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Turtle Guitar and ‘Bitter Herb on Android

September 18th, 2009 Ben Powis

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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!

Turtle Guitar & ‘Bitter Herb on iPhone!

September 14th, 2009 Ben Powis

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!

Mullbiry Villa

September 10th, 2009 Ben Powis

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Life in the Mulbiry Villa was good, they spend their days farming the rich land, fishing the bountiful waters and hunting the woodland buffet!

Coming soon…

August 8th, 2009 Ben Powis

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Illustration Friday: Hollow

July 12th, 2009 Ben Powis

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Creeping though the deep, dark woods, our hero made his way to the oldest tree. It glowed lightly from the inside as the forest mist swirled around. Approaching the doorway-like mouth he became aware of a vast cavern deep within, a labyrinth carved out from inside the hollow tree…

Prints Ahoy!

June 15th, 2009 Ben Powis

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Hi all, I have opened a new print shop at MySoti.com where I am offering, for the first time online, prints of my work. Right now there are 3 pieces to choose from, at either A4 or A3 size, in poster or canvas formats – ‘Rainbow Bird Cave‘ looks great as a box canvas!

Please check them out and if you think they would make a nice gift for someone you know (or maybe just for yourself!) you can order them through the website very easily. I’d love to hear from anyone who buys one!

On the drawing board…

May 14th, 2009 Ben Powis

I am working on a lot of stuff I can’t talk about right now, some exciting stuff coming up towards the end of the year though! Here is a shot of my desk from today, spooky!!

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Turtle Guitar in ‘Choices’

April 23rd, 2009 Ben Powis

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Hi everyone!
My comic Turtle Guitar is in the new Layer Zero (by Insomnia Publications). Layer Zero No. 3 is entitled Choices and it is released on the 11th of May. Layer Zero is a collection of fresh comics artwork and stories by young and emerging creatives, you can pre order the book on Amazon, or if your going to the Bristol Comics Expo this year Insomnia will have it available there – I can’t wait to take a look!

In unrelated news, strange whispers of a new story are being heard within the forests of Afar…more on this soon! :)

Don’t Eat The…

April 11th, 2009 Ben Powis

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Intricately Knitted Rocket & Ninja Mountain Podcast

March 20th, 2009 Ben Powis

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Ninja Mountain Podcast
Some friends of mine (Jon Hodgson, Andy Hepworth & Scott Purdy) among others, have been involved in a new podcast for artists and illustrators (primarily working in the fantasy and sci-fi field, although I think the podcast would be of interest to any freelance creative) named Ninja Mountain. They cover some great topics discussing loads of key aspects on the industry, informative for beginners and entertaining for the seasoned pros. A new episode is released every week and they have already been going for two months, so there’s a great backlog of episodes to go through if your a new listener. Check out the Ninja Mountain Scrolls blog for all the show info and links to download services (including iTunes). Enjoy!