A Wasteland cover WIP. Paint still wet.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Currently ( among many things ) on the work desk 62
Succeeding in the American comics industry. Starter course.
Also:
I also watch a load of DVD's, online docos and such as I work. Had the good fortune to see There Will be Blood yesterday, as it magically appeared in the mail for me on DVD. ( yes I am slow I missed it at the cinema ). Damn it was good. Will say that one of the deleted scenes should have been in the damn movie though. Really added some context to a couple things.
Next up I will be having some deadline near death experiences...so if you don't see an update for a little while, this is why. I'll try though.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Eisner and Eagle award nominations.
It appears the gods of good fortune have again decided for the fourth year in a row to flip some of their spare change my way, and I've been nominated for an Eisner Award in the Best Painter or Multimedia Artist (interior art) catagory for my work on WORMWOOD: GENTLEMAN CORPSE, FELL and 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: RED SNOW. Not going to win up against the great artists also there, but it's an honor to even be in the mix.
And also got a nom for the Eagle awards, from the UK, also in the painted art catagory. ( For them you can directly vote via the link, but no, I won't tell you who to vote for...nudge nudge, wink wink etc )
A huge thanks to anyone and everyone who have gotten me thus far.
And also got a nom for the Eagle awards, from the UK, also in the painted art catagory. ( For them you can directly vote via the link, but no, I won't tell you who to vote for...nudge nudge, wink wink etc )
A huge thanks to anyone and everyone who have gotten me thus far.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Monday, April 07, 2008
Wormwood: Calamari Rising 3 of 4
Got a little ahead of myself with 4 of 4 already being in my hot little hands...but Calamari Rising #3 should be out this very week in good comic stores everywhere. If you can't find it, ask your retailer why! ( especially if you asked them to get it in for you!
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Your vid for the weekend. Cracker Epics.
Possibly the greatest ever movie made of Ghengis Kahn. Khan, played by white guy from Alabama. Whom they possibly found in a dumpster. And would work for them for free. This is all I can assume.
EDIT: Wonder if Heston died just now because he saw how bad his makeup was in the vid. Oops.
EDIT: Wonder if Heston died just now because he saw how bad his makeup was in the vid. Oops.
Friday, April 04, 2008
Going Exclusive with IDW
Ben Templesmith signs exclusive contract with IDW
The award-winning artist/co-creator of 30 Days of Night will create new comic book series and art books for IDW
San Diego, CA (April 4, 2008)—Artist Ben Templesmith, whose professional comic book debut, 30 Days of Night was made into a major motion picture in 2007, has signed an exclusive contract with IDW Publishing. The artist, whose work has been nominated for multiple Eisner and Harvey Awards, won a 2007 pike TV Scream Award for his work on 30 Days of Night with writer/co-creator Steve Niles.
Templesmith recently relocated to San Diego from his native Perth Australia, and will create new series for IDW as well as continue to produce miniseries based on his acclaimed series, Wormwood Gentleman Corpse and work with Warren Ellis on Fell.
In August, Templesmith will debut his latest series, Welcome to Hoxford, and, as with Wormwood and his Singularity 7 series, will handle all writing and art duties himself.
Welcome to Hoxford is a horrific new series that features an unique and terrifying take on werewolves. In the debut issue, Raymond Delgado is the newest inmate at the Hoxford Correctional Facility and Mental Institution. He's has no hope of release, parole, rehabilitation, or decent conversation. On a good day, he'll tell you he's Zeus and only bite your arm off—literally. On a bad day, you won't have time to scream to the prison guard for help. But Dr Jessica Ainley, his doctor for five years, wants to help Ray and can't understand why the newly privatized, corporately-run prison won't give her access to her patients. And why are people always transferred into Hoxford, but no records show anyone ever transferring back out.
Templesmith will also release The Art of Wormwood in August, the third such art book he has produced.
