I have just launched a brand new World of Afar site at www.benpowis.net/afar!

Turtle Guitar is online and free to read for all, it will be followed over the coming weeks by Where Grows the Bitter Herb as the story is released over the coming weeks, a new piece of the story every Monday! Visit the World of Afar today and check back for regular updates, including some sneak peaks into the mysterious story number three…

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Explore the World of Afar in this interactive choose your own adventure game!
Your loved one has been captured by the evil Whild Tribe, do you have what it takes to track them down and rescue her? Run out of energy and you will surely fail, some roads lead to certain doom, but if you make the right decisions you might just be in time to save the day!

You can also play this game on Newgrounds.com.

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Visit the Strange Alchemy shop now!

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Below is a quote from the Robot Comics website, they say it better than I would, so here goes!

Ben Powis’ Original Mobile Graphic Novel – Where Grows the Bitter Herb – will be available for FREE download on iTunes marketplace for 7 special days only!

Next week, starting November 30th and ending midnight December 8th, the price on Bitter Herb will be dropped to absolutely free on iTunes and $0.99 on Android (due to the rules regarding the Android Market, Bitter Herb will not be offered for free there at this time).

Ben’s work has wowed professionals and readers alike, and we here at Robot Comics feel that Ben’s mobile work has produced some of the most unique and re-readable comics on the mobile market today.  His one-shot Turtle Guitar was released for free on the iTunes and Android Market and continues to be popular with mobile owners.  His lengthier Bitter Herb epic was posted originally for $1.99 download.

Discover more about BITTER HERB: http://www.robotcomics.net/2009/09/ben-powis-grows-bitter-herb/

Watch the promo video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5ENh4WTfvU

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Synopsis

All is not well in the village, a mother lies sick and dying. The only thing that can save her is a magical herb that grows atop the tallest mountain, but who will be brave enough to quest for it? Be prepared to embark on a journey through the unexplored world of Afar, to wild and wonderful environments meeting new creatures, some friendly and welcoming, some not!

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A couple of my friends and fellow MeeeMooo posters have been working on some excellent instructional books which everyone should check out.

GOBLINOIDS

By Scott Purdy takes you into the wild and wonderful world of greenskins, giving you practical, visual advice on drawing and colouring them. Scott also gives a lot of golden information on ideas generation and character building, stuff that will be useful to beginners and experienced doodles alike!

“For Goblin drawing, Orc drawing and other dark creatures, this classic fantasy art title explores the previously unchartered territory of Goblinoids. This book will show readers how to design, draw and paint every kind of goblinoid. This is a fun exploration of all six goblinoid ‘races’ of the fantasy world. Highly practical and packed with hot tips a series of classes are presented with each race which gives the author the opportunity to show readers how to construct characters in strong step sequences. The characters range from the humorous, dragon flying Goblin through to the dark, evil and twisted torturous Hobgoblin. A wealth of visual and textual information offers guidance on goblin drawing, orc drawing and painting – both traditionally and digitally – the diverse world of Goblinoids.“

Buy GOBLINOIDS from Amazon!

FANTASY ART FOR BEGINNERS

Fantasy Art For Beginners by Jon Hodgson is out November 1st. Jon has been working in fantasy illustration for over a decade and this book is packed with his accumulated knowledge and advice for beginner artists, as Jon says:

“On the First of November my book on creating fantasy art for beginners hits the streets, published by IMPACT! books. It is full of non threatening, easy to follow ways to draw and paint your favorite fantasy fings! The first half is gently introduced theory, aimed at absolute beginners, and then the second half is a series of step by step walkthroughs of 6 paintings of favourite fantasy subjects. All in an easily approachable art style for beginners. Rather than me just letting rip at it in my usual manner…“

Buy FANTASY ART FOR BEGINNERS at Amazon!

And coming soon…

HOW TO DRAW AND PAINT VAMPIRES

Scott Purdy’s second solo instructional art book, due for release in Summer 2010, takes us into the world of Vampires! Above is the current cover artwork, for more news as its happens check out Scott’s blog!

That’s all for now, get reading!

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This year I had the honor of being asked to display work at Dragonfly Festival, Sweden’s only ambient arts festival. I had a bunch of black and white ink drawings on show and some comics for sale – hello to anyone who is visiting my website for the first time after visiting Dragonfly. Sadly I was not able to make the show this year, but fingers crossed for 2010!

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More news to announce! Turtle Guitar and ‘Bitter Herb are now out on the Android Marketplace, so all you Google phone comics fans can go download them now!

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Ladies and gentlemen, we are on the iPhone!

I am very excited to announce that you can now read Turtle Guitar and Where Grows The Bitter Herb on your iPhone and iPod Touch! Turtle Guitar is available FREE, and Where Grows The Bitter Herb comes at a fraction of the print cost, each story has been converted by hand for optimum readability on the iPhone and the fantastic iRobot Comics Viewer displays them perfectly.

For more information, previews and reviews pleas visit the App pages on iTunes:

Click here for Turtle Guitar

Click here for Where Grows The Bitter Herb

ANDROID?
Hello Android users! Turtle Guitar is hitting the Android marketplace this Wednesday (16th September) with ‘Bitter Herb following a week later (23rd September) so you will not miss out on the adventure!

Everyone go download the comics and let me know what you think!

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