Being naughty in Texas or something.

While in Texas recently for Wizard World/Splashpage Art the fine folks at FanboyVideo decided to interview me. What you don't see in the video is that just before, Scott was sitting on my knee. I insisted we do the whole thing that way but nooooo. Ah well. Very nice chaps they were.

If you can't see the video on my main webpage, it's here also.

A Presidential Orgy

Yep, the art book is still coming. Let your retailer/book store know it's diamond order code is: NOV084121 or it's ISBN number is: 1600103448 if you actually want a copy to come in. You have to be proactive with these suckers or it'll never even make it to many stores for you to look through. Stay tuned for a bunch of finished interiors though.

This Week: WELCOME TO HOXFORD #4

Yep, the final installment should be hitting all good comic stores this week. So as a public service announcement, if you wanted one and you don't see a copy on your shelf or in your box, ask your retailer why...and arm yourself with the order code ( SEP084111 ) )you need for them to actually get the thing in. You have to be proactive rather than reactive with the smaller indy stuff. Alas, it is the way of things for the smaller books who are not superman or spider-man. You have to impress upon them that you'll buy the product just so long as they make it available to their customers. I'm sure in these rather worrying economic times they'd appreciate the business to!

If all else fails and you want to know how the story ends, you can grab copies from the IDW Online store ( #4 will be available once it hits stores soon ) or even good online retailers.

Anyways, should be out this week. Hope you like the ending! Thanks hugely to all those peeps who've picked it up and said such kind things about it thus far. It's been a fun ride.

Missed some of the previous issues? Well, the order codes for them are:

#1 JUN084025
#2 JUL084075
#3 AUG084155

Galacticast: A Commercial Break: Tony Moore Comics!

Look what the fine folks at Galacticast have been up to.

Wormwood: Down the Pub Work in Progress

This one seems to be popular so here's a shot as I was working on it...

Wormwood: Down the Pub Sneak Peek

I just got my advance copies of Wormwood: Down the Pub so figured I'd share a little. It won't be out til December in stores.

If you want to make sure you can get a copy, tell your fine comics retailer to order it in for you with this code: OCT084219

Or THIS code for a special sketch variant cover: OCT084220

Remember, much of the time with the smaller comics like mine you have to *ask* them to get copies in for you, otherwise they'll just stick to the superman/spiderman stuff they know people know about!

One more thing...Micronauts Acroyear

Just put this up on ebay. A little something different to what I'm used to really. No, it's just a random picture basically...with artist proof.

The Comic Outpost Signing with Darick Robertson

So a couple weeks back now I did a signing at The Comic Outpost up in San Francisco. I was up there just to hang out generally and catch up with friends.

The signing was organized for me by the mysterious Z, and I got to meet one of my fanboy idols, Darick Robertson who not only drew TRANSMETROPOLITAN, one of my all time favourite books, with current Great Khan of the comic book Golden Horde, Warren Ellis, but currently does the art on the magnificent comic, THE BOYS, with Garth Ennis. If you've never read either, I highly recommend both. Fine chap that he is, he even tolerated my crap sense of humour!

And as you will see from the pictures...took much glee with putting guns to people's heads as well.

Darick was a top bloke, the signing, though small, was a lot of fun and I also managed to pop in to APE ( Alternative Press Expo ) while in town to. For all the really pretty photos, full credit must go to Aaron Munter and his spiffy camera.



One of my favourite cities of the world. ( despite the fact Bill O'Reilly wants to give the place away to Al Quaeda. )


I cruised the APE con briefly and did a quick signing. Cheers to all who stopped by!



This photo of the Comic Outpost signing was taken by Aaron Munter, as are all these others below.



Templesmith+Robertson=blahblahblah etc



More Templesmith+Robertson=blahblahblah etc



Darick Robertson likes guns.



Stupid pose. Stupid man-boy.





You know if anyone ever needs to put my mug on an interview or anything again, or one of those comic book websites, it should be one of these!

