show in the US to feature comics art. Also, L'il Abner scarf. You'll feel great wearing it just knowing that you can't be as horrible a human being as Al Capp was!

01.03.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Vance Air Force Base Airmen Wear 'My Little Pony' Patch A class of U.S. Air Force airmen learning how to fly at Vance Air Force Base near Enid is becoming an internet sensation, thanks to a patch.

Presumably these guys would be deployed.

www.newson6.com/story/5e363b...

01.03.2026 05:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If only...

Operation Epic FURRY would be vastly preferable.

01.03.2026 05:28 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Al Jardine Setlist at The United Theater on Broadway, Los Angeles Get the Al Jardine Setlist of the concert at The United Theater on Broadway, Los Angeles, CA, USA on February 27, 2026 from the An Evening With Al Jardine and The Pet Sounds Band Tour and other Al Jar...

Kinda kicking myself for not driving in to LA last night to see Al Jardine. He did BEACH BOYS LOVE YOU start to finish.

www.setlist.fm/setlist/al-j...

28.02.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Easily my favorite book-about-comics from last year! Grab it for 30% off.

28.02.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Damn... Jeet Heer with the Moebius hot takes.

28.02.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not sure, though, about the Hiroshima Toyo Carp x PokΓ©mon uniforms tho. Kinda looks like they've got a red Pikachu stuffed in their pants.

27.02.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The NPB (Japanese baseball) x 30ty anniversary PokΓ©mon colab goes hard, y'all.

27.02.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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26.02.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

So this Rocketeer comic apparently has an appearance by Tintin and Snowy in it--presumably bc they think they've entered the public domain. Curious how this will play out if Moulinsart gets wind of it. IF Tintin is in fact in the public domain, it's only the LAND OF THE SOVIETS version.

25.02.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0