Ben Templesmith. Blog. Livejournal.Ben Templesmith. Blog. Livejournal. - LiveJournal.comPrepared for SDCC- July 21, 2008 I still have a horrible amount of work to get done, some of which will have to wait til after as I'm damn near burned out here...but this is how you prepare for the coming nergasm that is San Diego Comic-con.http://ben-templesmith.livejournal.com/173374.html Updated SDCC schedule: Templesmith Buggers About.- July 18, 2008 Deadlines swamping me right now, as I verge towards insanity leading up to San Diego Comic-con.I'll be there, so if you want to meet meget stuff signedgive me ebola ( though please don't I'm still getting over the last bout ) then here's what you need to know!This list is just the signings, not including the bazillion meetings and other things I have to do, alas. When I can I'll be off down to the Gaslamp Hilton for a drink or some desperately needed food.<br Templesmith at...http://ben-templesmith.livejournal.com/173097.html Wormwood: Gentleman Zombie the French Edition!- July 16, 2008 Yup, if you speakfread French, there is now an edition for you, coming from the delightful chaps over at Delcourt. I even gave them a new cover just because they were so nice.Over in France, Wormwood is literally going to simply be known as "Wormwood" with the first collection's story title being Gentleman Zombie. It's a name change I'm fine with since the book does more than just collect Birds Bees Blood and Beer.Delcourt have been so nice to me, I'l even be in Paris in September...http://ben-templesmith.livejournal.com/173052.html Welcome to Hoxford SDCC Exclusive Ashcan- July 15, 2008 Just landed on my desk while I was away...Available exclusively from IDW Publishing at San Diego Comic-con. A preview of the actual comic, plus extra content that won't be found in the comic itself.http://ben-templesmith.livejournal.com/172621.html www.Hoxford.com- July 15, 2008 Hoxford.com is now percolating along. Will have some desktops & extras up shortly.http://ben-templesmith.livejournal.com/172336.html Welcome to Hoxford 2 Covers...- July 14, 2008 Yes, some actual art!New covers for Welcome to Hoxford 2Diamond Order code: JUL084075 Ray hasn't been taking his medication. No surprises there. Turns out the Hoxford staff don't really have the prisoners welfare at heart... more like their own stomachs. Dr Ainley keeps trying to gain access to her old patients, only to find herself locked in the Warden's office with a strange old man as night falls, the full moon lights the sky... and the screaming begins.' Eisner-nominated writerartist Ben...http://ben-templesmith.livejournal.com/172086.html San Diego Comic-Con- July 13, 2008 Yes, LAX continues to be one of the most horrible airport experiences out therebut I have survived the entry back into the States. Still shaking off this damn virus though.But onto the San Diego Comic-con!Yes, the big one. The mother of all cons. The Grande Armee of convention paper mache deathstar cosplayers, will soon be upon us. And let's not forget the virtual soft porn nature of some of the female outfits. Sometimes it feels like a strip club with the lights turned on.And yes, I will be...http://ben-templesmith.livejournal.com/171916.html International Horror Guild Award Nominations- July 12, 2008 Just learned that I've been nominated for the International Horror Guild Award in the Illustrated Narrative section...not once, but kinda...twice. Freaky stuff! For Wormwood and a short I did in an Anthology ( Put together via Heidi MacDonald yay! )It's always nice to get nominations ( but of course, I'll never actually win! ) but especially nice this time to get a nod for my writing, on Wormwood, which has never happened before. Someone out there apparently likes me, so many, many...http://ben-templesmith.livejournal.com/171731.html Advanced Photoshop Magazine- July 11, 2008 Oh yeah, recently I had the honour to be asked to do a piece for Advanced Photoshop Magazine ( issue 44 I think ) on my process, so if you want to delve into my process on how I basically put together the Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse Volume 3 cover, go grab a copy!http://ben-templesmith.livejournal.com/171301.html GORBACHOV: THE MUSIC VIDEO - BIGGER AND RUSSIANER- July 11, 2008 Still getting over virus. Lost a good week to the bugger. About to head back home where deathly deadlines await.If you never liked Mikail Gorbachov ( remember a little thing called Perestroika the transition to a part market economy etc etc which started under him wasn't without pain, though most Americans assume the lack of foodproducts in russian stores back then was merely how communism worked ) then this music clip might change your mind. Or just entertain you.Anyways...here's the band...http://ben-templesmith.livejournal.com/171076.html |