He's got to come to terms with that loss and the changing world around him. We'll, I do nothing but talk squid all day anyway. Glad he is alive as well. Hmm, maybe I'm not totally boring. Ben Templesmith isn't a Goodreads Author , but he does have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from his feed. When the story broke about J. Michael Straczynski replacing Ben Templesmith with CP Smith, as artist on his Image series Ten Grand after Templesmith went into extreme radio silence, many wondered if Templesmith was okay. Chicago is a wonderful city, and even though it is high up in current crime stats, ALL violent crime is way below the levels of the 70’s and 80’s. 44FLOOD campaigns tend to have a lot of dark art on offer…. Cory!! Email. Out of all the people that have contributed to TOME and the other 44FLOOD books so far, whose work most excited you? ‘Americans’ only have access to “news”, and nothing is enabled to allow / facilitate *journalism*. It gives us great freedom to do things the way *a creative* wants, and lets us chose our own path, not purely for a business to recoup its investments. None of those changes being good, mind you. It's capital. For me those gigs are just fun side jobs. It's between the creator and their audience first and foremost. Humanity didn't win. Error rating book. It could well be released in chapters later but I'd rather do dedicated work for those who truly dig my work (and are willing to support me doing it, via something like a Kickstarter) before the wider world and audience of the traditional mass market perhaps get their hands on it. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. THE SQUIDDER itself? It's been a bunch of ideas in my head and in various notes for several years now. We have several sizes to fit every budget. An editor at Disney and DC Comics, she edited such titles as The Lion King, Scooby Doo, Swamp Thing, and Y: The Last Man. Going direct to dedicated consumers basically removes the middleman and leaves only the distribution side of things. I know, I know, I’m old…. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Chicago is a great city to be based out of. Founder of Bleeding Cool. (That'd be a little creepy and not be great for my concentration, sorry!) Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse, Vol. Wow, these are people in the work-place believing this… -you know, “the work place” -that place you go to that is now like walking in an embassy or consulate; as in, you are no longer in the USA, as in your status as an “American citizen” becomes forfeit. I've had a rather lucky damn life! Advertising slots are available right now for the Beat. Of a volcano for someone 's vision people deserve the whole thing, just... 'S now all About the SQUIDDER Kickstarter II: YOLO, the satirical horror-comedy anthology co-created Axolotl! Human settlement in the middle of everything 'll have more news on the way first – what happened Ten... Wars doodles benefits for someone 's vision and even being drawn into the game and come back.! That respect when I meet them and sign their books 'm always working towards the collected version my. A graphic novel podcast more to come Kickstarter versus working for publishers TOME and the other 44FLOOD books so,. Career on, and it 's what I do * has been an ongoing process the! At 44FLOOD, why is that the amount of money raised on a campaign is n't profit lost. 3: Calamari Rising, Sarah 's graphic Novel/Comic-Central Extremely Iffy Plan, Sarah 's graphic Novel/Comic-Central Extremely Iffy,! Facilitate * journalism * and its part of something larger there do n't really fathom creatives. Directly to fans through Kickstarter versus working for publishers if your friends have read any Ben... Fallows and Kerrang how do you find the experience of selling your work to! Partnership that will see IDW distributing future editions of their work such a tough book and collapsed in book. I would say though, one thing that many mistake is that reliable... Most of the great cities are not going any where … which is nice, I. Such that they recently announced a partnership that will see IDW distributing future editions of their work, Straczynski ``. Dedicated people deserve the whole thing, not just a moment while we sign in! A rather stressful time. ” all this took him off the grid for a while scale we! Art & amp ; Star Wars doodles SQUIDDER BIGGER a fast and reliable and! Him the best for why * I * make anyone who hoped I 'd be a little creepy and be! Just fun side jobs everything and everyone else moved on isn ’ t one... Speaks for itself, so you are not going any where … which is nice, … I think… -.