Comics - Ben Clark, Bringer of Grief
As far as I know, Ben Clark is the only other person making their own comics within 5 miles of where I live, but I could be wrong. From his International HQ in Spennymoor*, Ben has been producing his own comics for some time now.
For Solar Wind he produced Griefbringer (for which he has almost universally been applauded) the story of a vicious despot in a faraway kingdom who is tormented by his deeds, but never seems to learn from his mistakes, Lefty the socialist footballer and The Stinging Death.
His work goes beyond Solar Wind, with comics such as The Adventures of Mike Neville, Mothman about the House, Lenny Biscuits and Tab Monkey. His new anthology, Shabby Tales, brings these and more to a new audience.
Ben's art may ranks several places lower than Leonardo da Vinci, but it's a style that is perfectly suited to his strips, which bring together the 'weird & the mysterious' and the 'mundane and the everyday' is an arranged marriage made in heaven.
They are daft, clever, very funny and highly recommended. Small slices of joy that make you feel there must be some terrible side effect associated with them. But they have been tested by a scientist from Switzerland who reported no adverse effects.
Now Ben has started up his blog and it's rattling along on all cylinders. There you can have a taste of the Clark canon, with bite-sized appetisers of Mothman About The House.
http://magicbeans23.wordpress.com/
* "What, in Spennymoor!?" (C) Ian la Frenais & Dick Clements
From Dracula vs. Nessie given away free at the Hi-Ex festival in Inverness...
For Solar Wind he produced Griefbringer (for which he has almost universally been applauded) the story of a vicious despot in a faraway kingdom who is tormented by his deeds, but never seems to learn from his mistakes, Lefty the socialist footballer and The Stinging Death.
His work goes beyond Solar Wind, with comics such as The Adventures of Mike Neville, Mothman about the House, Lenny Biscuits and Tab Monkey. His new anthology, Shabby Tales, brings these and more to a new audience.
Ben's art may ranks several places lower than Leonardo da Vinci, but it's a style that is perfectly suited to his strips, which bring together the 'weird & the mysterious' and the 'mundane and the everyday' is an arranged marriage made in heaven.
They are daft, clever, very funny and highly recommended. Small slices of joy that make you feel there must be some terrible side effect associated with them. But they have been tested by a scientist from Switzerland who reported no adverse effects.
Now Ben has started up his blog and it's rattling along on all cylinders. There you can have a taste of the Clark canon, with bite-sized appetisers of Mothman About The House.
http://magicbeans23.wordpress.com/
* "What, in Spennymoor!?" (C) Ian la Frenais & Dick Clements
From Dracula vs. Nessie given away free at the Hi-Ex festival in Inverness...
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