More soon. I still have all my stuff from the Texas convention the week after. For now, deadlines await!

What comes next?

Wormwood Pint Glasses- Set of 4

Yep, you may have seen these things in the latest Previews catalog...or you may have not. Hence, why it's time to give these things a plug on the blog now that I have the luxury of being home and not on a plane every 5 minutes...

Chris Ryall Editor in Chief/ Head Obligatron of the Ursula Cluster on Gastrex Prime just put em up on his blog ( which you really should check out for lots of cool sneak peeks at a whole range of things ), but naturally, since I designed the things I get to show a few more nifty shots.











Now remember, if you want these, you're probably going to have to go up to the counter and *ask* your friendly retailer. My stuff is not Spider-man comics. They won't magicaly get them in for you unless they know someone wants them, so let them know! The order code to tell them for the pint glasses is: NOV08 4122

Since I'm a lazy bugger, this is what Chris wrote about them:

"Everyone agrees that Ben Templesmith's WORMWOOD, GENTLEMAN CORPSE reads better after you've had a couple of pints. Or maybe it's that Ben looks better after a couple bitters? I forget. Either way, Wormwood has long professed his love for the dark stuff in the pages of his comic, so we figure it's time to help enable more home-drinking. In January, we're going to offer actual merchandising, which is a bit rare for us (nary a Zippo lighter, shot glass or DOminatrix-brand Real Doll in our catalog right now)--a set of four WORMWOOD pint glasses, each adorned with new art from Ben (the package itself will also feature some new Wormy art).

The Guinness (or Boddington's, if you non-corpse gentlemen prefer blondes) is extra, but at least now you can toss that old paper cup and impress the sig. other in your life. And if they're not impressed at the start, they will be after they've emptied a few of these glasses.

You can even develop some Wormwood drinking games:

# Take one drink every time Wormwood does
# Take two drinks every time someone refers to Mr. Pendulum's lack of genitals
# Take three drinks every time a tattoo comes to life
# Take four drinks every time you see some tentacled beastie
# Take five drinks to make the Leprechaun Queen look attractive
# Pound the rest of your beer every time Wormwood switches bodies


And so on...
The glasses are offered in the January issue of Previews, Diamond order code NOV08 4122.

The Picture of Dorian Gray

I put up an ebay auction on a rather odd little thing I did up a year ago.

One of those blank covered classics, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" which I did a sketch cover for. Ends today, so if anyone's interested check it out. Al proceeds go to feed my kitties.

London MCM Expo- The pictures

Finally got around to formatting my pictures from my recent trips. I was basically at a show every weekend for 3 weeks, also trying to fit some work around them. Exhausted by week three, but much fun was had. Bg cheers to Bryan for bringing me out and to all those who came by to see me and get books signed.

Here then, is a few pictures from my trip back to Old Blighty. Much fun meeting friends and making new ones...


Back in Old Blighty.


London MCM Expo, the convention center itself.


Before the London Expo started...


A half decent sketch I did


Obligatory convention drinking.


I don't think I was on drugs? ( I judged a Cosplay contest )












Pud's T-shirt.


Professional.


Paul Duffield. Awesumo artist on Warren Ellis's FreakAngels. Beautiful work. ( And you should go read Freakangels for free every friday at www.freakangels.com. )


Emma Vieceli. Sad. Mute. To make her feel better, we kept asking her questions she could not answer. Yes, we were bastards.


Fraser Irving. Gnome Molester. Been watching Chris Cunningham Aphex Twin music vids too much.


Fraser Irving must be stopped.


Some Kultcha. ( Never encountered this stuff before. )


Templesmith, Lee, Sharp.


Brea Grant. Honoured to meet Brea, a fan of Wormwood which shocked the hell outta me. I foresee comics in her future. ( And big movies and things she'll star in too obviously. )


Greg and Brea


Drinking in Paris. I end the trip with a quick side one to Paris. As always happens when there, end up at a cafe/bar drinking heavily and talking politics. Many thanks yet again to Theirry Mornet!