About joining IDW exclusively and his plans for the future, Templesmith said “I’m incredibly lucky to have been given the opportunity to continuously work at IDW over the years now and basically have them be the launch pad for anything I’ve ever wanted to do in comics, so I just saw this as a natural progression and a great chance to be more involved from the ground floor up. Also, the cubicle walls in the office are high enough that people still won’t be able to see that I rarely wear any pants while I work.”
ABOUT IDW PUBLISHING
IDW PUBLISHING is a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC, a revolutionary creative service company with a wide range of clients. Among its best-selling titles are Hasbro’s THE TRANSFORMERS; Paramount/CBS’s STAR TREK; Fox’s ANGEL; Konami’s METAL GEAR SOLID; and Peter David’s FALLEN ANGEL. IDW’s 30 DAYS OF NIGHT film from Sony Pictures was released in October 2007 and was the #1 movie in its first week of release.
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The award-winning artist/co-creator of 30 Days of Night will create new comic book series and art books for IDW
San Diego, CA (April 4, 2008)—Artist Ben Templesmith, whose professional comic book debut, 30 Days of Night was made into a major motion picture in 2007, has signed an exclusive contract with IDW Publishing. The artist, whose work has been nominated for multiple Eisner and Harvey Awards, won a 2007 pike TV Scream Award for his work on 30 Days of Night with writer/co-creator Steve Niles.
Templesmith recently relocated to San Diego from his native Perth Australia, and will create new series for IDW as well as continue to produce miniseries based on his acclaimed series, Wormwood Gentleman Corpse and work with Warren Ellis on Fell.
In August, Templesmith will debut his latest series, Welcome to Hoxford, and, as with Wormwood and his Singularity 7 series, will handle all writing and art duties himself.
Welcome to Hoxford is a horrific new series that features an unique and terrifying take on werewolves. In the debut issue, Raymond Delgado is the newest inmate at the Hoxford Correctional Facility and Mental Institution. He's has no hope of release, parole, rehabilitation, or decent conversation. On a good day, he'll tell you he's Zeus and only bite your arm off—literally. On a bad day, you won't have time to scream to the prison guard for help. But Dr Jessica Ainley, his doctor for five years, wants to help Ray and can't understand why the newly privatized, corporately-run prison won't give her access to her patients. And why are people always transferred into Hoxford, but no records show anyone ever transferring back out.
Templesmith will also release The Art of Wormwood in August, the third such art book he has produced.
About joining IDW exclusively and his plans for the future, Templesmith said “I’m incredibly lucky to have been given the opportunity to continuously work at IDW over the years now and basically have them be the launch pad for anything I’ve ever wanted to do in comics, so I just saw this as a natural progression and a great chance to be more involved from the ground floor up. Also, the cubicle walls in the office are high enough that people still won’t be able to see that I rarely wear any pants while I work.”
ABOUT IDW PUBLISHING
IDW PUBLISHING is a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC, a revolutionary creative service company with a wide range of clients. Among its best-selling titles are Hasbro’s THE TRANSFORMERS; Paramount/CBS’s STAR TREK; Fox’s ANGEL; Konami’s METAL GEAR SOLID; and Peter David’s FALLEN ANGEL. IDW’s 30 DAYS OF NIGHT film from Sony Pictures was released in October 2007 and was the #1 movie in its first week of release.
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse Volume 01 French Edition
Yup, Wormie goes all frenchie, so in it's honour, it get's a new cover. ( You may have seen some progressions of it on the drawing desk in an earlier post. )
Hope you all enjoyed yesterday's April Fool joke. No, sadly there will be no "30 Days of Night: Blood of Christ" . Sorry!
Hope you all enjoyed yesterday's April Fool joke. No, sadly there will be no "30 Days of Night: Blood of Christ" . Sorry!
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Fiiiinally. New Project: 30 Days of Night: Blood of Christ
First cover for the new project. Most ambitious one to date if I do say so myself. Lots of biblical research and even had a meeting with a couple of theological scholarly types to ask a few questions. Mostly about that bastard, Judas.
3 issue mini. Both writing and drawing it.
Of course, it *is* April 1st...
3 issue mini. Both writing and drawing it.
Of course, it *is* April 1st...
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